538      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665-66.

                Liber F F Ditto dds writt of suffions for Fran: Armstrong to testifye in ditto
                ditto die Causo uppon perill of forfeiting 500lb tob: in Case he appeare not

                       Warrt to sherriffe of Caluert County or any other sherriffe

                 [p. 140] Summons then issued on behalf e of the Lord Proprietary for
              Decenibr 30th William Cole Marke Brumfeild and his wife agst Tho: Hooker and

                     Patience his wife concerning a parcell of land now in the said Hookers
                       posson—
                       To the Bearer hereof Ret: 2d January next Prouinall Court

              Att a Prouinciall Court held att St Marys on the second day of
                                January 1665/6

                             Charles Caluert Esp Gouernor
                     Present Philip Caluert Escp Chancellor
                             Mr Tho: Truman Councellor

                       Vppon Consideracon by the Leiutennt Generall Thatt there is not
                     a full Concell mett and this day happening to be on the day the County
                     Court is held, It is thought ffitt by the Honble Leiutennt Generall to
                     Adjourne this Court untill tomorrow morning att Nine of the Clock

               January 3d—All mett as aboue wth W Baker Brooke &
                              Collonell Wm Euans

                       The sherriffs deputy or Cryer after 0 Yes makes this Proclama
                     con following
                       All Justices of Peace Coroners Stewards of Leets and Liberties,
                     and other officers that haue taken any Inquisitions, Indictments, or
                     Recognizances whereby yow haue let any man to Bayle, put in your
                     Records thereof forthwth That his Lordps Councell may proceed

                [p. 141] Whereuppon William Caluert Escp his Lordps Attorney Generall
                     preferrs these Indictments following (uizt
                       Let it be Enquired for the Rigt Honble the Lord Proprietary
                       Whether Pope Aluey of Newtowne hundred in the County of
                       St Marys Cooper the nineteenth day of December in the yeare One
                       thowsand six hundred sixty ffiue att Brettons Bay in Newtowne
                       hundred in the County aforesaid a Certaine Cow of Black Culler to
                       the uallue of two pounds tenn shillings sterling of the Goods & Chat
                       tIes of Collonell William Euans then & there being found feloniously
                       took stoled kill'd and carryed away against the peace of the said Lord
                       Proprietary his rule and dignity—
                       Let it be enquired for the Rigt Honble the Lord Proprietary
                     whether Robert Dennis late of Popler hill in the County of St Marys
                     the four & twentyth day of December One thousand six hundred
                     sixty ffiue att Wolseley Mannor in St Georges hundred in the County