52 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.





              Liber A fendant by his Atturney Craueth a nonsuit with all such dammages
                120 that the sayd Richard Trew shal make appeare which by this order is
                                 granted him

                   Robert Troope Plantiue ithe Plantiue Aresting the defendant in
                   Edmond Linsey defendantf an actione of th Case prefereth his Peti
                             tione as followeth

                121 To the worshipful Commissioners of Charleses Countie the humble
                   petitione of Robert Troope Sheweth
                    Whearas your Petitioner hauing baught a peece or parcell of land
                   of Edmond Linsey and Posest with it yet wanting a patten or bill of
                   sail for the sayd land and the sayd Linsey deniing to ensuer the
                   land your petitioner hath thearfor entered his suit humblie beseech
                   ing your worships to take it into your Considerations seeing your
                   petitioner hath payd for the sayd land and spent his labour this too
                   years in clearing building and fencing and grant your petitioner may
                   haue his land ensuered according to Right and Equitie and hee shal
                   as in dutie bound pray &c

                    It is thearfor ordered that Edmond Linsey giue unto the Plantiue
                   a bill of Sayle (according unto the Plantiues Petitione) for his land.

                   Richard Trew Plantiue ithe Plantiue Aresting the defendant in an
                   Samuel harris Defendantfactione of the case which he declareth to
                122 bee for periurie it is ordered that the plantiues witneses bee sworne
                   and this buisnes with their appurtenances bee sent up unto the Prouin
                   ciall Court thear to haue its hearing and determinatione

              [p. 66] The Court is Adjourned untill the 14th of Nouember 1659

                (*) Thomas Hussey Entereth his rnarke of Hoggs and Cattle (viz)
                123 Cropt on the right Ear and A slit in the Crope and A notch on the
                   under side of the Ear, the left holled and A notch on the uper Syde
                   of the Ear
                124 Hennery Frankom Entereth his marke of Hoggs and Cattle (viz)
                   Cropt on both Eares and the right Ear holed
                    Arthur Turnour Junior Entereth his marke of Hoggs and Cattle
                125 (viz) Cropt on both Ears and two Slits in both Eares, the midle
                   peece of the left Ear taken of
                    James Turnour Entereth his marke of Hoggs and Cattle (viz)
                126 Cropt on both Eares and two slits in the Crope of both Eares and the
                   midle peece taken away of the right Ear
                    Richard Roe Entereth this marke of Hoggs and Cattle (viz) Swal
                127 low forked on the right Ear, and the left Ear slit with two slits on

                    * Except for the notation of court adjournment Clerk George Thompson left
                   page 66 blank. Thomas Lomax used the blank space to enter these livestock marks,
                   presumably at a later date, when he held the clerk's office.