Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.    49
        November 26th 1675.                         Liber N N

        Ordered by the Court here that the Secretary take the appearances of
        the Attornyes in the new actions returnable this Court, amerce the
        Sheriff if no Attorny appeare for the party arrested, grant attach-
        ments & take Speciall Baile. To which end the Secretary doth Order
        & appoint all the Attornyes to attend him at the Secretaryes Office On
        Saturday Sevenight next.
          The Court adjourned untill the eighth day of ffebruary next which
        said Court then to be held was by his Lopp writ of adjournmt ad-
        journed to St Johns there to be held the ninth day of the Same
        ffebruary.

        Maryland ss.
        Att a Provinciall Court holden at St Johns the ninth day of ffebru-
          ary One thousand Six hundred Seventy five and there continued
                 untill the twelfth day of the Same month.
          Att which said ninth day were prsent.

                 Charles Calvert Esq Governour and Cheife justice

        The Honble Philip Calvert Escp Chancellour
                 Wm Calvert Esq Principall Secretary
                 Baker Brooke Esq
                                       Jno Blomfeild Cl.
          Then was Swithin Wells Gent admitted: and Sworne One of the
        Attorneys of this Court.

          Then was read this Inquisition following vizt The Inquisition
        made by Us whose names are hereunder written Chosen and Sworne
        jurors by virtue of a writt directed Out of the Chancery beareing
        date the eighth of July 1675 and directed to Major Wm Burges &
        John Welsh Gent.
 Imprimis Wee find that John Clarke was drowned in ffebruary 1672 and
        his heire was drowned in May 1675 and Wee find no heire or rela-
        tion in this Province The land which belonged unto him was One
        hundred acres of land taken up by him by Patent but fifty acres
        thereof Sold formerly unto George Walker for that there remaines
        hut fifty. the rent Since his decease hath bin paid by Robert Wade
        the Land worth p annum two hundred pounds of tobacco and
        holden of the Mannour of Ann Arundell in free and Comon Soccage
        and hath bin in the Occupation of the said Robert Wade Since the
        death of the Said John Clarke by Order of Court towards the
        maintenance of the Orphant. Given under Our hands & Seales this
        tenth day of August in the yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c
        Annxp Döm 1675.
                       Wm Burges (sealed)
                       John Welsh (sealed)
        the marke of             the marke of
        Henry  Ridgely (sealed)        Gabriel Parrett (sealed)