Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682. 289

              To the honoble Justices of the Provall Court The Liber W. C.
     Sheweth humble peticon of George Hodgeson
      That yor Peticoner is very much injuryed to his great losse &
     detriment aswell by one Thomas Marshall (in his owne right pre
     tended) as also that he is Admr of Samuel Raspin decd, And fur
     ther by the illegall proceedings against yor Peticoner aswell in the
     County Court of Charles County as by the Sheriffe of the Same
     County, That your Peticoner hath illegally & unjustly been Im
     prisoned and his meanes and Medicines Illegally taken from him
     whereby he hath been uncapable of his practice for want of the p. 631
     Same to his utter Ruine That he is not bona fide worth the Vallue
     of five pounds Sterling within this Province besides the matters in
     Difference
      Humbly prayes admittance in forma pauperis and that Councell
     be assigned him in the premisses
                               And he Shall pray:
      Wth Peticon being read and heard Itt is Ordered by the Court
     here this day to wit the Nineteenth day of October in the Seaventh
     yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Balte
     more &c Annoq Doni 1682 that the Said George Hodgeson be and
     is hereby admitted to Sue in forma Pauperis, And Kenelm Chesel
     dyne gentt one of the Attorneys of this Court is hereby assigned
     his Councell:


     October ye 19th 1682
      Allowed to Symon Hobbard for comeing goeing and attendance
     to testify for Walter Davis at the suite of Henry Mitchell in all
     fourteen dayes at thirty pounds of tobacco p day the Sume of ffoure
     hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco


     Eodem Die
      Allowed to Olive Smith for comeing goeing and attendance to
     testify for Anthony Dawson against James Peterkin in all tenn
     dayes at thirty pounds of tobacco p day the Sume of three hundred
     pounds of Tobacco:


    Eod: Die
      Allowed to Thomas Pattison for Comeing goeing and attendance
     to Testify for Anthony Dawson plt against James Pattison deft in all
     tenn dayes at thirty pounds of tobacco p day the Sume of three
     hundred Pounds of tobacco:


     October the 12th 1682
      Then was Colonll William Burges Sworne one of the Justices
     of the Provinciall Court and he tooke his place in Court accordingly