Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.

    Liber W. C. Constitute the said Thomas an Attorney in the Repective Courts of
         p. 393 Calvert & Ann Arrundell Countyes, and from thence hitherto he hath
                been & continued one of the Attorneys of the said Provinciall Court
                Calvert County Court & Ann Arrundl County Court, and at the time
                of his admission to the aforesaid Office in these and Courts afore
                said, did take his oath upon the holy Evangelists of God, That he
                would doe noe falsity nor Consent to any to be done in the said
                Courts, and if he Knew of any to be done he would give notice
                thereof to the Justices of the said Courts that it might be reformed,
                That he should delay noe man for Lucre or Malice, that he should
                Encrease noe fees but should be contented the ffees of an Attor
                ney to bee limited and appointed by the said Courts, all such processe
                as hee should sue out of the Courts aforesaid should be sealed wth the
                seales thereof, he should not wittingly or willingly sue or Procure
                to be sued any false suite nor give ayd or Consent to the same, and
                further hee should use himself in the Office of an Attorney in the
                Court aforesaid according to his best skill and Knowledge, Whereas
                also the same Thomas by all the time aforesaid that he as aforesaid
                hath beene an Attorney of the Courts afbresaid well and according
                to the Rule of his said oath in all things did Governe & behave him
                self, and never did Move or urge men for Lucre of his owne pffit or
                gaines to goe to Law, but all manner of businesse in the Courts afore
                said & elsewhere for his Clients well honestly Dilligently and faith
                fully as their Attorney in the Courts aforesaid to his Power and
                Knowledge by all the time aforesaid without and negligence pravity
                falsity deceit or guile whatsoever he did Doe & dispatch by Meanes
                whereof the said Thomas a good Reputacon in his said imployment
                had obtained & a Plentifull and sufficient maintenance for himself and
                family had gained & gotten By reason whereof the said Thomas
                Bland was in good esteeme with the Lord Propry of this Province
                and his Lops Justices of the Provinciall Court, and his Lops Justices
                of the County Courts of Calvert & Ann Arrundell Countyes, and
                with all other psons whatsoever, and had Comitted noe Crime whereby
                he ought to forfeit or loose his Employment aforesaid, Neverthelesse
                the aforesaid Richard Hill well Knowing the premisses, and En
                deavoring not oncly to hurt Detract deprave blemish and utterly
                destroy the good name fame state oppinion and estimacon of him
                the said Thomas but also to bring him the said Thomas into hatred
                scandall Reproach Evill oppinion infamy displeasure & Distrust
                amongst the good people of this Province and the Clients of the said
                Thomas whose Attorney the said Thomas was in the Courts afore
                said, and to Cause them all to take their businesse out of his hands,
                due to bring him into Discredit with the Justices of the seaverall
                Courts aforesaid, and to be the absolute Ruine & undoeing of the said
                Thomas & to spoyle him of his Livelyhood, The said Richard Hill
                the Tenth day of August in the ffifth yeare of the Dominion of the