210    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A 2   Proue that thear was any person in that height of mirthe as to
                     Carouse it is but Mr Thompsons saying
                   3 Boat and 3 hand cannot go such a way without the losse of time
                   4 The Ribining was not baught Cheaper
                   5 The Assistance of John Tomkinson was not to bee found for hee
                     was in Virginia
                   6 That thos that bee dead the liuing must burie and the Estate of
                   7 the deceased must defray the Charge all Law allows it
                   8 The Weather was bad and thay wear windbound and thear wear
                     at the funerall all the neighbour liuing about the sayd Lenton

                     The Jurie beeing Calen and sworne in open Court Elected Mr
                    Thomas Lomax to bee thear forman who haueing the whole suit with
                    it Appertenances deliuered unto him withdrew himself with the rest
                    of the Jurie and hauing perused the same braught in this thear verdit
                    thay unanimouslie agreeing which is as followeth: viz
                     The verdit of the Jury Sheweth that to thear best understanding
                    James Lee and John Tomkinson was left by Joseph lenton to see his
                    last will and testement fulfilled and his wife and Childeren diing so
                    suddainly after him wee Conceaue thay wear most and Cheefly Con
                    cerned in seeing them haue Christian Buriall and in Objection to the
                    expence as for an ordinary planter his wife and too Childeren wee
                    humbly Conceaue that so long as an Estate sufficient was left if it
                    had bin more it woold only redounded to the Credit and Memory of
                    the Persons deceased and also wee Conceiue that the one trustie beeing
                    absent did not in the least impare the others Power in acting as hee
                    did and this is own Judgment and so Conceaue satisfaction Cannot
                    bee denied the sayd Lee for the funerall expences also Cost and
                    Charge of suit if no law otherways depriue him of it

                     Whearupon the Defendant humbly requesteth the board to suspend
                    thear iudgment and to grant him an appeale for the next Prouinciall
                    Court which was granted: But afterwards the sayd Pope com
                    pounded the buisnes and in open Court past a bill for sum tob includ
                    ing into it an order of Court the sayd haggat obtained against him
                    for 95 lb of neat porke or one hundered and ninetie flue pounds of
                    tob: which order hear following is specified:

              [p.207]    Mr Walter Beane Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant
                    John Neuill as Administrators in an action of the Case as aforsayd
                     Atturney of Henry Lillys     and proueth the Estate of henry lilly
                     Estate Defendantto bee indebted unto him the some of
                    eight hundemed and twenty four pounds of tob: and Caske and Caske
                    without ground leaues in sum Conuenient place in Charleses Countie
                    by bill which is as followeth