40  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1672.




           Liber J J     wright John Warren Ignatius Warren John Hartwell John Stone
                 Aholiab West & John Pollard who to say the truth in ye prmises
                 being Elected tryed & sworne upon their oathes doe say that they
                 finde the said James Lewis guilty of what is alledged in the Indictmt.
                   Whereupon it is ordered by ye Court that ye said James Lewis
                 receive imediately thirty nine Lashes on ye bare back and that the
                 Sheriff of St Maryes County Cause ye same to be Executed upon
                 the said James Lewis, and further that the said Sheriff Keepe ye
                 body of the said Lewis in his Custody untill he shall finde suertyes
                 for the good behaviour, and such suertyes as two of the Justices shall
                 approve of whereof one of ye said Justices is to be of ye Quorum.

        500l Tob fine Then was Bryan Dayly Retorned of the foregoing Jury f9nde
                 five hundred pounds of Tobacco for his Default in not apearing
                 upon call.

             p. 511 Upon the Information agt Capt Thomas Jones Exhibited by
                 Henry Smith and ffrancis Jenkins & found billa Vera by the Grand
                 Inquest It is by the Cort ordered that the said In formation be
                 mended in matter of forme and that he have a Coppy of it, when
                 mended, & pleade to it ye next
              The Court Adjourned whilst Munday morning.

              The 7th of October 1672 Present as before.
                 10 October 1672
                   Mr Attorney General By virtu of a Comission of ye sole Indian
                 Tradr of this Province to me Graunted by the Lord Proprietary and
                 by ye said Comission Empowred to take seize or surprize any pson
                 or psons together with their Ship or Ships Sloopes or other Vessells
                 with all their Truck or any Skynns or ffurrs Clandestinely had or
                 purchased Trading without lycense from the Lord Proprietary by
                 vertu of wch Comission I have taken severall ffurrs and other Truck
                 according to the pticulars underwritten the wch I prseflt to you as
                 his Lopps officer for the Acquittall or Condemnation thereof as proofe
                 shalbe made is the information of Sr
                                          yor humble Servant
          Seized at ye Hore Keele ye 26th         Tho Jones.
               of June 1672.
                    One Beaver skyn
                    seaven Otter Skynns.
                    Eleaven Mink skynns.
                    one Wolfe skynn
                    Two Racoone skynns.
                    One Muskrat skynne