496 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

         Liber E foreman Roger Dickenson, John Munne, John Lambert William
                Nevill, John Smith, William Marloe, John Bissick, Robert Cossleton
                William Grant, Henry Barnes, & Robert Clarke they found for the
                Defdts

                  Whereas seVall Attorneyes have undertaken to manage Servts
                Causes agst their Maisters & Mrs to the Mrs & Mrss greate charge &
                damage It is ordered that no pson Act as Attorney for any Servt
                hereafter, But such as the Court shall appointe

         [fol. 132] In a difference dependinge betweene Roger Dickenson & John
                Waters, Dickenson peticoned the Court that he might have an At-
                tachment agst the estate of Japhet Griffin remayninge in the hands of
                the sd Waters, who at a Court held in November last made oath that
                he had not to the value of One hundred pounds of tobacco of the
                estate of the said Japhet Griffin in his hands, but it appeareinge that
                he had a bill due to the sd Japhet in his Custody for the Sume of
                Seaventeene hundred pounds of Tobacco of William Pascalls, It is
                ordered when Roger Dickenson shall receve the sd sume (the bill
                beinge delivd to him in Court) he shall pay unto John Waters fower
                hundred thirty & one pounds of Tobacco

                  The Court is Adjourned untill the Second Tuesday in June next

                  David Thomas Records this his marke vizt Crop on both Eares &
                underkeeld on both eares, & a little slit in the upper parte of both
                eares, with a small peece taken out

                  Samuell Cressy demands a Writt agt Sam: Harsnett warrt to the
                Sh: ret. June the 10th 1673
                  Sh:    ret. cepi corfl.
                  Thomas Baker demands a warrt agt Robt Doyne warrt to the Sh:
                ret. Ut Supra
                            Sh: ret. cepi
                  Philip Lines versus Sam: Cooke — warrt to the Sh: ret. ut Supra
                             Sh: ret cepi
                  Richd Smoot demands a warrt agt Thomas Howell warrt to the
                Sh: ret. ut Supra
                            Sh: ret. cepi
                  Sam: Cressy demands a warrt agt Ralph Coates — warrt to the
                Sh: ret. Ut Supra
                  Sh:    ret. non invent.
                  Benjamin Whitchcot demands a warrt agt Robt Cady warrt to
                the Sh: ret. ut Supra
                  Sh:    ret, non invent.