Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.     597

     Daniel Clocker, Raymond Stapelfort, John Floyd Wm Moffett, Henry Liber JJ
     Hide, Andrew Skinner George Charlsworth Joseph Wickes Jonathan
     Sibrey Wm Dorrington Daniel Johnson Richard Keene Richard
     Mosse Alexander Smith and Thomas Mathews being the Grand
     Inquest for the body of the said Province it is presented.
       Richard Marsham of Calvert County in the Province of Maryland
     Carpenter for that wee heare by Coffion fame that he the said Rich-
     ard hath killed One of his servants named Jenkin Rice, as also by a
     presentment received from Cálvert County Court Subscribed by the
     hand of John Gittings Clerke of the said County and at the same
     Court made to the Comissioners there, contrary to his LOpps Peace,
     rule and dignity.
       Silvanus Gilping of the Province of Maryland in the County of
     St Maries planter for that he the said Silvanus on the second day
     of August last in the xxxviiith yeare of the Dominion of the Right
     Honble Caecilius &c did by force and armes make an attempt on the
     naked body of Rebecca Frizell with intent to have carnall copulation
     with her contrary to his LOpps Peace, Rule and dignity.
       Daniel Jenifer of St Maries in the County of St Maries Inholder
     for that he the said Daniel hath broke all and every the matters and
     things to him enjoyned as an Inholder to be observed fuilfilled and
     kept by a certaine Act of Assembly intituled an Act limiting Ordi-
     nary Keepers made at an Assembly held at St Maries the xiiith of
     April in the xxxviith yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honble
     Caecilius &c Annoq Doth MDClxix from the tyme that the said Act
     tooke force till the thirtenth day of December instant in contempt
     of the said Act and contrary to the Peace of the Lord Proprietary
     his Rule and dignity.
       Richard Tilghman High Sheriff of Talbott County for makeing a
     false returne of a writt this present Provinciall Court.
       Charles Ashcomb and John Sewall Overseers of the Highwayes
     for neglecting to make the Highwayes passable.
       William Bretton of St Maries County Coroner of the said County
     for not viewing a Corps being thereunto requested.
       Thomas Dent of St Maries Coroner for not viewing a Corps being
     thereunto requested.
       William Moffett of Calvert County Coroner for not viewing a
     Corps being thereunto requested.
       Thomas Hatton and Daniel Clocker of St Maries Overseers for [p. 456]
     the Highwayes for neglecting to make the Highwayes passable.
       Elizabeth Howard alias the Fire-ship at the house of John Nevill
     on the Clifts in Calvert County for that the said Elizabeth Howard
     is by Comon fame reputed to be a Comon pocky Whore.
       John Craycraft and Thomas Boyce for breakeing his Löpps Peace
     by fighting and quarrelling last night.