Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673/4. 219




      Esq one of the Justices of the Provincial Court the 20th day of Liber M M
      October in the 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c in his
      pp pson and aswell for the said Lord Proprietary as for himself
      giveth the Court here to understand and be informed that Thomas
      Chandler and William Russell of Ann Arundell County Ordinary
      Keeps betweene the third day of Aprill in the 41th yeare of the
      Dominion of Caecilius &c aforesayd and the 12th day of September
      in the 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c aforesayd did
      utter & sell and Charge to accompt to the said John Wells at seurall
      times Diverse & sundry sorts of Drinke mixed with Sugr and
      Lemanado not Expressing or setting Down seurall Ingredients to
      the said Mixture according to the Rates by Act of Assembly limited,
      To wit five quarts of sack and sugr Two quarts of sack and sugr
      six bottles of sack and sugr, six bottles of sack and sugr foure bottles
      of sack and sugr foure bottles of sack and sugr one bottle of sack and p. 155
      sugr, and one quart of sack and sugr, one bowle of Lemenado, and
      one bowle of Lemenado and One Bowle of Lemenado, one quart of
      syder & sugr, and one pottle of syder & sugr agt the act of Assembly
      in this Case made and provided, whereby the same Thomas Chandler
      and William Russell have forfeited for Each seurall offence the sume
      of five hundred pounds of Tobacco over and above the price of the
      said liquors so Charged to account which in the whole amounts to
      6500l Tob, whereupon the said John Wells aswell for the said Lord
      Proprietary as for himself prayeth the advise of the Court in & upon
      the premises and that he the said John Wells may have the moyety of
      the forfeiture according to the forme of the Act of Assembly afore
      sayd, and also that the said Thomas Chandler and William Russell
      may Come here into Court & answere in & upon the prmises.
        On the backside of the foregoing informacon was thus written.
      Md that this 20th day of October 1673. John Wells made oath that
      the offence within Charged upon Thomas Chandler and William
      Russell was Comitted wthin the Twelvemoneths. Philip Calvert.
        And hereupon it is Comaunded to the same Thomas Chandler and
      William Russell that all other thinges set apt and all Excuses waved
      they be & psonally appeare here on Tuesday being the Eleaventh day
      of November next to answere in & upon the prmises.
        At wch said Eleaventh day of November the aforesayd Thomas
      Chandler and William Russell by George Parker their Attorney
      Come and Defend the force and Injury when &c and say that they
      are in nothing guilty of the prmises layd to their Charge in manner
      and forme as the said John Wells who follows aswell for the Right
      honoble the Lord Proprietary as for himself by his InformacOn afore
      sayd hath above supposed and of this they put themselves upon the
      Country and the said John Wells who aswell &c likewise.
        Therefore Comaund is given to the Sheriff of St Maryes County
      that he Cause to Come before the Justices of the next pvincial Court