20 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1666-1668.

        Liber C hearunto set their hands and seales the day and yeare aboue written
              Seigned Sealed and Deliuerd George Thompson 0
                in the Presence of us
                   Walter Hall
                   Thomas Hussey

              Nicholaus Emerson Plantiue
              Edward Richardson Defendant
                The Plantiue Aresting the deft in an Action of the Case and the
              Defendant not Appearing
                It is thearfor ordered that in Case at the next Court the Sheriff
              doth not Produce the defendant or his Atturney then Judgment and
              order to pas against the Sheriffe for the Plantiues Demand Accord-
              ing to act of Assembly

        [p. 48] Robert Cosselton Plantiue
              George Harris Defendant
                The Plantiue Aresting the defendant in an action of the Case upon
              detinew and Not hauing According to Act of Assembly for the
              Entrie of Action Prouided filed his declaration and the defendant
              Crauing a nonsuit
                It is thearfor ordered that the Plantiue shal bee Nonsuited
                Whearupon the defendant Crauet an order of Court for his
              Charges as followeth (Viz)
              P A nonsuit                          lb 100
              P one day Coming one day going and a days tendance of the
                 Court it beeing the usual Custom to Allow it at 30 P day 090
              P the Clarke for his fees P warrant and subpcnes and
                 Recording the order and Caues of the nonsuit with the 117
                 order of Court for the Defendants Charg
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                It is thearfor ordered that the plantiue shall Pay unto the de-
              fendant three hundered and seauen pounds of tobacco and Caske

                Alexander Howell Produced this ensuing Petition (Viz)
        [p. 49] To the Honble the Upper Hous of Assembly The humble Peti-
              tion of Alexander Howell Most humbly Sheweth
                That your Petitioner hath sarued the tearme of fowr years with
              Mis Elisabeth Weekes of Charleses County as by discharge from
              her sayd Saruice mor plainly Appeareth
                Since which may it please your honours the Visitation of the
              Ailmighty hath bin inflicted upon your Petitioner by a distemper
              of the numbe Paulsy and shaking in his Joynts, with a lambenes
              in his backe knees and legs whearby your petitioner is disinabled
              to get a supportment for his futur liuelihood
                Thearfor humbly Prays your tender Consideration of the Praem-
              isses by your honours and withall (out of Clemency) as an object of