Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673. 91

        Then was Samuell Cressy gentl sworne an Attorney of this Court, Liber M M
       and tooke his place accordingly.

        Then did the Court appointe William Claw to be Constable of
       St Michaells hundred, and that the honoble William Calvert Esq
       give him his oath.

        Then did the Court order that the honoble William Calvert Esq
       be one of the Quorum of this Court, that so if his Excellency The
       Capt General & the honobie the Chancelor, should Chance to be absent,
       he with three others of the Justices might be a Court.
       The Court Adjourned whilst to morrow morning nine a clock

                    The 9th of Aprill 1673.
           Present as yesterday and Samuell Chew Esq.

       The Court this Day pceeded upon Criminalls and Adjourned whilst
                       to morrow morning.

                    The 10th of Aprill 1673.
              Present as yesterday and Baker Brooke Esq. p.28
        Then was George Oldfeild gentl sworne one of the Attorneys of

       this Cort

        Then also was the honoble Thomas Taylour Esq sworne one of
       the Councillors to the Right honoble the Lord Proprietary and also
       one of the Justices of this Core and tooke his place accordingly.

       Ambrose Biggs John Harris Administrator of the goods and Chat
           agt tels of Thomas Sunderby Deceased was attached to
     John Harris  answere unto Ambrose Biggs in a plea of Trespas
                  upon the Case
        And whereupon the said Ambrose by John Rousby his Attorney
       Complaineth that whereas the said Thomas Sunderbee being sick and
       Distemperd in body the 20th day of January in the yeare of our
       Lord 1672. In Consideration that the said Ambrose at the Speciall
       instance and Request of him the said Thomas, would Receive him
       the said Thomas into his house during the time of his said sicknes,
       and accomodate him with such thinges as was in his house necessary
       and needfull for him in his said sickness and in case of Death to
       give him a fit and Decent buriall, the said Thomas did assume upon
       himself, and to the said Ambrose did faithfully pmise, that he the said
       Thomas would pay the said Ambrose for all such his Expences and
       Disbursemts and Damages by his meanes accrueing, And the said
       Ambrose in fact saith, that his Expences Disbursemts and Dam-