Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671/2.  23




        James Lewis being called appeares, and was by the Court Comitted Liber J J
      into the Custody of the Sheriff of St Maryes County, but upon
      his Knees humbly begging pardon of his Excellency & the Court,
      and in pticular of the hono :ble Wm Calvert Esq for the lavishnes
      of his Toung, the Court was gratiously pleased to remit his offence,
      whereupon the said Lewis was acquitted by proclamation, and the
      Court discharged him paying his ifees.
       The Sheriff of Charles County Delivered up to the Court here    The sheriff
      Richard Robinson Philip Lynes George Taylour Ellen Taylour
      Robert Clerke and Mary Clerke his prisoners to him Comitted for  livers up y
      felony, who were all by the Court Comitted to the Sheriff of St  Prisoners for Robbing
      Maryes County.                          Mr. Allen

        The Cryer makes proclamacon
        You good men that are impannelled to inquire for the Right
      hono the Lord Proprietary and the body of this Province answere
      to your names
        The names of the Grand Jurors are as followeth.
      Mr Thomas Mathewes foreman         Bryan Dayley
        John Blomfeild      Thomas Spinke
        William Watts       Caleb Baker
        Marmaduke Symms     William Thomas
        Thomas Bennet       George Charlesworth
        John Nuthall        John Balley
             Thomas Griffin
             George Beckwith
             John Goldsmith
             Edward Dubury.

        Then was Peter Roberts of St Maryes County one of the Grand Peter Rob
      Jurours Fined for not appearing upon call five hundred pounds of
      Tobacco.
        The said Grand Jurours in number sixteene being all called ap
      peared and were sworne according to the usuall oath after which
      the Attorney Generall Delivered unto them these Indictmts follow
      ing (vizt)
        The Jurours for the Right honoble the Lord Proprietary upon
      their oathes doe prsent Justinian Gerard of the County of St Maryes Justinian
      for that the said Justinian Gerard Two hoggs of the goods and Gerard
      Chattells of John Gouldsmith of the County of St Maryes at Bram
      ley in the aforesayd County did take Kill and carry away the fifth
      day of October in the fortieth yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c
      Annoque Domini 1671, Contrary to the forme and Effect of a cer
      teine Act of Assembly in that case had made and provided and
      again5t the peace of his aaid Lopps Rule and Dignity.