Court and Testamentary Business, 1654. 357

                To the Worll William Stone Esq and the rest of Liber B.

                the Counsell

             The Humble Peticon of Richard Collett Attorney of

             mr Ward

      Sheweth

        That Whereas Robert Taylor Standeth indebted unto mr

      Lawrence Ward the Sume of 332 l of Tob: & Caske as by Bill

      appeareth more twenty upon Accompt, yor Petitioner humbly

      Craveth Order for present pay with Court Charges Yor Peti-

      tioner as bound Shall pray &c.

      mr Lawrence Ward by mr    The Compltes Suite (pnt p Pe

      Richd Collett his Attorney plte    tition) being for three hundred

      mr Robert Taylor defendt thirty and two pounds of Tobacco

      and Caske which the defendant oweth him upon Bill dated

      7o Marcij 1652 and twenty pounds of Tob: More upon Accompt

      11 April Execut for a pair of Stockings and a Dozen of Pipes, And

      ad Satisfaci- the defendant acknowledging the debt It is Or-

      end c Estat dered that the defendant doe forthwith pay the

      Same (being in all three hundred fifty two pounds of Tobacco

      and Caske) to Compite or his Assignes, the Bill being Now

      Delivered into Court and Cancelled.

        Know all men by these presents that I John Davis of Chuck a-

      tuck doe Constitute Ordaine and Make my Loving ifriend mr

      Richard Collett of Putuxent my true and Lawfull Attorney for

      me and in My Name to receive and pay, to arrest, plead and

      imprison, to release quitt and Discharge for me and in my

      Name in as ample Manner and as farr forth as if I were in

      presence as Wittness.my hand and Seale the tenth of No-

      vember 1653.

      Wittness. George Ketchmy   John Davis his Marke

      William Long his Marke

          To the Worll William Stone Esqr & the rest of the Coun- p.

          sell

            The Humble Peticon of Richard Collett Attorney of Jno

            Davis

      Sheweth

        That Whereas Robert Taylor Standeth indebted unto John

      Davis a hog which Should have been delivered unto Cornelius

      Abraham with Come for the hog aboard the Sloop Sufficient

      till it was delivered to the Said Davis in Virginia, which, the

      Said Taylor hath not performed. The Petitionr prays an Order

      for the Tobacco which Davis paid for Taylors use in Virginia

      Anno 1652 being 250' Tob: with Caske together wth forbear-

      ance and Court Charge, and he Shall Ever pray &c.