224    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              Liber A   all thing that belong unto you by way of your office as far forth as
                   you Can or may you shall trewly and rightfully treat the People of
                   your Sheriff wricke and doe right as well to the Poore as to the Rich
                   in all that belongs to your office you shall doe no wrong to any man
                   for any gift fauor hate or other affection you shall dewly Execut so
                   far as you may all such writs and warrants as shall bee to you directed
                   by lawfull Authoritie and thearof you shall make trew Returne ac
                   cording to the tenor of the write so helpe you God:

                   to this oath Mr James Linsey was sworne July 8 Ao 1662 in open
                   Court

                    Whearas I am informed that in sum Counties of this Prouince the
                   Sheriffe or Other Officers appoynted to take the list of all taxable
                   persons inhabiting or Abiding in thear respectiue Counties haue not
                   deliuered up a iust and trew list of euery such taxable Persons or
                   els haue negligently performed the same & so late in the yeare that
                   the Leuie without much difficultie cannot bee raysed and Payd for
                   the preuention of which inconueniences thees are in the name of the
                   Right Honorable the Lord Proprietarie of this Prouince to will and
                   requir you to make a trew list of euerie such taxable person accord
                   ing to the act of Assembly in that Case prouided inhabiting within
                   your County by the twentith day of July next ensuing the date hearof
                   and that the name and sirname of euerie such Parson with the hows
                   of his aboad bee distinctly set downe and Certified by you to the Gou
                   ernor and Councell and also the same List bee faerly written and
                   set up by you at your next Countie Court thear to stand the whole
                   yeare that if so bee any mistake bee found thearin it may bee amend
                   and Certifie the same to the gouernour and Councell befor the first
                   day of sept: next and hearin you are not to faile giuen under my hand
                   at St Maries this seauent day of June Ao 1662
                   To James Linsey sheriff of Charleses Countie

                    The Act of Assembly is that all Persons free borne men in this
                   Prouince bee taxable at the age of sixteene years and aboue all men
                   saruants transported into this Prouince at the age of tenne years and
                   aboue all slaues whatsoeuer ether transported or borne in this prou
                   ince at the age of ten years or aboue either man or woman

                    James Neale Esq Causeth Mary hews to bee sworne in open Court
                    Mary Hews Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that John
                   Waltom did free her from Capt fendall and promissed her Manage
                   as soone as his wife was dead and that once comming home hee threat
                   ened to Run his knife in her guts but whearfore this deponant
                   knoweth not unles it was becaus his shirt was once lef unwashed