40 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1666—1668.

         Liber C  and allsoe to hire procure or presse for them sufficient Labourers
              and Labouring tooles and other Necessaries for the performance of
              the said worke
                These are Therefore in the Name of the Right Honble the Lord
              Proprietarie to will and require you upon sight hereof or wth wt
              speed Convenientlie may be to put the said Order in execucon and
              to repair to the next Comissionr inhabiting nearest to you for such
              orders and direcons to be given you as shall be needfu!l for the
         [p. 86]  discharge of your dutie herein: Hereof faile not as you will an-
              swer &c:

          The Accot of the Countie Levie this yeare 1666
        November Charles County Debtor              lb tobac
         13th 1666 To the Countie levie of 548 persons at 21 17/548 of to
               baccoe p pole wth the Sherrifes salarie for collection    I 1525
              Charles County Creditor
              To the Chancelour to the transcription of the lawes   2000
              To Leivtent Will. Smyth                3126
              To Tho. Gibson p order of Court        1400
              To Mr Henry Adams for the charge of fetching powder and
               shot                                  1690
              To Mr Thorrogood for charges as Burgesse0775
              To Nich. Emerson p accot of Charges for Indian heads & 02
                the stocks and pillorie fetching        77
              For Wolves heads to Mr Henry Adams 1, To Mr Tho. Hussey
                1, To Nich. Emerson 2, To Will. Henshawe 1, To John
                Court 1, To Will. Barton 1, To Alexander Smyth 4, To
                Thom. Stone 2, To Rich. Stone 2, To Mathias Obryan 1, 2700
                To Jo: Lambert 1, To John Ward 2, To Tho: Burdit 1,
                To Mr Fran. Pope 1, To Mr Tho. Baker 2, To W Robert
                Henly 2, To Ignat. Causeen 2.
              To Walter Peake for the Burgesses Charges   0460
              To a paire of shoes allowed by Col. Fowke on publick charge 0050
                                        The Totall Sume.. 10478
              To the Sherrife for the Collection of 10478 1047
                                                      11525


                The Courte is Adjourned till the 27th of November Ano Dni 1666

         [p.87] John Woodard entereth this ensueing marke of all his hogges and
              Cattle (vizt) Cropt in the right eare and two slitts:
                John Lewger entereth his Brand marke for his horses thus X
              being J L wth the wrong end upwards

                Daniell Johnson demandeth a warrt agt John Boyden in an aeon
              of debt to the value of 2000 lb of tobaccoe p Bill
                Warrt to the Sherrife retornable the 27th of Novemb. 1666