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Edward Randolph v. John Blackmore and Ship Ann. Criminal information
upon identically the same offense, brought nine months later than the preceding.
The record of this second proceeding is incomplete.

Elizabeth Blackiston, Executrix of Nehemiah Blackiston, deceased, Collector
of the Customs for the Potomac District v. Charles Carroll. Criminal information
for importation of beer without payment of duties claimed under the stats. 3
Henry VII, ch. 8, and 12 Charles II, chs. 23 & 24, and an act of the provincial

assembly of i6gg.¹

His Majesty v. Richard Sweatnam and Elias King. Although charged with
different crimes, Sweatnam with perjury and King with bribery, these two cases
were brought together to the Court of Appeals by the attorney general for re-
versal of acquittals. The record here does not include a transcript of any of the
proceedings in the provincial court; they are found in the unpublished records
of that court.² The appeals were dismissed.

Gabriel Parrott v. His Majesty. From a conviction on a charge of perjury.
The interruption of the record after Demon's death occurred after only part of
the proceedings in this case had been recorded.

Thomas Macnemara v. Her Majesty. From a conviction of homicide by
chance medley. The writ of error was sued out after allowance of benefit of
clergy and burning in the hand, and after a writ of inquiry into assets of Mac-
nemara's had been issued and returned.

John Davison v. His Majesty. Cause abated by death of the appellant be-
fore any proceedings taken in this court, and transcript not copied into the
record. The provincial court records show that the case was upon an indictment
for " trespass."

William Vernon v. His Lordship. From a conviction on a charge of horse
stealing. Writ of error issued after payment to the owner of fourfold the value
of the horse, whipping, and standing in the pillory. The attorney general not
opposing, the judgment was reversed eight years after the conviction and the
amount of the fine ordered to be repaid by heirs of the owner of the horse.
Error was assigned generally in an insufficiency in the indictment and in the
venire facias juratores, and the proceedings thereunder.

viu. DEBT

Henry Hawkins v. Philip Lynes. On bond to pay an amount of tobacco.
Converted into a suit upon attachment upon the return of summons of the de-
fendant twice: non est inventus.

William Parker v. George Lingan, Administrator of John Abington. On a
protested bill of exchange. Dismissed for want of any transcript of the record
in this court.

John Salter v. Clement Sale. Upon bond for the sale of tobacco.

Magdalen Edmondson, Administratrix of fames Edmondson, Heir of John
Edmondson v. Hugh Hall, Administrator of Hugh Hall. Upon bond for pay-
ment of £121. An accounting ordered, as previously stated.³

1 Ch. 22, Archives, XIII, 466.

² MSS. Provincial Court Records, Liber T. L., no. i, no, 507, 509, 676, 703, 704, and 810.

8 Above, § ii, Acccmnt nt Ccimmon £_au>-