248 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

          Liber B.  mas 1651 at the price they might be bought for in Holland

               according to the Defendants ingagemt, Comeing by the

               defendants account to thirty Seven Gillders and two Stivers,

               And the defendants Attorney craveing a reference to the next

               Court, upon perusall therefore of the accompt touching the

               Said Goods, It is ordered that the defendt or his Attorny Shall

               pay to the Complainant five hundred pounds of Tobacco and

               Caske in Liew oi the Goods in question unless Cause be

               Shewed to the contrary by the next Court.

               Cornelius Canada pite    The plantiffe Sues to be relieved

               Thomas Gerrard Esq deft against the defendant for a house and

               Divers other Goods to have been allowed him in consideration

               of his time of Service appearing by Covenant upon Record

               and Damages, The Defendant denyes that the plantiffe did

               performe Conditions but deserted his Service by running away

               as also that he much Damnitied the defendant, by purloyning

               his Goods upon his goeing away to a great Value as he can

               make appeare by proofe, which he conceived to have been

               Recorded but not finding the Same upon Record according to

               his Expectation, Craveth a respite untill the next Court, which

               is Ordered accordingly, and that the defendant may in the

               meane time Examine what Wittnesses he Shall think fitt,

               lo the Honourable the Governour & Councell of Maryland

                        The Petition of Robert Brooke Esq.

               Humbly Sheweth.

                 That he being Estated by Warrant in two thousand Acres

               of Land on the North Side of Putuxent River over against his

               first plantacon upon Mocon of the Governour did Exchange

               one Thousand of it, for a thousand at Mattapania, but the

               Indians being presently after there Seated by order of the

               Governour, this Petitioner Complayned thereof to the Gov

          P. 427    ernour that it would be to the Loss of his land whereupon the

               Governour willed this Petitioner to take up one thousand Acres

               for it on the South Side of the river which your Petitionr

               accordingly did & long Since tooke up the two next Necks,

               below the Indian Towne and Marked the Said land, but about

               October last Willm Stevans and Thomas, Thomas going up

               the River to take up Land and having a mind to the Said

               Necks, yor Petitioner acquainted them that he had long before

               taken up that land and marked t Whereupon Thomas,

               ‘I'homas would have bought it of yor Petitionr and offered him

               Cattell for it which your Petitioner refusing, they went Cun-

               ningly to worke and laboured to defraud your Petitioner

               thereof by a Warrant that would noe wayes Extend to it.

               William Stevens procured a Warrt for 400 Acres of Land