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       And the said Henry by Thomas Knighton his Attorny doeth Come Liber JJ
     & Defende the force & Injury when &c, And for Plea sayeth that he Judgmt Confessed
     is not Informed by his Client of the said Two Thousand Thirty Two by Non Sum
     poundes of Tobaccoe And therefore the said Benjamin agt the said Informatus
     Henry Remaine undefended.        Tho: Knighton

      The Cort then Adjorned till to morrow morninge 9 of the Clocke
          Wensday the Fowerteenth day of December 1670

      The Cort then mett againe.
          Charles Calvert Esqr Leiftnt Genll
          Phillipp Calvert Esqr Chancellor
          William Talbot Esqr Secretary Prsent
          Co” Willm Calvert Esqr
          Baker Brooke
          Thomas Trueman Esqrs Justices
          Samuell Chew

      Proclamacon thereuppon made.

       To the honoble the Leiftent Genll Cheife Justice & the Rest of the Petition of
     Justices of this Provinciall Cort.
       The humble Petition of James Mecall of Calvert County Humbly
     Sheweth.
       unto yor Honors That yor Peticoner beinge an Evidence in Aprill
     Cort last agt Francis Kilbourne & Others about Hogstealinge, & yor
     Peticoner Incurringe the displeasure of the Cort Was bound to the
     good behaviour, & to appeare att the then Cort which beinge Adjorned
     yor Peticoner now Accordinge to his Bond makes his Appearance att
     this Cort to his very greate Trouble & damage.
       y0r Peticoner humbly prayes that yor Honors would be Graciously
     pleased to Discharge yor Peticoner from his said Bond, That he may
     Retorne Home to his Occasions And yor peticoner as in Duty Bound
     shall Ever pray &c.

       The Peticon above menconed was Read, and the said James Mecall
     in Open Cort was Freed discharged and Cleared by Proclamacon,
     December the 14th 1670

       Uppon Readinge of the Petition of william Dorrington & Bar- Dorrington
     tho!omew Ennalls heere in Cort prsented to the Honoble the Leiftent & Ennalls
     Genll &c, They beinge Suthoned to Serve on the Grand Jury this
     Cort & they not Appearinge weere Each of them Fyned Five Hundred
     poundes of Tobaccoe apeece
       Then Ordered by the Cort that their severall Fynes should be
     Remitted & They discharged from the same Fyne of Five Hundred