Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666—67.    153

     Thomas Gerrard plt The defendt pleads sattisfaccon upon a bill Liber FF
     RogerBirtchdefendt due to the plt, which hee desires time to proue
     Jenifer p quer luntill the next Prouinall Court which was
     Boughton p deft Granted by the Board

       Ordred that Jane Crisp late Criminall att this Court and Prisoner
     to the sherriffes of Talbott and St Marys Countys doe sattisfye Capt
     Nicholas young high sherriffe of St Marys County & Thoth Vaughan
     late sherriffe of Talbott County and Thomas Hinson now sherriffe
     of Talbott County for the time of her imprisonmt wth each respectiue
     sherriffe thirety pounds of tobacco p diem according to Act of As-
     sembly as allsoe all Charge due to the Ordinarys for Entertainmt or
     any other Charge that they cann lawfully alleadge to be expended or
     accrued by the said Crisps her imprisonmt, and that the same be
     sattisfyed according to Act of Assembly as aforesaid

       Further Ordred that Thomas Vaughan be sattisfyed and paid [p. 430]
     according to Act of Assembly in such Cases prouided, for the im-
     prisonmt of Francis Carpentr during the said imprisonmt in the time
     of the said Vaughans sheriff ealty att 30 lb ton: p diem and what other
     Charge is due to him in or about the Comittmt of the said Car-
     penter, which the CommTs of Talbott County Court is to see into and
     Calculate the same

     Thomas Gerrard plt
     Thomas Dent and This Case resplted till the afternoon
       Henry Hyde defendts

           The Court adjournes till the afternoone
       All mett as in the forenoone except the Gouernor

       Andrew Cooke and Hugh Standley beinge suthoned at the suite of
     Wm Moffett is allowed by the Court for theire goeing and Comming
     and Attendance this Court seauen dayes each man

       James Veitch and Mary his wife standing Comitted in the sher- Veitch et ux
     riffes Custody is now brought to answere the Objections to be made
     agt them on behalfe of the Lord Proprietary But the Court being
     informed that one of the materiall Wittnesses is runn away It is
     therefore Ordered by his lops Justices that the said James Veitch and
     Mary his wife doe still remaine in the sherriffes Custody untill next
     Prouinall Court, who is to see them then forth comming to answere
     what shall be Objected agt them as aforesaid, Otherwise to finde
     three able & sufficient sureties for theire and either of theire appear-
     ance at the sd Court being to be held the 9th day of Aprill next
     ensueing
       Whereupon Came Mathew Stone Hugh Stanley and Sampson
     Waring into Court and tenders themselues suretyes for the said