34         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1672.

           Liber J J    Province, and moreover for the hearing & Determining of Diverse
                 ffellonyes murders Transgressions & other misdeeds in the said Prov
                 ince Comitted & perpetrated assigned at which time were prsent.
                            Philip Calvert Esp Chancelor.
                            William Calvert
               The honorable Samuell Chew.  Esqs
                            Edward ffitzherbert &
                            Thomas Truman

                  The Court being called the Cryer makes proclamacon
                  Comanding all Justices of peace Coroners, Stewards of Leets &
                 libtyes and other Officers that have taken any Inquisitions In
                 dictmts or Recognizances whereby they have let any man to bayle
                 to put in their Records thereof that his Lopps Justices might pceed.

        John Griffeth John Griffeth for fellony appeares being called Comitted to the
                 Sheriff of St Maryes County

                  Thomas Paine bound over to psecute him likewise appeares.

        James Lewis James Lewis for slanderous words &c being called appeares
                 Comitted likewise to the Sheriff of St Maryes County.
                  The Cort being informed that the said Lewis being bound by
                 Recognizance to the good behaviour, had severall times since broke
                 the said Recognizance It is ordered that Thomas Doxey & Richard
          security to be Atwood his security be sumoned against the next Cort to show cause
            sumoned why the said Recognizance should not be Estreated.
                   Cort Adjourned till two a clock
                          in the afternoone.

             p. 506 The Court met as in the morning & the Grand Jury being Called
                 appeares.
                 Foreman Garrat Vanswearingen    Daniel Clocker
                   George Marshall      George ifenwick
                   Curtis ffletcher     Jeremy Eaton
                   Leonard Greene       Daniel Browne
                   Edward Roe           Daniel Devine
                   Tobyas Wells         Hugh Manning
                          Christopher Nutter
                          Christopher Barnes
                          Henry Smith
                          ffrancis Jenkins.

                  who being sixteene in Number were all sworne according to the
                 Tenour of ye usuall oath. and Receiving their Charge withdrew to
                 Consider of such bills as should be prsented them.