616       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.

        Liber JJ Nicholas Emanson and Elizabeth Emanson alias Beake for have-
              ing Children by the said Emanson and now disclaimeing the said
              Emanson to be her husband by the information of Robert Castleton
              Constable of the Northside of Portobacco in Charles County.
               A woman Servant of Francis Winn for haveing a bastard Child
              by information of Robert Castleton Constable of Charles County.
               Philip Carey and Susan [blank] for liveing together as man and
              wife about a twelve month and now he disclaimeing the said Susan
              for his wife by the information of John Boyden Constable of Mat-
              tawoman in Charles County.
               Willam Cockhell for Shooting piggs in the woods he haveing no
              Stock of his Owne by the information of Robert Castleton Constable
              of the northside of portobacco Creeke in Charles County.
        [p. 471] Francis Kilburne Benjamin Cloyster and Philip Burges for Hogg-
              stealers by information of James Elton, James and Mary Mecall Wil-
              liam Kitson George Davidson and Philip Claton of Calvert County.
               Henry Mitchael for an accessary for concealeing the said hoggs
              they being found in his house.
               Richard Tilghman of Talbott County Sheriff for takeing exactious
              fees from William Mullins contrary to the Act of Assembly.
               Richard Tilghman sheriff of Talbott County for takeing exactious
              fees of John Warner contrary to Act of Assembly.
               Richard Tilghman Sheriff of Talbott County for an extortioner
              for that he the said Tilghman exacted unlaw full fees contrary to act
              of Assembly from William Sawkell.
               Richard Tilghman Sheriff of Talbott County for an extortioner
              for that he the said Tilghman exacted unlawfull fees from Christo-
              pher Barnes contrary to the Act of Assembly.

               Memorandum That On the xviith day of December in the xxxviiith
              yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c the Jurors for his Lopp doe
              present Richard Tilghman High Sheriff of Talbott County for make-
              ing a false returne of a writt the then present Provinciall Court
              whereupon it was Comanded the Coroner of the said County of Tal-
              bott That he cause the said Richard Tilghman to come here to witt
              the eighth day of February in the yeare aforesaid and afterwards to
              witt the fourtenth day of April in the yeare aforesaid and in the
              yeare One thousand six hundred and seventy came the said Richard
              Tilghman in his proper person and the abovesaid presentment being
              read and proclamation made and none appeareing to prosecute it is
              the judgment of the justices here that the said Richard Tilghman
              goe quitt of the same presentmt.

               Memorandum That On the xviith day of December in the xxxviiith
              yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c the Jurors for his Lopp doe
              present Elizabeth Howard at the house of John Nevill on the Clifts