724 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665-1668.




      LiberB No. 1    of) f or the Rt honble the Lord Proprietor to the quantity of Doble
               the taxes f or the true officiating the Sherriffes office for this County
               & send it over to the Rt honble the Leiuta Generall
                The reason wherefore this is entered before the proceedings on
               tuesday last is because of the hast of Sending over the Conveyance
               Signed by mr Revell

         [p. 131] Know all men by these presents that I George Johnson of the
               County of Sommersett in the Province of Maryland Sherriffe Doe
               by vertue of A pattent from the Leiuta Generall of the Said Province
               to me granted f or the high Sherriffs office in the County of Sommer
               sett aforesaid Authorize Depute & appointe George Hossfoord of
               the County & province aforesaid Cirugion to be my under Sherriffe to
               execute 211 writts Summons execucons nr other writings belonging
               to the high Sherriffe to execute but not to receiue any dues whatsoever
               tht belongs to the high Sherrife to receiue; In Wittnes whereof I haue
               hereunto set my hand & scale the 29th day of Septemr A° 1668
                                         George Johnson (Seale)

                The Said George Hossfoord was sworne Deputie sherrife in open
               Courte the day & year aboue written

       At A Courte held for the County of Sommersett the 29th day of
       September in the 37th year of the Dominion of the Rt honble
       Caecilius Ac D° 1668 before his Lopps Justices thereunto
                     Assigned and Authorized

                      mr Steven Horsi
        mr William Stevens                     mr John Winder
                  Present  .  . .
        Capta W illiam Thorne                  m Henry Boston
                                                Commissioners
                To the worpll Commrs of Sommersett County The Peticon of
               George Johnson Humbly sheweth
                Whereas yor peticiont was by the Rt honble the Leiuta Generall
               strickly Commanded to send severall bussnes of Concernmt forth
               with to his Lopps the web he accordingly had Inclosed the Sd bussnes
               in paper Sealed up & directed to the Leiuta Generall of the province
               of maryland in order to the Sending the packett as aforesd did Com
               mand Daniell Curtis in the Name of the Rt honble the Lord Pro
               prietor to carry it to Captaine Marsh to Wiccocomoco the wch Com
               mands the Said Daniell Curtis refused to obey the wch Contempt I
               leaue to yor worplls to Consider of
                George Johnson plt The plantiffe Sueth as in his Petition aboue
                Daniell Curtis deft Jmentioned
                The deft pleades he was a lone man & Lame otherwise he woulld
               haue gonne with the packet But the Court upon serious Considera
               con orders that Daniell Curtis shall pay Courte Charges & is dissmist