28     Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A    tion past unto the defendant, that then defendant Shal pay unto the
                   Plantiue flue hundered pounds of tob: more which is the remaindder
                   of the eight hundered aboue mentioned.

                     The Gouernour Josias Fendal Esq biing crediblie informed that
                 82 liuci Stratton was braught to bed of a bastard and tht She most
                   unnaturally dried up her milke through which actione, the infants
                   life mought haue bin in danger, Caused her by his Special warrant
                   to make her appearance at this Court and hear to Stand and abide
                   the iudgment of the Court; appeared with her illegitimate in her
                   Armes, and beeing Asked the father thearof fathered it upon Mr
                   Arthur Turner and not beeing abel to proue her Charge, hee deniing
                   of it theafor it was ordered that the Sheriffe Shoold Cause her to
                   receaue thirtie lashes hoc Stutum erat histerna die in iudicale foro


                     Mr John hatch beeing informed tht Robert Wilson was a board of
                   a new England mans vessel and that hee thear had Stolen a schiming
                 83     dish and Som other Smal thing sent his warrant for him to command
                   him to apeare forthwith be for him and the Court and to Stand and
                   abide the iudgment of the Court who beeing come confesed his
                   peti!acinie most humblie craueing pardon for his erronious fact the
                   bord ordered the Sheriffe to tack him into his custodie and to See that
                   immediatly hee Shoold receaue ten Sound lashes.


              [p. Mr Symon Ouersee & Plantiues Mr Ouersee claiming by indentur
                    his mate John Cain   four years Saruis from Thomas
                   Thomas Frissel Defendant Frissel, and four more from his
                 84     wife Hanna Glossington, and in case Shee will not Sarue the Sayd
                   tearme, beeing bound by him tht then the Sayd Frissel, as by the
                   Sayd Indentur appeareth, is bound, to Searue eight years unto the
                   Sayd Plantis but by the consent of Mr Ouersee it is ordered that
                   the aforsayd frissel, Shal put in Securitie to the Sayd Ouersee for
                   the payment of all Such tob: as the Sayd Ouersee hath disburst or
                   is due unto himselfe or Mr Edward Parkes, within a fortnights time
                   and the Sayd tob: is to bee payd, by himself or the Sayd Securitie
                   within too months after the date hearof, at one intier payment in
                   Portobacco Creeke or conuenientlie thearabouts, and that in mean
                   time hee Shal enter into Saruise until the Securitie is giuen. and in
                   case the tob: bee not payd according unto the aboue mentioned time
                   then to continew and per forme his Saruice unto the Sayd Mr Ouersee
                   and John Cain according unto the tearme of time mentioned in the
                   indentur, with all los of time and Charge of Sute,


                   Edward Bouls Plantiue the Plantiue Aresting the defen: in an
                   William Robisson defend factione of the Case, and not beeing able