306    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B    Bainham Sheriffe in default of not taking securitie doe not bring
                    forth the bodie of the sayd Robisson to the Court befor the twentith
                    of October next the action being then proued that then order shall
                    pas against him for the payment of the thirty flue armes lenght of
                    Rowanoake with Charge of Court els Execution
                                      Vera Copia test: John Ryues Clarke
                    At A Court held for the Countie of Westmorland the 20th of Octo
                     ber 1657
                    Present        Collo: Thomas Speake
                     Lt Coll: Nathaniell Pope M John Dodman
                     Mr Walter Bnaudhurst                 Mr James Baidrige     Corns
                     Mr John Hitler     Capt Alexander Bainham
                    Whearas by an order of Court of the 31 of March 1657 it was or
                    dered that if Capt: Beinham then Sheriff did not bring forth the bodie
                    of William Robisson to this Count to answer the suit of Capt Giles
                    Brent Esq for taking away of a Canoe of the sayd Capt Brents
              [p. 45]    which Cost thirtie flue armes lenght of Rowanoake that then order
                    shoold passe against the sayd Capt Bainham for the payment of the
                    sayd Rowanoake with Charges of Court whearin the sayd Captain
                    Bainham hauing fayled the Court doth order that the sayd Capt
                    Bainham shall by the 20th of nouember next make payment of the
                    sd thirty flue armes lenght of Rowanoake unto the sayd Capt Brent
                    with Charges of Court the taking away of the Canowe beeing proued
                    by the deposition francis Maylard els Execution
                                      Vera Copia test John Ryues Cl: Cu?
                     The Petition and arest not agreeing the defendant humbly Craueth
                    a nonsuit which is granted:

                    Francis Gray Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant in an
                    James Lee defendant action of debt Prefereth his Petition as
                                   followeth

                     To the worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
                    humble Petition of francis Gray humbly sheweth that James Lee
                    standeth indebted to your petitioner the sum of too thowsand pounds
                    of tob: with Caske as by Condition appears your petitioner ther for
                    humbly Craueth order for the sayd debt with Cost of suit and your
                    petitioner shall pray &c
                    the Condition beeing perused was found to bee a bond for a persons
                    apearance at a Certaine time at a Court when at that time thear was
                    no Court and Consequently the bond voyd and out of date and the
                    defendant Crauing a nonsuit it is ordered tht the plantiue shoold bee
                    nonsuited and pay the Cost and Charge of suit &c

               The Court is Adiourned till 8 of the Cloke in the morning on the
                           18th day of december 1662