MlNU'l'F.S Ol' COIKI M I'ORI DlNMOKK. 553 



( )r(l that the Court be adjoined until to Morrow Morning 9 

 o'clock Ge(j : Ci«i(;hax. 



(48) At a Court Con'd and held ibr Auyusta County, September 



22d, 1775, 



Pres't. John Campbell, \\ in. Crawibrd, John Cannon, John 



McColloch, Dorsey Penticost, 

 [Here follows another list of cases, over five hundred in number, 

 wherein only the surnames of the parties, plaintiff and defendant, are 

 given, with occasionally some unimportant memoranda, thus : " Crog- 

 han V. Whittaker," or " Cresap vs Bowlin, Atta." If Christian 

 names had been given, or the nature of the action shown, this list of 

 cases would not have been omitted.] 



(61) At a Court Con'd and held for Augusta County, Sepr 23d, 



1775, P. Ceo Croghan, Jno. Cannon, Jno. McColloch, Dorsey 

 Penticost, Dav'd Shej^perd. 



Lynch vs Jones, Jno. McCallister Spbd. 

 [It ai)i)earing to the Court that Geo Brent &: John Gab'l 

 Jones, practising Attos of this court, have this day insulted 

 this court in a very gross manner, by directing the under sheriff 

 not to appear t^: open the court when commanded by the Jus- 

 tices, met upon the adjournment of yesterday, from which direc- 

 tions the sheriff hesitated some time in doing his duty, & did 

 commit other Insults highly derogatory from the dignity &: Au- 

 thority of this Court : It is the Opinion of this court that the sd 

 (ieorge P)rent (S: Jno. (ial/l Jones be suspended from practis- 

 ing as Altos in this Court untill the Pleasure of the General 

 Court is known in this behalf. It is therefore Ordered that 

 the Clerk do Certify these proceedings to the honble the Gen- 

 eral Court (S: that the Atto Genl be sumd, John Walker, Gent, 

 of Albemarle, Edward Winston of Bedford, Geo. Rootes of 

 Frederick, & Chas. Sims of A\'est Augusta, to attend there to 

 l)rove the facts alleged agst the sd Brent «S: Jones ; & It is Ord 

 that they be committed to the (ioal of this County, and there 

 to remain until they Enter into recog in the sum of ;!{^2oo 

 Each, with 2 Secys Each in the sum of ^100 Each.]"* 



'^ The entry thus embraced in [] was at fust made in the minute as S'^'e», '^ut was 

 afterwards erased hv lines (hawn over it. 



