486  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.






               Liber F F  nine pownds of Tob. in Cask, Wth Costs & Charges of Court. The
                      Costs & charges allowed are, Two hundd & seauenty pownds of Tob.
                      In all Two Thowsd Twenty nine pownds of Tob.

                      Justinian Gerard plf The ptfs wittnes whereby to proue his de
                      John Carington deft mand Lyuing in Virginia, & being att prnt sick,
                      Hee desyres Imparleance ‘till next Prouinciall Court. Web was
                      graunted by the major Vote of the Councell.

                        The Grand Jury Came into Court, & brought These Bills.
                        Jacob Negro Inditemt for murther, Billa Vera
                        Thomas Courtny—Ignoramus.
                        Elizabeth Bennett for Witch &c: Ret, not prsentable.
                        And some other Bills prsentable for Hogstealers, wch are entred
                      uppon Record, att the end of the Court.

                The Court adiorned ‘till tomorrow morning 9 a'Clock.


                Thursday 12th Octob. 1665. The Court mett. All present
                                   as yesterday.

                      Henry Hudson plf That summons being read, web according to
                      Dauid Anderson deft the Last order was ordered, for the Attor
                      neys of the deft to haue timely notice to make their appearance.
                      Thomas Nottley sayth That hee was not Legally summoned.
                        Abraham Rowse sworne in ditta causa sayth, That hee shewed
                   Mr Thomas Nottley (the dëfts Attorney) the order of Court formerly
                      passed in tht Cause, & gaue him a Copey of the Order, & the sum
                      mons thereunto annexed. And the Court Judged that That was a
                      Lawfull & legall summons.
                        Then Mr Thomas Nottley sayth That himselfe & Willm Caluert
                      Esp are the Attorney or Attorneys of Isaack Bedlow, & thereuppon
                      produceth his letter of Attorney, wch is as followeth.
                        Know all men by these prnts tht I Isaack Bedlow late of New
                      Yorke, and now of the Prouince of Maryland mercht Doe hereby
                      impower Constitute & appoynt Willm Caluert Esq & Thomas Nottley
                      mercht both of St Maries County in the Prouince aforesd To bee my
                      true & Lawfull Attorneys, Joyntly & seuerally to appeare for mee, &
                      in my behalfe att any Court or Courts wthin this Prouince, & there
                      as occasion shall requyre to plead to any such Accon or accons, as
                      are or shall bee commenced against mee or agst any prson or prsofls
                      whatsoeur unto whom I am, or haue bene Attorney, And especially
                      to plead for mee & in my behalfe, unto an accon commenced agst the
                      Vessell or ffrigott formerly called the Expedition (now the Jane)
                      by Henry Hudson mercht, And what my sd Attorneys or eyther of