Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     439

       the Defts not haveing tymely notice craved a reference untill the Liber E
     Next Court wch was granted

       The Sheriff being obliged by an Act of Assembly to neturne to
     this Court a Jury of Inquest for the Body of Charles County to
     enquire into Such things as Shall be given them in Charge, Benja
     Rozer Sheriff prsented to the Court a panell of 15 men to Serve upon
     the Said Inquest whose names are hereundr written
           Impr Robert Robins foreman        Daniell Mathena
               John Wheeler       Nathaniell Eaton
               Allexander Gallant Robert Englosby
               John Wright        John Corts
               Roger Dikeson      Thomas Pope
               Henry Barnes       Thomas Corker
               Robert Clarke      Richd Dod
               Richd Morris
     Who prsented Elinor Warren for beading and entertaineing Thomas
     Howell for the space of Six weeks in her house and not lawfully
     married to him the said Howell:
       George Henson Constable made prsentmt of Susanna Dunn the
     Wife Thomas Dunn of the Upper County of Rappahanake in Vir-
     ginia for absenting herselfe from her said Husband and aliso Philip
     Cary of Mattawoman, for entertaineing the said Susanna Dunn and
     for keepeing the said Susanna for the space of two yeares and up-
     wards and lived together as man and wife, and shee the said Susanna
     for being delivered of a Bastard Child about a yeare Since
       Henery Hawkins Constable appeared and made noe prsentmt.
       Richard Beck Constable appeared and made noe prsentmt.
       John Wornall Constable appeared and made noe prsentmt.
       Hugh Thomas appeared and made noe prsentmt.
       Benja Marshgay appeared and made noe prsentmt.
       All Coronrs Sheriffs Justices and other Officers made theire ap-
     peareance in Court according to the Act made

       The Court is adjourned untill the second tuesday in January

       Francis Kylborne demands a writt agt Mary Coates warrt to the
     She: returnable January the 14th 1672
       non est inventa:                          Sheriffs
       Ditto demands a writt agt ditto warrt to the Sh return ut Supra return
      non est inventa                           Sh:returne
      Edward Fulser demands a writt agt Austyne Peters warrt to the
     Sh: return ut Supra
      non inventus                              Sh:returne
      Richard Faughan demands a writt agt Sam: Eaton: warrt to the
     Sh: ret. ut Supra
      agreed after the arrest                   Sh:returne