518 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

         Liber E    inge of Suites at Law & putt himselfe upon the Countrey, but the
               Plaintiffe makeinge out he had demanded it, the Court ordered that
               the defendt should pay unto the Plt 100 lb of tobacco & costs which
               followe vizt.
                    To attendance of the Plt this Court     30
                    To Attorneyes Fees              60
                                                    90


                 Richard Ambrose petitioninge agst John Kimborrow for over-
               charginge costs of suite in his bill of Costs, in a cause forthly de-
               pendinge betweene them is Respited to the next Court.

                 In a difference referred from the last Court dependinge betweene
               William Roswell Plaintiffe & William Thomas Defdt both pties
               acknowledged in open Court they were agreed.

                 The attachment formerly granted to Mr Henery Adams agst the
               estate of Michaell Ashford in the hands of John Hussey for 9000 lb
               tobacco stands continued untill next Court.
                 The attachment formerly granted unto Jacob Peterson agst the
               estate of Michaell Ash ford for 1000 lb of tobacco wheresoever to be
               found stands still continued untill next Court.
                 Benjamin Rozer craved attachment agst the estate of Richard
               Boughton, which was denyed (notwithstandinge two sevall writts at
               his suite agst the §d Boughton were returned non est inventus by
               the Sherriffe) because Samuell Cressey averred that the sd Boughton
               was not out of the Province.

               The Court is adjourned ‘till afternoone.

                 In a difference dependinge between Benjamin Rozer Plt & Francis
               Wyne Admr to William Marshall Defdt, the Defdt pleaded no Ad-
               ministracon & said he would answer it next Court.

     [p. 146] The Court sitts the 14th  of January afternoone the Comissioners
                                present are vizt
                           Mr Henery Adams
                    Mr Thomas Mathewes  Mr John Bowles
                    Mr Robert Henley    Mr Ignatius Causine
          & Mr John Hussey & causes continue as follow Vizt

                 Margaret Evans prsented by the Grand Jury for the body of
               Charles Countie at the last Court for beareinge a bastard child is
               fined 500 lb to: to the Lord Proprietary And Peter Carr where she
               lived hath passed his note to satisfie the fine.