Court and Testamentary Business, 1653 / 4.333

       mr ffrancis Brookes plte The Attachment taken out by the plte Liber B.

       mr Paul Sympson defendt agt the defendts Estate and laid upon the

       Same in Job Medleys hands, is ordered to Stand in force till

       the Next Cropp, And the pite may then proceed thereupon if

       he Shall think fitt, the Said Medley alledging he hath not any

       of Sympson's Estate in his hands for the present that can be

       responsible for Satisfacons of the pltes debt.

             To the Worll Thomas Hatton Esq Secretary

             of the Province of Maryland these prsent

       Worthy Sir

        After my Service presented to yor Self and mrs Hatton,

       these are to Certifie you that I have taken Order with Good-

       man Medley to pay You one thousand pounds of Tobacco &

       Caske which I pray receive of him, and give him a discharge

       for Soe Much, and I Shall (if any more be due) Satisfie you

       with the Most Expedition I Can, Sir the Sheriffe hath laid an

       Attachment upon 5500 l of Tob: of mr Wilfords for my debts,

       You May therefore be plased to take Notice that the Tobacco

       is not mine for I assigned it to him in November last, and p.

       besides Goodman Medley hath a discharge under my hand

       which was done likwise in November, which I pray Sir be

       pleased to demand of Medley that it may be Seen in open

       Court, for I wholy depend of the Said Tobacco for to Satisfie

       you and Some others on this Side. Sir I beseech you doe mr

       Wilford what right you May in the premisses and I know he

       will be gratefull to you, not Else at present more then the Ser

       vice of.                      Yor Servant

       ffebruary 24th 1653            Paul Sympson

        Upon the back of this Letter is indorsed as followeth Viz.

       3 Martij 1653. John Medley ingageth himself to be mr Hat-

       tons Paymaster for the one thousand pounds of Tobacco and

       Caske within Mentioned in open Court the day and yeare

       abovesaid. In the presence of us.

                          William Eltonhead, Robt Clarke

        Mr Arthur turnor this day in open Court acknowledgeth

       himself to owe to mr Thomas Hatton Secretary of this Prov-

       ince upon John Hatches Accompt for the debt of Skipper

       Jacob Derrickson three hundred thirty and one pounds of

       TI'obacco and Caske and for the Same acknowledgeth a Judg-

       men t.

       Thomas Caget plte    It is Ordered that an Attachment for

       mr Peter Landesdesdale (left  700 l of tob: & Caske for debt and Dam

       ages lately Served upon the defendants Estate in the hands of