Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670. 617

     in Calvert County for that the said Elizabeth Howard is by comon Liber JJ
     fame reputed to be a Comon pocky whore, whereupon it was Co-
     thanded the sheriff of Calvert County that he cause to come here to
     witt the eighth day of February in the yeare aforesaid the said
     Elizabeth Howard to answer the premisses at which day the same
     sheriff returnes that the said Elizabeth Howard is not found within
     his Bailiwick wherefore it is againe comanded the said Sheriff that
     he cause the said Elizabeth Howard to come here to witt the twelfth
     day of April in the said xxxviiith yeare of his Lopps Doniinion &c
     Annoq Doth One thousand six hundred and seventy and afterwards
     to witt the fouretenth day of the same April in the yeare aforesaid
     came the said Elizabeth Howard in her proper person and the above-
     said presentment being read and proclamation made and none ap-
     peareing to prosecute it is the judgment of the justices here that the
     said Elizabeth Howard goe quitt of the same presentment.

       Memorandum That on the sevententh day of December in the
     xxxviiith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c the Jurors of the
     Lord Proprietary doe present That Justinian Gerard of Bramley in
     the County of St Maries Gent the first day of November in the
     xxxviiith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c by force and armes
     in and upon One Thomas Casey of Bramley aforesaid an assault did
     make and him did beate wound and evill entreate so that of his life
     he did dispaire and other enormityes to him did doe to the great [p. 472]
     damage of him the said Thomas Casey and Contrary to his Lopps
     rule and dignity, and afterwards to witt the fourtenth day of April
     in the xxxviiith yeare of his Lopps Dominion Annoq Doth One thou-
     sand six hundred and seventy Came the said Justinian Gerard in his
     proper person and heareing the aforesaid presentment read Submitts
     himselfe to the judgment of the Court whereupon he was fined by
     the Court to his Lopp the summe of three shillings and foure pence,
     which said fine being imediately satisfied to his Lopps receivor Gen-
     erall proclamation being made and none appeareing further to prose-
     cute it is the judgment of the same Court that the said Justinian
     Gerrard goe quitt of the same presentment.

       The Jurors for the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary doe present
     Thomas Hodge and Joseph Hinderson marriners for that they the
     said Thomas Hodge and Joseph Hinderson a certaine hogg of the
     goods and Chattells of Philip Land and Thomas Land of St Maries
     County at Langfords-point in the County aforesaid the tenth day of
     February in the eight and thirtith yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c
     Annop Doth One thousand six hundred sixty nine did kill Steale and
     carry away contrary to the forme and effect of a certaine Act of
     Assembly in that case had made and provided and against the Peace
     of his said Löpp his rule and dignity.