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        John Pearce & Vincent Atchinson acknowledges to owe and stand Liber J J
      Indebted to the Lord Propry in the sume of 25 l a peice to
      be Leavyed &tc.
        The Condition of this Recognizance is such that if the above
      bounden Justinian Gerard doe appeare at the next Provinciall Court
      & then & there answere to such thinges as shalbe objected against
      him. & stand to & abyde the censure of ye Court, and in the meane
      time be of good behaviour then this Recognizance to be voyd & of
      none Effect, otherwayes to stand and remaine in force.

        Humphry Joanes being accused for mutinous words & bound Humphry
      over last Court & no one appearing to psecute agt him, Ordered that Joanes
      he be bound over to the next Court.
        Humphry Joanes acknowledges to owe & stand Indebted to the
      Lord Propry in the sume of Twenty pounds sterling &c to be
      Leavyed &c.
        Peter Roberts & Joshua Guibert acknowledge to owe & stand
      Indebted to ye Lord Proprietary in the sume of Tenn pounds sterl
      a peice to be Leavyed &c.
        The Condition of this Recognizance is such that if the above Recogni
      bounden Humphry Joanes doe appeare at the next Provincial Court
      & then & there answere to such things as shalbe objected agt him & the Court
      in ye meane time be of good behaviour then this Recognizance to
      be voyd, otherwayes to stand & remaine in force.

        ffrancis Kilborne of Charles County retorned of ye petty Jury fine 500l
      not appearing fined five hundred pounds of Tobacco according to Tob
      act of Assembly.

        No Indictmt being Drawn up by the Attorney Generall against
      James Lewis for mutinous & seditious words Ordered that the
      Sheriff of St Maryes County Keepe the said Lewis in his Custody
      till further order.
        The Court Adjourned untill the thirteenth day of ffebruary next.
      The 25th Day of December 1671.             p. 497
        His Excellency the Generall being gratiously pleased to order
      the Sheriff of St Maryes County to let James Lewis his prisoner
      goe to Bayle.
        Then appeared before me Robert Ridgely Clerke of the Provin
      ciall Court the said James Lewis and acknowledged himself to owe
      & stand Indebted unto the Right honoble the Lord Proprietary in the
      sume of One hundred pounds sterling to be Leavyed of his goods
      & Chattells lands & Tenemts incase he shall fayle of the Condicon
      following.
        Then also appeared before me Marke Cordea of ye County of