124 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649-50.

           Liber B. J acknowledge my Self Satisfaction by Mr Hatton touching

               the debt from Phillip Land above menconed. Wittness my

               hand this 2d of March 1653 Will Hardich

                Upon the Motion of John Hatch Attorney, of William

               Andrews Esq Shewing that Whereas by an Order of the 20th

               of March last Robert Brooke Esq was adjudged to pay unto

               the Said Mr Andrews 3400 l tob and Caske he the Said Hatch

               upon the Said Mr Brooke's importunity and Serious promise of

               Satisfaction with recompence to the Said Hatch for his pains

               in trouble in this Suit, had hitherto forborn to take fourth

               Execucon upon the Said Order, and in respect there was not

               yet Any Sherriff Appointed for Charles County where the Said

               Mr Brooke lived moved that an Execucon might issue out

               upon the Said Order, and that power might be given to Some

               Sheriff or other Officer for the Serving thereof, And that the

               Said Mr Brooke might be Ordered to give him the Said Hatch

               Some reasonable Consideracon for his pains & Charges in

               Solliciting this Suit, It is thereupon Ordered, that Execucon be

               made out accordingly, and that the Sheriff is thereupon together

               with the Said debt and Court charges to leavy also one hun

                                         dred and fifty pounds of

          1 acknowledge myself satisfaction by Mr Hatton

          touching the Dt from Philip Land above men-      Tobacco and Cask for

          tioned Wittness my hand this 2d of March 1653     Satisfaction of his the

                            Wm Hardich 

                                         Said Hatch's pains and         

               charges of Solicitacon aforesaid, and Lieutent Nicholas Gwyther

               is by the Governor hereby appointed and authorised for the

               doeing of all the Sheriff's business for Charles County aforesd

               till further Order.

                Upon Mocon made unto this Court this day on the behalf of

               his Lordp by Mr Thomas Hatton his Lordp's Attorney General

               declareing, that Whereas in an Act of Assembly of the 29th of

               April 1650 Concerning deserted plantacons there is an Excep-

               con on the behalf of Orphans under Sixteen years of Age as

           p. 254   by the Said Act on Record appears, And that upon Culor of

               that ExcepcOn there is claime made to Some Mannors Lands

               and PlantacOns within this Province (on the behalf of Orphans)

               which otherwise had been forfeited to his Lordp by vertue of

               that Act, and noe Course hitherto taken on behalf of Such

               Orphans either for payment of the Rent arrear or for Seating

               thereof Soc as there may be a probability that his Lordship

               may be hereafter Satisfied his Said arrears or the ensueing

               Rents the Lands hereby also lying waste which Otherwise

               might have been Seated for the better Security of the

               Common wealth, And therefore the Said Attorney General

               desired, that this Court would appoint Some Course by way