290        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.
        Liber FF Thomas Ashbrooke bill for          0495
        Samuell Bougham bill for                     0129
        Samuell Prickloue bill for porke             0229
        Richard Stone bill for porke                 0110
                 Capt Fendall bill for1844          1844
        James Lindsey bill for                       1538
                Received by me Thomas Courtny of St Maries County in th prov-
              ince of Maryland planter of Fobbe Roberts of the County and prov-
              ince aforesaid merchant thirty nine bill of Tobacco debts which bills
              are here written and withall a receipt of John Browne for two bills
              more One of John Vanheecks for three thousand seaven hundred
              seaventy one pounds of tobacco and One more of Thomas Hoockers
              for One thousand One hundred fifty two pounds of tobacco I say re-
              ceived by me This 15th day of aprill 1668 Thomas Courtney
              before Signed there is One receipt more
              from John Browne for two hundred
              and thirteene pounds of Tobacco
              Wittnesse Richard Moy
                     Daniel  Clocker
                        his marke

        [P. 5851 Caecilius Absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of
              Maryland and Avalon Lord Barron of Baltemore &c To all psons to
              whom these presents shall come Greeting in Our Lord God Everlast-
              ing Know yee that whereas the Ketch Hope of the Collony of new
              England in these parts of America whereof William Gard was
              Master and from the said Collony hither to Our said province of
              Maryland did come and arrive in the month of March in the yeare
              of Our Lord God One thousand six hund sixty Six with instructions
              to trade and comerce And whereas Wee being informed by William
              Calvert Esq Our Attorney Generall for Our said province that the
              said Vessell was Lyable to forfiture upon the breach of a certaine
              Act of parliment of King Charles the second that now is begun at
              Westminster the Eight day of May One thousand six hundred
              sixty one in the thirtenth yeare of his Raigne and there Continued
              till the ninetenth day of May in the fourtenth yeare of his Maties
              Raigne and then prorogued to the eightenth day of February then
              next following and there Continued till the twenty seaventh day of
              July in the fi ftenth yeare of his Maties Raigne and then prorogued
              to the Sixtenth day of March then next following it Stands macted
              by the Authority of the said parliament as followeth (vizt) And for
              the better prevenEon of fraudes Be it enacted And it is hereby enacted
              that from and after the five and twentith day of March One thousand
              six hundred sixty foure every person or persons importing by Land
              any Goods or Comodities whatsoever into any the Said Lands, Is-
              lands Plantacons Collonyes Territoryes or places shall deliver to the