222 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

by his Attorney aforesaid moved in arrest of Judgm^t, Day is there-
upon given to both parties untill next Prov^ll Court
Now here att this Day to witt the fourteenth day of May in the
ffifth yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
Domini 1680 Came the said part partyes by theire Attorneys afore-
said, And hereupon the Receipt aforesaid of the same Defend^t
being Scene and Read, and Itt appearing unto this Court upon hear-
ing of the Cause That the same was fraudulently and Deceitfully
obtained, Therefore Itt is the Opinion and Judgment of this Court
that the same is noe good Receipt And Itt is granted that the said
Roger Baker take nothing by his writt but be in mercy for hie
false Claime thereupon and the said Michael Higgens may goe
thereof without Day, and that the said Michael Higgens may Re-
cover against the said Roger Baker The Sume of
pounds of Tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his
Defence in this behalfe Laid out and Expended

Maryland ss :
Att a Provinc^ll Court held att the Citty of st Maryes the 13^th day
of May in the fifth yeare of y^e Dominion of the R^t hono^ble Charles
Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Domini 1680
Present
Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancello^r

T-U u ble Thomas Taylor Esq^r
The hono^ble< ,,. T T? r e r n '
Vincent Lowe Lsq^r Surveyo^r gen"

George Talbott Esq^r
W^m Digges Esq^r

p. 197

George Reid aged fourteene yeares the sonn of George Reid late
of Calvert County dec^d Came into Court and Complained of the
bad usage of him by M^rs Joane Waghob and desired that hee might
have the Liberty of makeing Choice of Hugh Johnson of Talbott
County to bee his Guardian w^ch is accordingly Ordered and allowed

of \jy tlic Court here .

ffeb^ry 11^th 1680
Upon the Peticon of Richard Newman that hee was formly
Serv^t to Geo & ffrancis Beckwith decd, and had from the twelfth
day of Aprill Annoq Domini 1676 three yeares and a halfe to serve
& that the said time of servitude was Expired the fourth day of
Novemb". last Yet Never the lesse Cap^t Gerrard Slye his p^rsent Mas-
ter Refuses to give him a discharge, and humbly Requested an ord^r
of this Court for his freedom and freedome Corne and Cloathes,
Whereupon Itt being made appeare to this Cou[rt] by a Certificate
from of the Records of George Beckwiths Estate that the said
Richard Newman is free, Itt is therefore the oppinion and order of
the Court that the said Richard Newman is free, & Ordered that