Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.     549

      Warrants then issued to the severall and respective Sheriffs to Liber JJ
    make proclamation within their respective Baylywickes of the above-
    said Order.
    Feb 18th 1670                                [p. 93]
      John Freeman aged twenty six yeares or thereabouts sworne saith
    that on the Twenty Eighth day of January last past aboard the ship
    William of Dover Edward Maynard Comander being in the great
    Cabbin of the said ship heard the said Maynard and John Nicholls
    talking about some goods sent by the said John Nicholls ventured to
    Capt Veere by him the said Maynard this Dept saith that he heard the
    said Maynard say that he was chased to Mevis by two men of warre,
    and it being a starving time there the Governor seized his provision
    for the use of the Island and the said Nicholls asked the said
    Maynard if he Remembred what the three hogsheads of wheate
    Flower weighed that he ventured by him to Capt Veare, Maynard
    answered he did not Know what they weighed, then the said John
    Nicholls said, as I remember they weighed 1750 lb, Maynard said,
    no they did not for they weighed but fowerteene hundred and seav-
    enty the said Nicholls said, sr I hope when your Receive the Effects
    you will make us retornes Maynard replyed I will for I have left my
    Attorney there, and told him the goods were yours speaking to the
    said Nicholls and further saith not     The marke of
    Sworne in open Court and EntredJohn + Freeman
      upon Record the 18th of February 1670
         Robert Ridgely Clerke

      Joshua Merriton aged 31 yeares or thereabouts saith
      That he heard John Nicholls aske Edward Maynard master of the
    shipp William of Dover if he remembred what the three hogsheads
    of wheate Flower that he ventured by him weighed, and the said
    Nicholas said as I remember they weighed seaventeene hundred and
    fifty pounds, and the said Maynard said no they did not for they
    weighed but fowenteene hundred and seaventy, the said Nicholls said
    sir I hope when you Receive the Effects you will make me retorne
    the said Maynard Replyed I will for I have left my Attorney at
    Mevis, and told him the goods were yours speaking to him the said
    John Nicholls and further saith not     Joshua Meriton
    Sworne in open Court and Entred
      upon Record the 18th of February 1670
         Robert Ridgely Clerke

      This Indenture made the twentith day of march in the seaven and [p. 94]
    thirtith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Absolute Lord and
    Proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron
    of Baltemore &c Annoq Dom One thousand six hundred sixty eight
    Betweene William Berry of Petuxent in the County of Calvert planter