40        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.

    Liber W. C. Apr ye 28th 1681
                  Allowed to Emanuell Pitcher for Comeing goeing and attendance
                to Testify for Gerrard Slye against John England In all ffive dayes
                att Thirty pounds of Tobacco p day is One hundred and ffifty pounds
                of Tobacco

                Apl ye 30th 1681
                  Allowed to James Robinson William Porter & William Price of
                Cecill County & to Major William Coursey of Talbott County for
                Comeing goeing & attendance for John Rousby against Joseph
                Spernon in all Eleaven dayes, wch at thirty pounds of Tobacco p day
                Amounts unto for each of them the sume of Three Hundred and
                Thirty pounds of Tobacco, and in the whole amounts unto the sume
                of Thirteene hundred and Twenty Pounds of Tobacco.

                Apll 2gth 1681
                  Ordered that Elias Nuthall doe without delay Cloath his servant
                Jane Jones with sufficient apparrell according to ye Lawes & customes
                of this Province in yt case made & provided, & also that the said Elias
                Comply with and fulfill the Order of Calvert County Court lately
                made Concerning the said servant & likewise that the said Servant
                Jane Jones remaine in the custody of Henry Exon at st Johns untill
        p. 422 the said ordr be fulfilled & he give good Security for his good Usage
                of her the said Jane Jones Dureing her time of service with him

               Raymond Stapleford Comand was given to the sheriffe of St Maryes
                     agt County that Whereas Timothy Macknemarra
             Timo Macknemarra  & sarah his wife Admx of the goods & Chattles
                               of Lewis Griffith deed were sumoned to
                answere unto Raymond staple ford of a plea that they Render unto
                him one Man servant wch from him they unjustly Detained to the
                greate damage of the said Raymond and that in such manner itt is
                proceeded in the Provinciall Court That the said Raymond Staple-
                ford ought to Recover against the said Timothy Macknemarra &
                Sarah his wife Administratrix as aforesaid the said Man servant
                Together his damages Sustained by occasion of the Detaining
                of the said Man servant But becawse it is not Knowne what damages
                the said Raymond stapleford hath sustained by occasion thereof Itt
                was therefore Comanded the Sheriff e of st Maryes County that hee
                Cause to come here To witt to the Citty of st Maryes the Nine &
                Twentyeth day of Aprill in the Sixth yeare of the Dominion of the
                Right Honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1681
                Twelve good and Lawfull men of his County to Enquire dilligently
                what damages the said Raymond stapleford hath sustained by occa
                sion of the premisses
                  Afterwards to wit the Thirtyeth day of Aprill in the yeare aforesd