356Court and Testamentary Business, 1654.

         Liber B.   full Satisfaction of mr Thomas Hatton Upon a Bill of Twelve

               hundred and odd pounds of Tobacco and Caske entred into by

               the Said mr Hatton to the Said mr Richd Thurston the Said Bill

               being delivered up by me to the Said mr Hatton. Wittness

               my hand this tenth of Aprill 1654

               In the presence of           Charles Thurston

                William Stone

                         At a Court held at St Maries the

                         tenth day of Aprill 1654

                            (William Stone Esq Governour

                      Present Capt John Price

                             mr Thomas Hatton Secretary

                mr Thomas Hatton his Ldps Secretary and Attorney Gen-

               erall on his Ldps behalf and on the behalf of himself this day

               declared against Luke Gardiner for detaining Elinor Hatton

               his Neece a Girle of about twelve years old from him the Said

               Secretary and her Mother Endeavouring to trayne her up in

               the Roman Catholick Religion with other things in the Said

               Attorneys declaration Contained, the Said Luke appearing in

               this Suit upon a Speciall Warrant from the Governour and

               both parties being heard at large touching the Matter in ques-

               tion, The Court for the present pronounced noe other order

               therein,but onely that the Said Elinor Hatton who was present

               in Court and brought in upon the Said Speciall Warrant, Should

               be returned and left to the disposition of the Said Attorney

               her Uncle. The Said Warrant, declaracon and other proceed-

               ings thereupon being hereafter upon Record fol.

               John Norman plte mr John Metcalfe the Sheriffe of this County

               Edward Bowles deft Moving the Court on the defendts behalf for

               a Respite till the Next Court informing that the defendant was

               not able to Travell, It is thereupon Ordered that the hearing

               be respited till the next Court, And that then the Cornplt Shall

               have Such releife touching his Come and Clothes and attend-

               ing the Court as Shall be fitt

            p. 564 Know all men by these presents that I Lawrence Ward of

               Nansanum in Virginia doe Constitute my friend mr Richard

               Collet my Lawfull Attorney for me and in my Name to receive

               all Such debts as are due to me in Putuxent River in the Prov-

               ince of Maryland ratifying all that he Shall doe or Cause Law-

               fully to be done as I my Self were present. In Wittness

               whereof I have Sett my hand this 8th of December 1653

                                               Law: Ward

                       The Marke of Willm Mego