618        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.

        Liber JJ Afterwards to witt at a provinciall Court held at St Maries the
              fourtenth day of April in the yeare aforesaid Comand was given by
              the said Court to the Sheriff of St Maries County to bring the said
              Thomas Hodge and Joseph Hinderson prisoners then 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 aforesaid
              indictment read said they were not guilty thereof and putt themselves
              upon the Country wherefore it was Comanded the Sheriff of St
              Maries County 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 trespasses
              and other misdemeanours in the said province committed twelve law-
              full freemen of the said province to make a jury to Know the truth
              of the premisses because the said Thomas Hodge and Joseph Hinder-
              son have putt themselves upon the same jury And afterwards to
              witt the same day the said Thomas Hodge and Joseph Hinderson
              being brought againe to the barr of the said Court and appeareing
              in their proper persons and the Jury aforesaid by the sheriff afore-
              said being impannelled and called namely Wm Hatton David Driver
              Daniel Clarke Henry Hooper Adam Head John Nutthall Henry
              Tripp William Lawrence Richard Hooper Charles Boteler John
              Wright and John Bigger likewise came, and the said indictment being
              then and there read and the said Thomas Hodge and Joseph Hin-
              derson being required to make their defence thereunto being heard
              the said Jurors upon their Oathes say that the said Thomas Hodge
              and Joseph Hinderson are not guilty of the premisses in the above-
              said indictment specified in manner and forme as against them is sup-
              posed, Whereupon Proclamation being made and none appeareing
              further to prosecute, it is the judgment of the Court here that the
              said Thomas Hodge and Joseph Hinderson goe quitt of the same
              indictment.

                Alexander Cunningham being committed into the Custody of the
              Sheriff who appeareing here at this day to witt the fourtenth day
              of April in the yeare abovesaid and proclamation being made and
              none appeareing to prosecute, Ordered by the Court here that the
              said Alexander Cunningham goe quitt.

                Memorandum that this day to witt the fiftenth day of April in
              the xxxviiith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came into Court
              Garrett Vansweringeen and acknowledged himselfe suerty for John
              Balley for his fine of One thousand pounds of tobacco imposed upon
              him the viiith of February last past the same to be paid if the Leifteñnt
              Generall demandes the same at his Arrivall into this province.

        [p. 473] By the Oathes of Thomas Cosden John Browne Henry Hooper
              Richard Hooper William Moffett James Thompson John Scott John