248       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N Eodem die
                     The Justices being well satisfied with the Emperor of Nantecokes
                   comeing over, & upon some conference had with him by order from
                   the Governor did order the interpreter to informe the Emperor that
                   he should be sent back againe by the first conveniency, & that he
                   might plant corne & eat his bread in peace & quietnesse Provided
                   that he observe & keepe the last Articles of peace & amity concluded
                   upon with Col Wm Burges


                   Propry   Comand was given to the Sheriffe of St Maryes
                     agt County, that whereas Kenelm Cheseldyn Esqr At
                 Tho: Binkes     torney genll who for his Lordp the Lord Propry in this
                            behalfe prosecuteth, att a Provinciall Court held att
                   St Maryes the sixteenth day of ffebruary last past exhibites to the
                   Court a certaine Informacon agt Thomas Binkes of Calvert County
                   for concealing & detaining from the Lord Propry divers goods &
                   Chattels formerly belonging to Wm Davis deceased who was con
                   victed attainted & executed for feloniously raising warr insurreccon
                   & rebellion agt his Lordpp his Governor & Governmt of this Province
                   whereby the said Goods & Chattels are become forfeited unto his
                   Lordp the Lord Propry In such manner itt was proceeded in the said
                   Court that the Lord Propry ought to recover agt the said Tho: Binkes
                   his damages by Occasion of the prmisses but because itt is not known
                   what damages the Lord Propry hath sustained by occasion of the
                   detaining of the Goods & Chattels aforesaid, that the same Sheriffe
                   cause to come here to witt the Eleventh day of April in the third
                   yeare of the dominion of Charles &c Annocp Doni 1678 twelve good
                   & law full men of his bailywick to Enquire what damages the Lord
                   Propry hath sustained by occasion of the said Tho: Binkes's detain
                   ing the Goods & Chattels aforesaid
                     Att which said Eleventh day of April in the yeare aforesaid came
                   the said Kenelm Cheseldyn Attorney Genll &c and the Jurors impan
                   nelled being called likewise came, to witt Richard Loyd, Edward
                   Husbands, Robert Potts, Nicholas Cooper, Thomas Courtney, Rich
                   ard Masham, John King, Joshua Guibert, Jno Askin, Stephen Gough,
                   Gilbert Turbervile & Tho: Smith who being elected tryed & sworne
                   upon their Oathe to say the truth in the prmisses doe say Wee the
                   Jurors finde for the Lord Propry foure thousand six hundred & eighty
                   pounds of tobacco Whereupon itt is granted by the Court here, that
                   the Lord Propry recover agt the said Tho: Binkes as well the sume
                   of foure thousand six hundred & eighty pounds of tobacco damages
                   occasioned by detaining the Goods & Chattels aforesaid As also the
                   sume of two thousand seven hundred seventy one pounds of tobacco
                   costs of suite