Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. 309

      The assumption being in Open Court proved, Ordered judgment Liber FF
     past against the deft for the said debt of three hundred pounds of
     tobacco and caske with costs of suite.

      Thomas Bennett of St Maries County Carpenter being formerly
     bound to his Good behaviour (no Complaint comeing in against him)
     was at this Court cleared by proclamation.

      The Court adjourned till two of the Clock in the afternoone Fees
     due to the Honble the Chancellour being first published.

      The justices then present
        The Honble the Leftennt Genll      Jerome White
        The Honble the Chancellour         Edward Loyd justices
                             Henry Coursey

      The Sheriff haveing impannelled and Suthoned an inquest for the [p. 603]
     body of this Province present the same as follow (who are)
      Richard Smith foreman  Henry Neale
      Henry Hide             Richard Bennett
      Wm Watts               Jno Lewling
      Jno Hal fehead         Daniel Clocker
      Thomas Hinton          James Martin
      Wm Tettershall         Nicholas Solby
      Raymond Stappel fort   Toby Wells
      The Inquest being called, appeareing and sworne diligently to en-
     quire and a true presentment to make of all such matters and things
     as should be Given them in Charge and that his LOpps Councell and
     their fellowes to keepe secret and that they present no man for
     envy hatred or malice neither leave any person unpresented for love
     feare favour or affection or hope of reward but that they present
     things truly as they come to their knowledge according to the best of
     their understanding.

      Hubert Lambert Clump of Ann Arrundell County planter being
     then prisonner at the Barr, His Lopps Attorny Genera!! presents this
     bill of indictmt to the Court which is as follow
      Let it be enquired for the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary
     whether Hubert Lambert Clump of the County of Ann Arrundell
     planter at the house of Thomas Roper in the County aforesaid mali-
     tiously an assault upon Thomas Besson one of his Lopps justices did
     make and a certaine nine pine did lift up with intent to Strike him
     the said Thomas Besson and further whether the said Hubert the
     said Thomas Besson did pull by the Arm with intent to draw him
     Over the fence to fight with him the said Thomas Besson and like-
     wise whether the said Hubert Lambert Clump did resist John Taylor
     the Constable of the place aforesaid in execution of his Office at
     that time endeavouring to keepe the peace and to imprison the said