Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    227

        Clegat plaintiffe & Robert Carvile Attorney for Henry Hooper Liber N N
        Defendt & Robert Ridgely Attorney on the behalf e of Henry Darnall
        Sheriffe of Calvert County, that the jury impannelled in this cause p. 477
        may depart this Provinciall Court without any advantage to be taken
        by any party for such their departure Given under our hands the day
        & yeare aforesaid            Chr: Rousby
                                     Ro: Carvile
                                     Ro: Ridgely

         Upon the peticon of Thomas Windoe, that he was sold to Marke
        Cordea for foure yeares, & ran away from his Masters service tenn
        dayes for which he received corporall punishmt to the number of
        twenty stripes, that his tyme of servitude is expired, & humbly re
        quested reliefe according to Justice.
         Now here att this day to witt the twenty fifth day of ffebruary
        1677. Itt is ordered that the said Thomas Windoe serve the said
        Marke Cordea one hundred dayes for his ten dayes absence from his
        masters service And also att the Expiracon of the said tyme that he
        satisfie & pay to the said Marke Cordea three hundred & sixty pounds
        of tobacco costs & charges laid out & expended by the said Marke in
        seeking after the said Thomas And that the said Marke Cordea pay
        to the said Thomas Windoe his freedome corne & cloaths

         Upon the peticon of Gerard Slye Sheriffe of St Maryes County
        on behalfe of himselfe & others Sheriffes of this Province, that the
        Act of Assembly touching Sheriffes ffees although itt hath bin often
        revised, yet itt is left so dubious & defective, that contention & con
        troversies doe daily arise by reason thereof, To the end that the
        people concerned may have the better satisfaccon for the future And
        that the Peticonr & others in the like Office may be enabled to act
        safely & not be lyable to clamours & censures for demanding uncer
        tame ffees And forasmuch as the Act appoints ffees for serveing
        extraordinary warrants or Comissions to be regulated by the Court
        And that untill such tyme as an Assembly shall meete in this Prov
        ince, itt may be resolved & ascertained by this Court what ffees shall
        be allowed the sheriffe for serveing the following Writts & Warrants.
         Now here att this day to witt the five & twentieth day of ffebry
        in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
        Annoq Doni 1677. itt is ordered by the Court, that the Sheriffes of
        each respective County in this Province have demand & receive for
        serveing these following Writts which are not menconed nor ascer
        tained in the Act for lymitacon of Officers ffees, the ffees following
        & no more vizt
                                                lb tob
        For serveing a subpena or sumons        30.
        For serveing a scire facias                           50.