22       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671/2.

          Liber J J  St Maryes gent John Peerce of the County of Calvert Chirurgion
                 Bryan Dayley and Hugh Manning of the County of St Maryes
                 planters, and did Either of them by themselves respectively acknowl
                 edge to owe unto the Lord Propry the sume of five & Twenty pounds
                 sterling a peice to be Leavyed &c.
                   The Condition of this Recognizance is such that if the above
                 bounden James Lewis shall appearce at the next Provinciall Court
                 to be holden at the Citty of St Maryes the thirteenth day of ifebru
                 ary next and then and there answere to such thinges as shalbe ob
                 jected agt him by the honoble William Calvert Esq, and stand to
                 and abyde ye Censure of ye Court in that behalf e and in the meane
                 time to be of good behaviour then this Recognizance to be voyd &
                 of none Effect otherwayes to stand Remaine and be in full force &
                 vertu.
                             Taken & acknowledged before me ye day & yeare
                             abovesaid Robert Ridgely Cler Cur Province.

                   At a Provincial Court of the Right honoble Caecilius &c held at
                 the Citty of St Maryes the thirteenth day of ffebruary in the fortieth
                 yeare of his said Lopps Dominion over this Province, Annoque
                 Domini 1671 [1672], before his LoPPS Justices for the Keeping
                 of the peace of the said Province, and moreover for the hearing
                 and Determining of diverse fellonyes, murders Transgressions and
                 other misdeeds, in the said Province Comitted and perpetrated,
                 assigned at which time were present.

                   His Excellency Charles Cálvert Esq Capt Generall & Cheif Justice
                   The hono :ble Philip Calvert Esq Chancelour
                         hi William Calvert andi
                   The hono              Esqs
                          Edward ffitzherbert

                   The Court being called, The Cryer makes proclamation, Comand
                 ing all Justice of Peace Coroners Stewards of Leets and libertyes
                 and other Officers that have taken any Inquisitions Indictmts, or
                 Recognizances, whereby they have let any man to bayle to put in
                 their Records thereof that his Lopps Justices might proceed.
           Edward Edward Clerke Servant to Thomas Spinke bound over to this
             Clerke Court for that he falled a Tree & by accident it fell upon an unknown
                 pson & Killed him. The said Edward Clerke was acquitted by
                 pclamation

              The 14th of ffeb: 1671 [1672].
                   Present as before and Baker Brooke Esq.
           Justinian Justinian Gerard being called—appears Comitted to the Sheriff of
            Gerard St Maryes County.
            Humphry Joanes his Recognizance discharged by the Court