Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681/1682.  169

     & the deft by his Attorney aforesaid doth admit of the award and         Liber W. C.
     bond in the same action:

     To the honoble the Justices of the Provall Court. The humble Peticon
       of William Douglas servant to Wm Harper of st Maryes County
     humbly Sheweth:
       That yor Peticonr hath long had and still hath a Miserable sore
     Legg wch must inevitably Perrish without some speedy course be
     taken for the Cure thereof, That yor Peticoner hath often humbly
     requested his said Master to seeke some Remidy for him, but his
     said Master hitherto hath and still doth refuse to soe doe by
     reason whereof yor Peticoner is in greate Danger of perrishing.
     Hee therefore humbly prayed yor Honors Consideracon of the
     prmises & that some Course may be taken for his Cure. And as in
     Duty bound he shall pray &c.
       Wch being read and heard It is Ordered by the Court here this
     second day of March 1681 That the said William Harper at his
     owne Prop cost and charge doe with all convenient speed procure
     an able Chirurgion to Endeavor to cure the said William Douglas
     of his said sore Legg:

     March ye 4th 1681
       Allowed to John Alford of Dorchester County for comeing goe
     ing and attendance to Testify for John Braday agt John Richardson.
     In all Twenty foure Dayes at thirty pounds of tobacco p day Eight
     hundred & twenty pounds of tobacco:

     Eod Die.
       Allowed to John Nickolls and John Hungerford of Dorchester
     County for comeing goeing & attendance to Testify for John Braday
     agt John Richardson In all five and twenty dayes a piece wch at
     thirty pounds of tobacco p Diem amounts to for each of them the
     sume of seaven hundred and thirty pounds of tobacco:

     Eod Die
       Allowed to Thomas Gibson of Charles County for comeing goe
     ing & attendance to testify for Thomas Swaney against Hugh ifrench
     in all thirty three dayes at thirty pounds of tobacco p diem Nine
     hundred & ninety pounds of tobo
     March ye 2d 1681                                                         p. 533
       Allowed to John Addison of St Maryes County gentl for come
     ing goeing & Attendance to Testify for Michael Miller against
     Clement Hill in all three & twenty dayes at thirty pounds of Tobacco
     p Diem six hundred and Ninety pounds of tobacco:

     March ye 4th 1681
       Allowed to Robert Wilne of Talbot County for comeing goeing