542    court and Testamentary Business, 1649—50.

            Liber A.    grants whereby the right to the said 1000 Acres is derived to

                  the pite and likewise the said Pasmores oath all remayning

                  vppon Record But the deft aniongst other obieccons alleadged

                  that the pite had made an Agreemt Wth the said Mr Calvert to

                  accept of part of the said iooo Acres there rendring a Rent

                  and the rest in some other place and desired time till November

                  Court next to make her proofes till wch time shee cannot attend

                  the hearing wch is ordered accordingly and then the Cause is

                  to receive a finall determinacon

                   John Hath Attorney of Abraham  The plte craveth to bee releived

                   Johnson Marriner plte Thomas  against the deft for 3620 l Tob and

                   Greene Esqr deftCaske due by Accompt for goods

                  sould him by Abraham Johnson And the defendant con

                  fesseth bee oweth soe much to Abraham Johnson And the

                  defendant confesseth hee oweth soe much to Abraham vppon

                  Accompt if Custome bee paid but if Custome bee not paid

                  for the last yeare, then 20 l Tob p Cent is to bee deducted

                  And if Custome bee to bee paid then bee craves to haue the

                  whole debt allowed to himseli in part of what is due to him out

                  of the last yeares Custome

                   John Hatch Attorney of Abraham      The plte moveth for an Execucon

                   Johnson Marriner pite Phillipp     according to an order made in this

                   Land deftCase 2d Jany last and a subsequent

                  Agreemt therevppon made being vppon Record whereby the

                  defendant made over to him his ffees as Sheriff and other

                  things for security of paymt of this debt But it appeared to

                  the Court that the deft had before that time made over his

                  whole Estate to Mr Bretton as a Counter security to save him

                  harmeles touching his ingagemt for the said Land for the due

                  execucon of the Sheriffes Office wch Counter security is lately

                  recorded Wch Counter security to Bretton being entred into

                  by the deft before the said Conveyance to the Pite the Court

                  was of opinion ought to bee prferred though the Conveyance

                  to the plte was first recorded there being noe lawe in this

                  Province to the contrary.

            p.    316 15 ffebr These presents testify that I Thomas Greene of St

                  Maries in the Province of Maryland esqr am to satisfy Jo:

                  Medley of Newtowne Hundred of the same place planter the

                  full & just quantity of 675 l of good Tob: and Caske out of his

                  Lopps Customes for one black Oxe bought of the said Medley

                  towards the victualling of his Lopps ffort of St Inegoes and

                  is to bee delivered vnto mee or to whom I shall appoint within

                  these 10 or 12 dayes by the said John Medley or his Assignes

                  witnes my hand this 26th of September 1647. Tho: Greene

                  signed in the The marke of Wm Tompson

                   presence of         Geo: dolte