142 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.

         Liber D    of tobaccoe to the Rt Honble the Lord Proprietary thereby to Acquit
               and set free the said Joane from the penalty of Whipping, & upon
               his said Acknowledgment It was ordered tht he should pay tht sd
               tobaccoe as aforesaid, & thereupon the sd Joane to goe free from
               the sd penalty

                 John Green Servt of Mr Benjamin Rozer being presented to the
               Court was adjudged to be fourteen yeares of age
                 Hugh Phyllips Servt of Colonel Gerrard Fowke being presented
               to the Court was adjudged to be one and twenty yeares of age

                 Ordered tht Joseph Cooper keep the Child of Arthur Turner late
               deceased called Anne Turner Notwithstanding the Child was
               formerly ordered to Mr William Marshall, and tht the said Joseph
               be allowed the just quantity of one Thousand pounds of tobaccoe
               in Consideration of his keeping the Child untill November Lourt
               next ensueing and afterwards if the Court shall not find another
               to keep the said Child the said Joseph shall be allowed eight hundred
               pounds of tobaccoe p annum for keeping the same

                 Elizabeth Love Daughter of William Love was borne the Last
               Day of May Anno Dni 1668

                 The said William Love Entereth the Marke of his hogges and
               Cattell as followeth vizt, The Right eare Slitt and underkeeld & the
               Left eare holed and overkeeled
                 Henry Wells Entereth the Marke of his hogges and Cattel
           (p. 5]   followeth vizt A Croppe and one Slitt in the Right eare, & an overkeel
               on the Left
                 Joseph Cooper Entereth the Marke of his hogges and Cattel as
               followeth (vizt) Swallow forked on the Right eare and two Nicks
               on the Left
                 Mary Cooper Daughter of the said Joseph Cooper Entereth the
               Marke of her hogges and Cattel as followeth (vizt) Swallow forked
               on the right eare, and two Nicks under the Left eare, and one Nick
               upon the uper side of the said eare
                 William Jenkins Entereth the Marke of his hogges and Cattell
               as followeth (vizt) A Flower of Deluce in each eare

                 William Graunt Plaintife versus Col. Gerrard Fowke Defendt
               in a Plea of Debt for three Barrells of Corne and his freedome
               Cloaths Writt of Summons to the Sherrife Retornable the first
               Day of the Following Crt
         Retorne The Within Mentioned Col. Gerrard Fowke I have Summoned as
               the Writt required Sam. Cressey Undersherrife.