Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.     129

     William Burgess plt The defendt sumoned to shew Cause (if Liber FF
     Ann Couill the Guardian any she had) why the plt should not hold
       of John Couill defendt & enjoy a parcell of land Contã. fowre
     Dan: Jenifer p quer hundred acres wch the defendt alleadgeth
     Jno Morecroft p deft was formerly by her taken up for the use
     of the said John Couill—The sherriffe of Ann Arrundell County not
     makeing a due returne of the said summons he then being sick &
     could not come downe, the plt craues an imparleance till next Pro-
     uinciall Court agt when the sherriffe shall make returne of the said
     sumons—which by the Board was allowed

       Samuell Prickloe not appearing according to that Ordr in fo:
     384, it is Ordred that Capt Nicholas Young high sherriffe of St
     Maries County be amerced Fowrty shillings

     Edward Jessop plt According to the foregoing Ordr past this Court (P. 394]
     Nath: Utie deft Jand entred in fo: 380 that in Case the said Utie
     appear'd not the last day of the Court the plt to be free from his
     seruitude, which appearance is not made, therfore Ordred that the
     sd Edward Jessop be free and acquitted from the Seruice of the said
     Nathaniell Utie and to dispose of him self e as he pleaseth

     Margarite Adams plaintiffe This Cause brought from the County
     Demetrius Cartwright and Court of Caluert by Demetrius Cart
       Eliz: his wife defendants wright and Eliz: his wife the Appeal-
     John morecroft p deft ants who demurreth to the declaracon
                  of the plts as followeth
       That the Declaracon of the said Margarite and the matter therm
     Contained is insufficient in law and that they haue noe need neither
     is bound by the law of the land to answer therunto and therupon
     demandeth Judgmt if the said Margarite her accon therupon agt them
     ought to haue
       The Judgmt of the Board is that ther is no cause of accon, there-
     fore Judgmt by the Court for the Appealants

     Matthias Decasta agst Upon the petn of Matthias Decasta wherein
     Wm loueridge his serutf he craues Ordr of Court for sattisfaccon
     from his seruant according to Act of Assembly for running away
     seuerall and Sundry times out of his seruice
       Wherupon Ordred by the Justices of this Court that Wm Louer-
     idge seruant to the said Matthias Decasta doe serue his said master
     according to the said Act of Assembly which is for euery day tenn
     being absent out of his seruice as by Confession of the said Seruant
     the number of three months and Eighte dayes for which he is Ordred
     to serue his said Mastr (after the Expiracon of his first seruice) the
     number of thirety months and twenty Fowre dayes Ouer & aboue the