140   Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

               Liber A John Wheeler demands a warrant against Gils Glouer in an action
                    of debt to the valew of 700 lb of tob:
                      Warrant to the Sheriffe to arest &c Ret: ut supra

                      Elenor Empson demands a warrant against Richard Watson in an
                    action of defamation
                      Warrant to the Sheriffe to arest &c Ret ut supra

                      Mary Dode Entereth her marke of Hogs and Cattell (viz) under-
                    keeled one the right Eare with a slite in the bottome of the Eare and
                    ouerkeeled on the Left Ear with too slits in the bottom of the Eare.


               [p. 149] Whearas the Bones of a dead man wear found upon the sands on
                    the East sid of Patomak Riuer nie the Landing of W Thomas Baker
                    by Richard Row and George Thompson Gent: and immediatly in
                    formation beeing giuen unto Mr Hennerie Addames (the Judge of
                    Charleses Countie Court) thearof a writ was issued forth to Con
                    stable of Portobacco to warne in the neigbors thearabouts to yew the
                    sayd bones and to enquir into his death which was accordingly per
                    formed one the 16th of Sept: Ao 1661 as followeth
                      The names of the Persons Presant at the taking up of the boanes
                    of the dead man beformentioned and adiudged to bee (the Saruant
                    of the sayd Mr Thomas baker) Roger Euans
                      Hennery Addames Judge of Charleses Countie Court
                      Mr Thomas baker a Commissioner of the said Countie Court and
                    Master unto Roger Euans
                      Daniell Gordian Constabell of Portobaco
                      Mr Thomas Hussey    Mr James Edmonds Chirurgion
                      Mr Robert Goodericke    Mr John Neuill
                      Richard Dode        William Robisson
                  381 Bartholme Gartherell Richard Row
                      Samuell Harrisse    John Lambert
                      Alexander Simpson   Richard Smith
                      Archibell Whahob    George Thompson

                      The aforsayd Boanes beeing vewed and found by the cloath to bee
                    Roger Euans the saruant of Mr Thomas Baker at the request of the
                    sayd Mr Baker Richard Dod and Mr James Edmons had their oaths
                    giuen them Concerning the Premisses and is as followeth (viz)

                      September 16th Ao 1661 Richard Dod Sworne and examined sayeth
                    that Roger Euans Saruant unto Mr Thomas Baker was used as well
                    by his sayd Master as if bee had bine his owne Child and further
                    Sayeth not               Richard H Dod his marke
                    Jurauit Coram me
                         Henry Addames