110       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

        Liber FF   Thomas Sprigg plaintiffe Ordred that a writt of Enquiry of dam-
               Reymd Staple fort defendt ages doe issue forth to the sher. of St
               Wm Caluert Esq Quer: Maries County upon an accon of Scan-
               Jn0 Morecroft p deft dall and defamacon betweene the said
               partyes, to which accon the deft demurr'd and was ouer ruled by this
               Court upon the mocon: W Caluert Esq

               Edward Jessop plaint iffe The Court taking notice of a former ap-
               Math: Utie defendant peale made by the said Utie from Balte-
               more County Court to this Court in a Cause depending in the said
               County Court between the said partyes (the said Jessop being serut
               to the said Nath: Utie) And that the said Utie made defalt the
               last Court to appeare or prosecut his said appeale and hath likewise
               made the like defalt at this Court
                It is therefore Ordred That unless the said Nath: Utie doe prose-
               cute the said appeale effect at the next Prouinciall Court, that
               the said Jessop shall from thenceforth be discharged from the
               seruice of the said Nathaniell Utie And that a Coppy of this Ordr be
               sent to the sher. of the Baltemore County to be deliuerd the said
        [p.372]    Utie It is likewise Ordred that the Commrs of the said County Cort
               doe send to the Justices at the next Prouinall Cort the Bond whereby
               the said Nath: Utie was bound in theire Court to prosecute the said
               Appeale, of which the said sher. is to giue the Commrs notice or the
               Clerke of the said County Court

         Court adjourn'd till 9 of the Clock tomorrow morning

         June 13th The Justices were all prsent excepting the Leiutennt
                              Generall

                The sher. of St Maries returnes the names of the Grand Jury, who
               were called and appear'd (uizt)
                                            John Boague
               Foreman Thomas Mannyng       Tho: Sprigg    Jno Rawlings
                  Sampson waring     Tho: TaylorJno Cobreth
                  Timo Guddridge     Wm willettIsaac Abrams
                  Geo: Yates         Michael Basey    Tho: Hussey

               who were Comanded to attend the Court and after sworne

                Tho: Chandler and william Bateman was sworne to giue Euidence
               to the said Grand inquest upon an inditemt deliuered in Court by
               the Attorney Generall agst Thomas Morrice, which Inditemt is as
               followeth
                Let it be enquired for the Rigt Honble the Lord Proprietary whether
               Thomas Morrice of Herring Creeke in the County of Ann Arrundell
               the eleauenth day of Aprill about tenn of the Clock of the same day