Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666—67.   163

      Whereupon Came the said William Caluert who followes as web! Liber FF
    for the Rigt Honble the Lord Propr as the said Charles Caluert
    Esq Leiutennt Generall and Cheife Gouernor of this prouince and
    Craueth Judgmt agt the sd uessell wth all her tackle furniture and
    Apparell wh what else in her is forfeited according to the said Act of
    Parbiamt in such Cases Prouided
      The Judgmt of the Court is that the said Barke William wth all her
    tackle furniture amuncion and apparebl wth all her boaden that is of [p. 4431
    the Growth of Europe is Condemned and forfeited according to the
    Acts of Parliamt in such Cases prouided, and according as the said
    William Caluert who followes as well for the Rigt Honble the Lord
    Proprietary as for the said Charles Caluert Esq Gouernor of this
    Prouince, hath declared
      And therefore doe Adjudge the said Vessell to be forfeited and
    Condemned wth all her tackle furniture ammunicon and apparebl, as
    ablsoe all the Goods & Comodities in her imported that is of the
    growth of Europe &c (to witt) One third part of all the said ues-
    sell wth j of her said tackle furniture ammunicon and apparell, as
    albsoe One third of all the Comodities of the growth production and
    manufacture of Europe in her imported to the said Lord Proprietary,
    and the other two thirds to the said Charles Caluert Esp Leiutennt
    Generabl and Cheife Gouernor of this Prouince of Maryland
      Wherefore Ordered that Execucon doe forthwith issue agst the
    said uessebl wth all her furniture tackle apparell and amunicon as
    albsoe agst all the Goods and Comodities in her imported of the
    Growth Produccon & manufacture of Europe one third to be deliu-
    ered to the said Lord Propr and the other two thirds to the said
    Charles Caluert Esq Leiutennt Genera!! and Cheife Gouernot of the
    said Prouince according as the said William Caluert Esq who fol-
    bowes as well for the said Lord Propt as the said Charles Cabuert
    Esp Leiutennt General & Cheife Gouernor of this Prouince hath
    prayed

      Uppon better thoughts Came William Gard Mastr of the Catch
    Hope and humbly requesteth the Court That they would please now
    to proceed in tryall to his Charge, and that there might bee a full
    determinacon thereof made by this Court, and not by a Jury as hee
    did att first require,
      The Court willing to Comply wth his desire hee urging for the
    same, doth now proceed to the hearing & tryall of the whole Cause,
    whereupon after much debate had in and about the ptmisses and all
    Euidences heard and Circumstances throughly weighed, It was Eui-
    dentby proued that the said Wm Gard (as well as the foresaid Jno
    Treris) wth his (and theire) said uessebbs hath been Ebeauen dayes
    arriued att his Port Called Choptancke in this Prouince where hued [p. 4441

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