Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.     79

   on the back of which bill thus written       Liber FF
         Nouembr 29th 1661 [p.322]
    Memorandm I the wthin said Ri: Grimes doe my self e &: to pay unto
    Hugh Lee or his Assignes the sume of One hundred seauenty seauen
    pounds of tobacco besides the wthin said bill upon demand wittnes my
    hand the day and yeare abouesaid Richard Grimes
    Wittnes Will: Price
      William Price sworne in Open Court held in Charles County the
    14th Nouembr 1665 that he saw Richard Grimes deliuer this write-
    ing on both sides of this paper to Hug Lee as his Act and deed
                              Test. Geo: Thompson Clke
      The defendt still pleading the Act of Assembly The Board found
    the bill lost according to said Act, Whereupon the defendant Craueth
    Nonsuite which was granted wth his bill of Charges being
          Nonsuite                  150
   3 dayes                             300 lb tob
    Attor: Fees                      60

      Thomas Bennitt being bound ouer to this Prouinciall Court to
    answere what should be Objected agst him on behalfe of the Lord
    Propr by samuell Reape who did his Lordsps Attorney informe for
    hogg stealing, since which the sd Reape hath deserted and Runn
    out of the Prouince, Whereupon the said Bennitt is Ordered to be
    releast from his impeachmt Proclamacon being made 3 times thereon
    and noe prson appearing therein

      Daniel Johnson being Call'd to the Board to answere the Com- [p323]
    plaint of Henry Addams High sherriffe of Charles County, hee
    making his appearance by uertue of the Gouernors speciall warrt, for
    an Contempt to the Gouernmt shewne in takeing away his horse after
    the sd sherriffe had prest it for the publicques use and Seruice, which
    was now declared by the High sherriffe at the Board,
      Whereupon it Ordered the sd Johnson be fined to the Lord Pro-
    prietary in the sume of flue hundred pounds of tobacco and Caske

         Appeale from Baltemore County
      Ordered by the Commrs of Baltemore County Att a Court held
    the 13th March 1665
      That whereas Edward Jessop Complaining to the Court by the
    desease of his Mistris and as by Indenture appeares he is free he
    being still detayned in seruitude by his mastr Coll: Nath: Utie It
    being the Judgmt of the Board that by his Indenture the Joseph is
    free, his mastr Coil: Utie not being willing to stand to the Judgment
    of this Court Craues an appeale to the Prouinall Court, The Court