602        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.

       Liber JJ   was given by the Court to the Sheriff of St Maries County to bring
             the said Joseph Thompson and Henry Gottney and Peter Bawcomb
             prisoners then in his Custody to the barr of the said Court who ap-
             peareing in their proper persons and holding up their hands, the
             abovesaid indictment being read, the value of the said bull Specified
             in the presentment being under forty shillings it was adjudged by the
             justices here that the said Joseph Thompson Henry Gottney and
             Peter Bawcomb be quitt of the same presentment and that the said
             presentment be quashed.

               The Jurors for the Lord Proprietary of this Province doe present
             that whereas at a Sessions of Assembly begunn April the tenth One
             thousand six hundred sixty six and ended the fourtenth day of June
             One thousand six hundred sixty six by an Act of Assembly intituled
             an Act against Hoggstealers amongst other things it is enacted by and
             with the assent of the Authority aforesaid that any person or per-
             sons being either principall or acccessary that shall be legally con-
             victed as a hoggstealer shall for the first offence stand in the pillory
             att the provinciall Court foure compleate houres and pay treble dam-
             age to the Owners of the hoggs Stolne, And that Joseph Thompson
             and Henry Gottney the sixtenth day of June in the xxxviith yeare of
             the Dominion of Caecilius &c Joseph Thompson and Henry Gottney
             did Kill in the woods One hogg of the goods and Chattells of Edward
             Cooke and about nine dayes after they did Kill one hogg of the goods
             and Chattells of Henry Tripp contrary to the forme and effect of the
             same Act, And Peter Bawcomb of Choptanck in the County of Tal-
             bott was accessary thereunto by appointing and Ordering them the
             aforesaid Joseph Thompson and Henry Gottney to doe the same,
             and also by receiveing the same Contrary to the Peace of the said
             Lord Proprietary his rule and dignity
               Afterwards at the same Provinciall Court to witt the twentith day
             of December in the xxxviiith yeare of his Lordshipps Dominion &c
             Comand was given by the said Court to the Sheriff of St Maries
             County to bring the said Joseph Thompson Henry Gottney and
             Peter Bawcomb then prisoners in his Custody to the barr of the said
             Court who appeareing in their proper persons and holding up their
             hands at the barr and heareing the abovesaid indictment read the
             said Joseph Thompson said he was guilty and the said Henry Gottney
             and Peter Bawcomb that they were not guilty thereof and putt them-
             selves upon the Country and John Morecroft Attorny for the Lord
             Proprietary who for the said Lord proprietary prosecuteth likewise
       [p.461] Wherefore Comand was given to the Sheriff of St Maries County
             aforesaid that he cause ithediately to come before the justices of the
             said Lord Proprietary of his said Provinciall Court to keepe the peace
             assigned and to heare and determine all felonies murthers trespasses
             and misdemeanours in the said province Committed twelve law full