564 Charles County Court Proceedings, 16 71 1674.





         Liber E Thomas Jenkins his Marke of Cattle & hoggs (vizt) a cross on the
               right eare & a hole in the sd eare the left eare slitt
         Finis Thomas Jenkins allsoe Enters this Ensucinge Marke of Cattle &
               hoggs for his daughters Mary & Elizabeth Jenkins (vizt) a cross &
               a hole in the right eare & cropt & on slitt in the left eare, & all the
               Cattle of that Marke is run joyntly betwixt them untill they either
               come to age or Marriage Wch shall first happen to be equally divided
               betwix them

        (p. 181] At a Court held in Charles County for the Right Honbl the Ld
                   Proprietaric the 11th of August Anno Domi (1674)
               present
                 Mr Henry AdamesMr John Bowles
                 Mr Thomas Matthewes    Mr Willtm Barton
                                                Com.ssioners
                 Mr John StoneMr Robert Henley
                 Mr Zachariah WadeMr John Duglas

                 In pursuance of an act of Assembly for the makeing the high
               wayes passable for horse and foot over Zackiah swampe, within two
               miles of the mill: The Court nominates and appoints Mr John Stone
               Mr William Barton Mr Robt Henley and Mr John Duglas, or any two
               of them to treat and agree with the Comissioners of St Maries
               County about haveing the same effected according to the aforesd
               Act: And what is determined in the Case, the Court does allow of,
               and accordingly will take Care for the raiseing of tobb for the
               defrayeing the Charges thereof.

                 It is ordered by the Worshipfull the Comissioners that this Fol-
               loweing order be Recorded
                 At a Court held at Newtowne for the County of St Maries on the
               first Twesday in August Año (1674) present Comissioners Mr
               Thomas Dent Mr John Jurdaine Mr Benjamin Solley Mr Richard
               Loyde Mr Henry Hyde.
                 In pursuance of an act of Assembly for the makeing the high
               wayes passable for horse & foot over Zackiah swampe, within two
               miles of the mill: The Court nominates & appoints Mr Benjamin
               Solley Mr John Jurdaine Mr Willm Roswell & Capt Willtm Boreman
               or any two of them to treat & agree wth the Comissioners of Charles
               County about haveing the same effected according to the aforesd act.
               What is determined in the Case, the Court does allow of, & ac-
               cordingly will take care for the raiseing of Tobacco for the defraye-
               ing the Charges thereof.

                 Thomas Gerrard presents a man servant named Willm Marsh
               adjudged to be Eighteene yeares of age.
                 Robert Greene presents a maid servant named Margarett Moulton
               who is adjudg'd to be fourteenc yeares of age.