38   Provincial Court Proceedings, 1672.




            Liber J. J    would not show his Commission to such a one as I was. That upon
                  August ye 24th after my Depture did Cause Daniel Browne by a
                  warrt to seize two of my Mares with severall others Notwithstand
                  ing they had been there as by Information at least two yeares.
                    That the said Thomas Jones being Sheriff of Somrset County did
                  at a Cort held in August prsent an under Sheriff to the Cort Declaring
                  that he did not intend to sweare him, but since the Court suffered
                  him to be abused he would sit with them no More, and if they would
              p. 509 not sweare him he would, he also declared that he would goe No
                  more to Court for he had provided an under officer good Enough
                  to scold with the Comrs of the Court, that an ordr of Court sent to
                  him to Execute as Sheriff he did in prsence of some Gentlemen of
                  Virginia Refuse & flung it back againe to the bearer. all with
                  many other abuses doth dissincourage most people to seate these pts.
                                        Hen: Smith: Fr: Jenkins.
                                           Endorsed (Billa vera)

                    The Grand Jury in the behalfe of the Right honoblee the Lord Pro
           Richd Moy prietary of this Province doth prsent Richard Moy of the Citty
                  of Maryes Inholder for that he the said Richard in and about the
                  Second day of this Instant October, did deny & refuse to take a
                  peece of Spannish Coyne comonly Knowne by the name of a peece
                  of Eight for six shillings sterling money Contrary to An Act of
                  Assembly in that case provided. G Vanswearingen.

                    The Grand Jury in the behalfe of ye Right hon :ble the Lord
              Richd Propry of this Province doth pssent Richard Meekins of Dorchester
             Meekins County planter for that he the said Meekins hath taken & Killed
                  Diverse hoggs, and marked other Contrary to his Lopps peace and
                  in Contempt of an Act of Assembly in that case provided
                  Tho: Browne In former.     G Vanswearingen
                    Evidences to be pduced     Endorsed Billa Vera.
                  Raymond Staple ford
                  William Jones
                  Richard Tubban
                  Daniel Hawkins

                    The Grand Jury in the behalfe of the Right hono :ble the Lord Pro
           John Renny prietary of this Province doth prsent John Renny of Pocamoke
                  River in the County of Somerset planter for that he the said John
                  Renny in and about ye 14th day of August in the 40th yeare of his
                  said Lopps Dominion at ye place aforesayd, an assault upon the
                  pson of Barbary the wife of Cornelius Johnson of the County
                  aforesayd did then & there make wounding & Drawing blood from
                  ye sd Barbary Contrary to his sd peace and also a Dog of the
                  said Cornelius Johnsons did then & there Kill with a Gun and other