Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.     565
       Defaulters                                 Liber JJ
     Edward Caine   Robt Busbyc    William Dorrington
     John Tawney    Thomas Pratt   Bartholomew Ennalls
     John Bagbey    Thomas Patteson     John Townesend
     John Waterson  James Browne
       These last named are Defaulters beinge Summoned to Serve on
     the Grand Jury & not Appearinge (uppon Callinge their names in
     Cort) It was then Ordered by the Cort that each Defaulter should be
     fined Five hundred poundes of Tobaccoe apeece
       Thomas Pratts Fyne was Remitted uppon A Peticon then prsented Fines
     to the Cort heere                            Remitted
       The above named Thomas Pratt William Dorrington & Bartholo-
     mew Ennalls weere discharged & their Fynes Remitted by Order of
     CoTt, Order hereafter of this Cort & Recorded

       The Grand Jury beinge All sworne on the behalfe of the Lord [p. 110]
                th e           . Charge
     Proprietary & w th Charge that was given then, they Rec severall given to
     Bills of Indictmts here of this Cort Retorned & Recorded, went out the Grand
     thereuppon to Act doe & Consider of the same as by their Oathes Jury
     they weere Enjoyned to doe.

       Uppon Mocon in this Cort by W Carvile Attorney for Jno Richard- Certiorari
     son It was thereuppon Ordered by the said Cort That A Certiorari
     should be Granted to John Richardson to Transmitt the Records & to
     doe that in this behalfe wch on his parte ought to doe.

       To the Leiftent Generall and Councill of State for the Province Peticon of
     of Maryland. Blackleech
       The humble petition of Solomon Blackleech Humbly Sheweth
       That yor Peticoner Did Peticon to this Honoble Cort for his wages
     that is due to yor Peticoner out of the Estate of Nicholas Goulden-
     burge which was One & Twenty poundes Sterlinge for Seaven
     Months likewise for the Goods That yor Peticoner had taken on
     Freight belonginge to mr Derevall of New Yorke & to other persons
     to which yor Peticoner humbly Craveth Order of this Honoble Cort
     for his wages & the said Goods, And yor Peticoner shall ever pray.

       Ordered uppon the prsentinge of the First Peticon in the Peticon
     above menconed to this Honoble That he should Attende the
     Corts Leasure, And uppon this Peticon above written & heere Reade
     in It was then Ordered by the Cort That the whole matter in
     the Busines should be Sworne to by the said Petiiconer, wch here
     ensuinge is att Large sett Downe in the Deposition of the said
     Peticoner Solomon Blackleech.

       Solomon Blackleech Aged one & Twenty yeeres or thereabouts Deposition
     Sayeth That he was Entertained as Master of the Sloope named the uppon the said
     Charles of Boston by Nicholas Gouldenburge owner of the said Peticon