Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682. 287

     aforesaid & the said John James by his said Attorney sayth that he      Liber W. C.
     was never the Receiver of the aforesaid Plantiffe by the hands of
     the aforesaid Jonathan Sybrey to Render an account thereof to the
     said Edward in Manner and forme as the said Edward above
     against him hath Declared and of this he putts himselfe upon the         p. 629
     Country and the plt also Itt is therefore comanded the Sheriffe of
     St Maryes County that he Cause to come here twelve &c by whome
     &c & who neither &c. to Recognize &c because aswell &c.
      On Said Second day of March in the yeare aforesaid Came
     the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and the Jurors Im
     pannelled being Called likewise came to wit John Bearcroft, Joshua
     Guibert John Watson Thomas Bowdle. John Hollands Richard
     Smith Robert Graham, John Addison, James Ellis, John Stone,
     William Guither & Thomas Courtney Who being Elected tryed and
     Sworne to Say the truth in the Premisses Upon their Oathes doe
     Say that the said John James was the receiver of the aforesaid
     Edward Pynn by the hands of the Said Jonathan Sibrey to Render
     an account thereof unto the Said Edward in manner and forme as
     the Said Edward above against him hath Declared And hereupon
     James ifrisby and Joseph Hopkins of Cecill County aforesaid gentl
     are Assigned Auditors by the Court here to Audite State and Ex
     amine the Said Account Soc as they make their Report thereof
     to the Justices of this Court at the next Provinciall Court And
     thereupon a Comission Issued to the said James ifrisby and Joseph
     Hopkins directed wch folioweth in these words:
      Charles absolute Lord and Propty of the Provinces of Mary
     land and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c to James ifrisby and
     Joseph Hopkins of Cecill County in Our Said Province of Mary
     land gentt greeting Whereas John James late of Ceciil County. gentt
     was Sumoned to answere unto Edward Pynn of a plea that he Rendr
     unto him his Reasonable account for the time he was the Receiver
     of the tobaccoes of him the said Edward to the use of him the
     Said Edward wch to him to Render he ought And for that the Said
     partyes have proceeded in Our Provinciall Court of and upon the
     premisses Soc farr that Judgment is by the Justices of Our Said
     Court awarded that the said John James Ought to Account wth
     the said Edward Pynne for the time that he was receiver of the
     tobaccoes of him the said Edward to the use of him the Said
     Edward Amounting to the Sume of Tenn thousand Six hundred
     Eighty and foure pounds of tobacco Wee doe therefore hereby
     Authorize & appoint you the said James ifrisby and Joseph Hopkins
     to Audite State and examine the Account of the Said John James
     to the said Edward Pynne for the Sume aforesaid and to the end
     aforesaid, And that you meet at Such time and Place when and as
     often as you shall thinke Convenient for the auditeing Stateing
     and Examineing the Same, And that the Said John James doe