Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 465

Memd^m
Came George Parker gentleman one of the Attorneys of
the Provinciall Court and presented to the board this following
petition (viz.)
To the R^t hon^ble Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of
the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Balte-
more &c.
The humble petition of Henry Bray citizen and glazier of
London

Most humbly sheweth,

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Henry Bray's
petition.

That Nicholas Painter of Ann Arrundell County
in the Province aforesaid being possessed of a

certain plantation in the said County with a very considerable
stock of Tobaccoes, Negroes, household goods and other goods
and commodyties thereon being, and of several debts amount-
ing in all to a very considerable value, and alsoe being seized
off and in severall parcells of land lyeing in divers Counties
in the Province aforesaid, did in or about the moneth of Aprill
1684. transport himself to London That the said Nicholas
Painter at his departure from Maryland constituted Coll.
William Burgess his Attorney, and entrusted him with his s^d
estate. That on the eighth of September 1684. the said
Nicholas Painter made his last will and Testament in London
and thereof appointed your Ld^ps Petitioner (his neere relation
sole executor and in a few daies after imbarqued himself for
Maryland, and immediately after his arrivall there dyed. That
the said Nicholas Painter dureing his continuance at London
became indebted to your Petitioner a considerable summe of
money upon Bond, and alsoe to divers other persons severall
greate summes of money, That the said Coll. Burges (without
any lawfull authority) not only deteines the goods and Estate

of the said Nicholas Painter which wee comitted to him as afore-
said, but hath alsoe possessed himself of 15. able servants, and
a considerable quantity of goods and merchandizes, which'the
said Painter transported with him and likewise of a parcell of
goods belonging to your Petitioner. And forasmuch as the
said Coll. Burges hath taken upon him to appraise the said
Estate, servants and goods, and much undervalued the same
by which indirect meanes not only your Petitioner (who is the
true Executor) is likely to be defrauded of his right and interest
to the Estate of the said Painter but also he and all other the
Creditors of the said Painter are in greate danger of loseing
their just debts.
Your Petitioner therefore most humbly implores your Lord-
ship to be pleased to take the premises into consideration and
to grant him your Lord^ps Letter directed to your Councill in

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