144 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.

          Liber D Mr James Lyndsey Plaintife versus John Millar Defendt in a
           [p.6] plea of Debt to the value of Two hundred & fourty pounds of

              tobaccoe Writt of Capias to the Sherrife retornable the next Crt
         Retorne Compounded Sam. Cressey

         At a Court held in Charles County on the 10th Day of November
                          Anno Dni 1668.
                  Justices                 Mr Henry Adams  Mr Tho. Mathews
                  present Mr Joseph Harrison     Mr Hum. Warren

                Col. Gerrard Fowke & William Graunt Compounded the differ-
              ence Between them Sitting the

                Whereas the Sherrife did this Crt according to Act of Assembly
              Impanell a Grand Jury to enquire, & make Returne of all offences
              and Misdemeaners agt any of the good Lawes of this Province, and
              especially agt the Act agt Hogstealers, & the severall Constables
              hereafter mentioned vizt Thomas Hussey Owen Jones, Jo. Newton,
              William Barton Junr Gilbert Corner, William Boyden, Francis
              Thornton, and Alexander White were not present to Make their
              presentments to the Crt and Grand. Jury impaneld aforesd as by act
              of Assembly they are required Therefore it is ordered tht the sd
              Constables, and every of them be amerced according as in the sd
              Act agt Hogstealers is appointed
                Ordered tht Jo. Bowles, Jo. Douglas, Robert Hunley and Henry
              Frankam Summoned by the Sherrife to fill the grand Jury and not
              appearing be allsoe amerced according to the sd act, agt Hogstealers

                Whereas Robt Cosleton Petitioned the Crt for a writt of attach-
              ment agt the estate of Joseph Edmonds in this Province, the sd
              Edmonds absenting himselfe out of the province and being indebted
              to the sd Cosleton in the quantity of 238 lb of tobaccoe It is ordered
              tht Attachment issue out accordingly to the value of the sd Debt

                Ordered tht Hugh Cavenaugh not appearing in the suite by him
              Commenced agt Tho. Baker shall be Nonsuited

                Ordered tht Susannah Taylor be allowed the quantity of one
              Thousand Sixe hundred pounds of tobaccoe for keeping the youngest
              Child of Arthur Turner late deceased finding the sd Child Con-
              venient Cloathing Diet and other Necessaries this following yeare

                Nathan Barton Entereth his Marke of hogges and Cattell as
              followeth (vizt) A Swallow forke on both eares overkeeld on th
              Left eare, & a Nick in the Right eare