244       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667-68.
         Liber FF George Yates plaintiff         The defendt one of the Justices of this
              Edwd Loyd Esq deft  Court was sumoned as Attorny of Richard
                Attorny of Ric: Owen Owen of London Merchant to shew Cause
              (if any) why the said George Yates should not haue pattent for
              one small parcell of land lying in Ann Arrundell County and surueyed
              by the said yates agst which land the defendt hath entred Caueat that
              noe pattent should to the said yates thereof
                The said Edward Loyd Esq acquainting the Court by a letter sent
              to Daniel Jenifer that hee being lame was not of Capacity to trauaile
              soe farre as to the Court, therefore desired the Cause may be resplted
              untill next Court, which was accordingly granted by the Court

              Richard Collett plaintiff The plt being high sherriffe of Caluert
              Thomas Mannyng defendt County and officiating his office as al-
              lead'ged was by the defendt struckt and beaten Contrary to the Act
              of Assembly wherupon by Warrt from the Leiutennt Generall the
              said Mannyng was taken into the sherriffs Custody there to remaine
              untill he should put in security to answer what should be objected
              agst him this Court in that behalfe, wherupon he made appearance
              accordingly and the Court being Credibly inform'd that the said
              Richard Collett is uery sick and weak and not able to appeare this
              Court to put in his Complaint agst the said Mannyng Wherefore
              Ordered that this Cause be resplted till next Prouinall Court
         [p. 546]                  Jeremiah Dickeson plaintiff  The plt sues the defendt as Admin
              John Stone the Administrator istrator of the Goods and Chattles
                of Richard Stone defendant of Richard Stone decd in an accon
              Thomas Nottley p quer    of debt upon a Bond fur Six thow
              William Caluert defendant     sand pounds of tobacco for the
              paymt of One Thowsand pounds of tobacco and one Male Seruant
              betwixt the age of sixteen and thirty for his full time he hath to serue
              upon his coming in, which said Bond being read in Court, Judgmt
              is granted by the Court to the plaintiff Against the defendt as Admr
              aforesaid for the said sume of One Thowsand pounds of tobacco
              and one man seruant according to the Condicon of the said Bond
                The plaintiff preferr'd his Bill of Cost to be allowed him in the
              said suite, which the Court would not allow off being upon a dead
              mans Estate, But that it may not remaine for a president hereafter
              in such Cases, The Court hath thought fitt and doth hereby Order,
              that from and after the last day of this Prouinciall Court, what per-
              son or persons soeuer that shall be sued or impleaded for any debt
              or debts be they of what nature soeuer and due uppon any dead per-
              sons Estate, the person soe sued or impleaded being Cast in the said
              suite shall sattisfy & pay all Cost and Charges whatsoeuer that shall
              accrue in the said suite and usually allowed by this Court