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

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Thomas Smith pet:
Most humbly sheweth.

That whereas Michaell Taney Gent: high sheriff of Calvert
County upon the 23^th day of June An: Dom: 1687 at a County
Court holden at Calvert Town for the said County of Calvert
did recover judgement against your Petitioner for 1472^lbs of
Tobaccoe with cost of suite being the four fold of one hhd. of
Tobaccoe of the neat quantity of 368^lbs of Tobaccoe marked

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with the proper mark of the said Michaell Taney which your
Petitioner being the receiver of the Tobacco of one Samuell
Young in the said County by the order and appointment of the
said Samuell Young he the said Young telling your Pet^r he had
an order under the hand of the said Michaell Taney for the
said hhd. of Tobaccoe did scratch out the mark of the
said Hogs^d of Tobacco and received and marked the said hhd.
of Tobacco for the use of the said Young (not in contempt of
the Act of Assembly in such cases made and provided nor
intentionally to doe any Injury or wrong to the said Michaell
Taney) but veryly beleeving that the said Young had an order
for the said hhd. of Tobacco as he did protest he had in writeing
under the hand of the said Michaell Taney, and your Petitioner
understanding that the said Act of Assembly doth provide
against all such person or persons which doth offend in such
cases, shall stand in the Pillory with his offence writ upon his
back. Now your Pet^r humbly prayes your Hon^rs to take the
premises into your serious consideration that what your Pet^r
did in that behalf was by the false suggestions of the said
Young and not in contempt of the said Act of Assembly and
to order the Clk of his Lo^ps indictments for Calvert County not
to prosecute your Pef whereby he may be brought to that dis-
grace to stand in the Pillory. And your Pet^r as in duty bound
will ever pray &c.

The said Pet^r Smith produced a Certificate under the hands
of the Com^rs of Calvert County as followeth viz:

To the Hon^ble the Deputyes Lieut⁵ of this Province

Comrs Calvert County
Cert: abt Tho. Smith,

Whereas Michaell Taney Gent: high
Sheriff of Calvert Countv unon the 2 1^th dav