Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     347

       Henry Barnes by peticon to the Court obteyned a Continuance of Liber E
     his attachmt agt the Estate of George Harris in the hands of owen
  Jones & Geo: Hinson

       Ordered that a writt be Issued out agt Francis Lamb for appear-
     ance at next Court to answer to wt shall be objected agt him by
     Anne Broadhead

     The Court Adjourned till the Second Tuesday in november

       James Browne recordeth his marke of hogs & Cattell as foll: vizt
     The Right Eare Cropt with a hole in the Eare, the left Eare Slitt
     downe the Eare with the upper part of halfe the Eare Cropped halfe
     off & another Slitt in the halfe Crop.

       John Hakister came & desired this Ensueing bill of Sale to be
     recorded:
       Know all men by these pnts that I Thomas Theodrick of Charles
     County in the province of Maryland planter doe for a valluable
     Consideracon already reed in hand doe from myselfe my heires
     Execrs & Admrs Sell & doe by these pnts bargain Assigne Sell & Sett
     over unto Jno Hakister of the County & province aforesd Cooper
     to him his heires Execrs Admrs & Assignes all my proper interest of
     my Share of those hogges that were between me & Mr Ignatius
     Causine wth the marke the Said hogs & marke I the aforesaid Thomas
     Feodrick doe bind my Selfe & my heires Execrs & Admrs for Ever
     to warrant & Defend the Said hoggs & marke from all persons &
     person whatsoever that Shall trouble or molest the Said John Hakister
     or his heires Execrs Admrs or Assignes for Ever In wittnes hereof I
     doe hereunto Sett my hand & Seale this 18th day of Febry 1670 The
     right Eare underkeeled & the right Eare Cropt & three Slitts
     Interlined before Assigned. his
     Signed sealed & Dellivered    Thomas X Theodrick (locus
       in the psence of us      marke       Sigilli)
          Thomas Maries
          Francis luines

              marke

  Att a Session of his Lops Justices for Charles County the Last Day [fol. 48]
                 of October Anno Domini 1671
                      Present Justices
                      Mr Henry Addames
           Mr Thomas Matthewes  Mr John Bowles
          Charles County Dr                 lb Tob
     To the Chancellor for the Coppy of the lawes 2700
     To Mr Henry Adames for the Standard   1600