Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673/4. 221




      of syder and sugr one pottle of syder and sugr six gallons of syder Liber M M
      and sugr five gallons of syder and sugr foure pottles of syder and
      sugr six pottles of sider and sugr foure quarts of syder and sugr
      foure gallons of syder and sugr one pinte of Ruum and sugr two
      quarts of Rumm and sugar three bottles of sack and sugr foure
      quarts of sack and sugr against the act of Assembly in that case
      made and provided Whereby they the said 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
      sd liquors so charged to accompt which in the whole amounts to
      the sume of Tenn Thowsand pounds of Tobacco, whereupon the
      said John Wells aswell for the said Lord Proprietary as himself
      in this behalfe prayeth the advice of the Court and that he the said
      John Wells may have the Moyety of the said forfeiture according
      to the forme of the sd act of Assembly and also that the said Thomas
      Chandler and William Russell may Come here into Court & answere
      in & upon the premises.
        On the backside of ye foregoing informacOn was thus written
      (vizt) Memorandum that the 20th day of October 1673 John Wells
      made oath that the fact within Charged upon Thomas Chandler and
      William Russell was Committed within twelvemoneths.
                                       Philip Calvert.

        And hereupon it is Comaunded to the said Thomas Chandler and
      Willm Russell that all things set apt and all Excuses waved they
      be and psonally appeare here on Tuesday being the Eleaventh day p. 157
      of November next to answere in and upon the premises &c.
        At which said Eleaventh day of November the aforesayd Thomas
      Chandler & William Russell by George Parker their Attorney Come
      and Defend the force & injury when &c and say that they are in
      nothing guilty of the premises Layd to their Charge in manner &
      forme as the said John Wells who followes aswell for the Right
      honoble the Lord Proprietary as for himself by his informacãn
      aforesd 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 Provincial
      Court at the Citty of St Maryes the Tenth day of ffebruary next
      Twelve &c by whom &c who neither &c because aswell & to Recog
      nize &c and the same day is given to both ptyes.
        At wch Day that is to say the Tenth day of ffebruary in the 42th
      yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Domini 1673. Came
      the said John Wells who aswell &c by Vincent Lowe his Attorney
      and offered himself agt the said Thomas Chandler and William
      Russell of and upon the prmises, and the said Thomas Chandler and
      William Russell appeared not but made Default wherefore it is Con-