PROVINCIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS

                          1670 [1671]

        At a Provinciall Court of the Right Honoble Cecilius absolute Lord Liber J J
       and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord 478
       Baron of Baltamore &c held at the Citty of St Maryes the seaven
       teenth day of ffebruary in the nine and thirtieth year of his Lord
       shipps Dominion &c over this Province of Maryland Annoque Domini
       1670. before Charles Calvert Escp Leivetennant Generall and Cheif
       Governor of this Province of Maryland Philip Calvert Esq Chance
       lour William Talbot Escp Secretary William Calvert Esp Thomas
       Truman and Edward ffitzherbert Esp Justices assigned to Keepe the
       peace in the Province of Maryland aforesaid, moreover to heare and
       Determine diverse fellony & transgressions and other misdemeanors
       in the said Province perpetrated and Comitted.

        Upon the Complaint of Elizabeth Moy wife of Richard May In
       holder that whereas her husband is dangerously sick; and that a
       servant of his named Nicholas Bradley (flow prsent in Court) is
       stubborne and Rebellious, and refuseth to obey any of her lawfull
       Commands, and besides hath purloined several things out of her
       house, and the said Bradley not denying the same.
        Ordered by the Court here that the Sheriff of St Maryes County
       cause the said Bradley to be whipped imediately upon the bare back,
       and that the said Bradley receive six lashes.

        Henry Ward of the County of Baltamore having been long bound
       over to this Court and no pson appearing to psecute agt him the said
       Ward was here in open Court quitted by Proclamation.

       March the 21th 1670 [1671]
        Charles James of the County of Baltamore gent! become bound
       to the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary in the full and Just sume
       of five hundred pounds Sterling upon condition that he should
       psonally appeare before the Lt Genall and his associate Justices at the
       Citty of St Marys the 3d day of Aprill next Ensuing and then and
       there prosecute against the Murderers of John Hawkins late of Elke
       River in Baltamore County deceased then the said Recognizance to
       be void otherways to stand in force.

       At a Provinciall Court of the Right Honoble Caecilius absolute Lord p. 479
       and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord
       Baron of Baltamore &c. held at the Citty of St Maryes the tenth








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