Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671.   15




        Humphry Joanes and Hugh Mackmarrough of the County of Liber J J
       St Maryes for that they the said Humphry and Hugh the 26th of
       December last past at Lapworth in the County aforesaid did then
       and there utter certeine seditious speeches against his Lopp the Lord
       Propry, and the Governor of this Province, as by the In formation
       of John Weare of the same County
        John Nicholls of St Georges Hundred in the County of St Maryes
       for Enterteyning Charles Baker Servant to the hono :ble Edward
       ffitzherbert Esq the sixteenth day of this instant moneth of Octo
       ber, and Severall times sithence, contrary to the act of Assembly
       in that case made and provided, as by the Information of ye sd
       Edward ffitzherbert.
        William Harper Constable of St Georges hundred in the County
       of St Maryes for Neglect of his office in not Serving a warrant to
       him Directed in June last paste, as by the Information of Edward
       ffitzharbert Escp.
        William Greengo of St Georges hundred for Entertening william
       Stevens Servant to the honoble Edward ffitzherbert Esp the third
       day of this instant moneth of October, and Severall times Sithence,
       contrary to the Act of Assembly in that case made and Provided as
       by the Information of the said Edward ffitzherbert Escp.
        In Testimoney whereof the said Jurors have hereunto subscribed p. 492
       this 23th day of October 1671 in the 40th yeare of his Lopps Do
       minion &c.
                  Signed by all the said Jurors with their pp hands
       The Court having received the said prsentment discharged
                    the said Grand Jurors.

        Humphrey Joanes acknowledges himself to owe unto the Right
       honoble ye Lord Proprietary the sume of forty pounds Sterling.
        Thomas Lomax and Richard Edlin acknowledge to owe unto ye
       Right honOble the Lord Proprietary the sume of Twenty pounds
       Sterling a peice.
        Upon Condition that the said Humphry Joanes shall psonally
       apeare before his Lordshipps Justices of the Provinciall Cort at
       St Maryes the first day of the next Provinciall Court, and there
       answere to such things as shalbe objected against him, touching
       Speaking of certeine wordes agt the said Lord Proprietary.

        Caecilius &c To the Sheriff of the County of St Maryes greeting
       wee comand thee that thou omit not for any liberty in thy Bali-
       wick but that thou cause Joshua Guibert Humphry Joanes Hugh
       Macknemarry John Nicholls William Harper and William Greengoe
       all of St Maryes County to come before our Justices of our next
       Provincial Court to keepe ye peace assigned, and to heare and deter
       mine all ffelonyes contempts trespasses and other misdemeanors