Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.183





  suyt wch was granted & now the Plant beinge Cald by the Sheriff three Liber B
  times, doth not appere The Deft craues a nonsuyte wth Charges The
  Court doth therefore order the Plant to pay Fifty Pounds of Tob,
   Court Charges Else Execn

    This prsent Court doth Order that the next Court shall be holden
  the 16th day of this Moneth of Feb. 1659

    I doe Appoint Matthew Reade of Kent to be my true & Law full
  Atturny to Demand or cause be demanded of John Erickeson the
  Some of Fower hundred & tennth due p bill Acco one hundred &
  Fiftylb of Tob & CaskeWittnesse my hand this 9th day of Janu
  A° 1659                       Anthony Griffin
  Testes John Cowrsey
       Jn° Derous

    Allexsander Towrson sworne in Courte
    Saith That yor Depont brought from william Hambleton to John
  Erickson three Bushells of Apples & one Case of Sider or Perry,
  & Further saith not          Allezander Towrson
  Teste me J on Cowrsey Clar

    William Richards doth enter more unto his marke tht is, a slitt,
  in the Cropp on the Right Eare of his Cattle.
                         Teste me John Cowrsey Clar

    Caecilius absolute Lord & Propriatary of the Prouince of Mariland
  & Aualon, Lord Baron of Baltemore &c, To the Sheriffe of Kent
  County Greetinge whereas by the Aduice & consent of our Councell
  wee haue determined to hould an Assembly of the Free men of our
  Prouince at mr Thomas Gerards on the last Tusday in February next
  ensuinge there to consider of certine things concearninge the State
  & welifare of this our Province of Mariland wee Comand you John [fol. 72]
  Coursey sheriffe of Kent County tht makinge proclamation as soone
  as conueniently may be after the receipt of this writt, yow Cause
  Fower discreete Burgesses to be elected to serue in the sd Assembly
  there to doe & consent to such things as by Comon consent shall hap
  pen to be ordained & enacted in the buisinesses aforesd, soe tht
  through want of suffitient Power or inconsiderate Election of the
  aforesd Burgesses, the buisinesses aforesd may not remaine undone
  or neglected & make your returne of this writt into the Secretaries
  office by the seuenteenth of Feb. next. Giuen at st Maries under our
  great seale of our sd Province the twelfth day of January in the Eight
  & twentith yeare of our Dominion ouer the sd Prouince of Maryland
  Annoque Domini one thousand six hundred Fifty nine
                        Vera Copia John Cowrsey Clar