356 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—16 74.

         Liber E    the body of Anne Broadhead & accordingly william Love & Job
               Corner became obliged in the Sume of 10000 lb tobaccoe for the per-
               formance of the Same

                 The Sheriff being by act of Assembly obliged to returne to this
               Court a Jury of inquest for the body of Charles County returned his
               pannell of fifteen men whose names are hereunder written.
                Robert Robins foreman        Thomas Baker   James Hay
                Henry AspinollThomas Gibson  Nicholas Grosse
                Humphry JonesJohn Ferson     John wheeler
                Robert CosletonHenry Hardy   James Littlepage
                Gerard BrowneRobt Ingolsby   Alexander Gallant
                 who prsented Henry Henley for killing Jno Fersons horse where-
               upon the Court adjudgd him to pay 100 lb tobaccoe for a fine to
               the Lord proprietary
                 Henry Hawkins Constable made prsentment of a maid Servant
               belonging to Mr Benja Rozer for having a Bastard child.
                 Luke greene Constable maketh prsentment of a woman Servt of
               John Thompkinsons named Anne Broadhead for having a bastard
               Child:
                 Likewise of a servant of Mris virlinda Stone named [blank] for a
               Bastard Child:

                 Mathias obrian Constable appeared but made no prsentment.
                Geo:     Newman Constable appeared but made no prsentment
                 John paine Constable appeared but made no prsentmt
                 William ward Constable appeared but made no prsentmt

                 John Dobbs, James Lee, & Joseph Cooper Constables not appear-
               ing were fined Each of them One thousand pounds of tobaccoe for
               their Default.

                 Whereas John Helme of Charles County by way of petition in-
               formed his Excellency the Capt Generall against Henry Bonner late
               Clarke of Charles County for mischarging certain Fees in his accot
               for the which the Said John Helme was taken under Execution by
               the Sheriff on the behalfe of the Said Henry Bonner which petition
               & accompt were by his Excellency the Capt General remitted to this
               Court & the Court having Comitted the regulating of the Same to the
               grand Jury of inquest for the body of Charles County by which
               Jury the accot of the Said Henry Bonner was found Erroneous al-
               though the Jury did not find it prsentable, the Said Henry Bonner
               did in open Court tender to the Said John Helme to discharge him
               of the Sheriff of Charles County by whom he was taken in Execution
               for the abovesaid mischarged Fees & to discharge him clearely from
               the whole accot which was by the Said John Helme refused

          The Court is Adjourned till the Second Tuesday in January