442 Court and Testamentary Business, 1655/6.

         Liber B. Nonsuit is Granted unto John Dandy at the Suit of Walter

         No, 3. Peake.

                The Court having this day received Information that there

              is two Runnawayes Servants which Came out of Virginia into

              this Province, It is ordered that the Sheriffe Shall by the first

              opportunity presse Boate and men to transport them over the

              River Potomock to be delivered to the Comander of Chicacone

              to be bast from place to place or otherwise untill they be delivered

              to Coll William Claiborne who is Supposed to be Interested

              in the Said Servants.

                John Hambleton is hereby Impowered to take the Estate of

              Richard Moores deceased into his possession, and that lie give

              Security within tenn dayes that lie Shall faithfully Endeavour

              the Irnprovemt thereof for the Children's use and to give a

              Just account thereof at the next Court, that further oi-der niay

              be taken therein

                mrs Ann Iohnson Confesseth in Court the Receipt of one

              Thousand pou nds of Tobacco & Caske froni mr William Ewen

              due to the publique by order of Court for his fine

                Attachment is Granted to mrs Johnson against the Estate of

              Henry Catchrney to the Value of 1000 l of Tobacco to be Re-

              sponsible for non performance of an order of Court Concern-

              ing the Setting tip of thirteen Tunnes of Caskc untill a Legall

              Determination.

                Whereas mr Durancl Secretary of this Province is upon

              Urgent occasion at present out of this Province Whereby the

          p. 180   Records Cannot be duely attended Mr Richard Preston is hereby

              Impoweredl atid this Court doth order that the Said Preston

              officiate that office during the absence of the Said Secretary,

              And alsoe to provide a Clarke to attend the Records and Court

                Bassill Little Merchant hath this day, in and at a Provinciall

              Court held at Putuxent in the Province of Maryland this 21

              of march 1655 openly protested and doth declare against mr

              William Barrett of London Mercht for non performance of a

              Covenant bearing date the 14th day of September 1655 Con-

              cerning the fraight of fifty hogsheads of Tobacco.

                                             p Bassill Little

                This protest declared before this Court as Wittness our

              hands Commissionrs for the Province of Maryland the Day

              above written

                     William ffuller. Woodman Stockley. John Hatch

              Signed p Richard Preston. Michael Brooke.

                     Tho: Meeres. William Parrett.