452       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.

          Liber Jj   Bowdell deft Att which Court the plaintiff not fileing his declaracon
                a non suite is granted against him then the plaintiff appealed to this
                Court.
                  Ordered by the justices here that this Appeale be dismissed hence.

                  The Sheriff of the County of Calvert was required to Cite and
                summon Edward Good that he be before Our justices at this day and
                that he bring with him a certaine Grant surreptitiously Obtained
                for a parcell of land lyeing at the head of St Leonards Creeke granted
                to him for two hundred Acres of land more or lesse and that he
                bring with him the said Grant and Stand to and abide the judgment
                of this Court therein. The said Good being summoned accordingly
                  John Hollis moveth the Court that he hath formerly Surveyed for
                him and Granted to him under the Great seale of this province the
                abovesaid parcell of land whereupon
            [p.5] Ordered by the Justices here That the said John Hoflis doe hold
                the land contained within the lines mentioned in his Pattent and what
                land lyeth without the said lynes (if taken up and included in Ed-
                ward Goods Pattent) then the said Edward Good to have the benefitt
                thereof.

                  Edward Tanshall being bound to his Löpp to prosecute Nicholas
                Cheany and Wm Ward for the fellonious takeing certaine Goods from
                him It was Ordered his bond to be delivered him and Order to the
                Constable to deliver him his Goods in his possession.

                  Day given to Mary Keene of Somersett County the Relict of
                James Caine and executrix of William Bosman untill the next Pro-
                vinciall Court that she make exceptions (if any She can) to the report
                sent to this Court by the Comissioners of Somersett County concern-
                ing the estate of the said Wm Bosman deceased.

           The Court adjourned till eight of the Clock in the morrow morning

           June the third MDClxix The Court all mett as yesterday day

                  By Order of his Löpps Council William Hopkins gave Security
                to appeare here at this day to answer the complaint of the Sheriff of
                Ann Arrundell County for his the said Hopkins disposeing of tobacco
                received by the said Sheriff for his Lopps Rents and the Publique
                Levy & to be of good abearance.
                  Att which day the said Wm Hopkins appeared and now Ordered by
                his Löpps Justices here that the said William Hopkins be bound to
                his good behaviour and that summons issue to John Beamont and
                Other wittnesses (if any) to testifie the truth in this particular at
                the next Provinciall Court.