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       Secretary of this Province of Maryland, Shall have power of Liber B.

       distress for Such ffees as were due to him before the resigna- No. 3.

       tion of the Government by Capt William Stone July 1654.

                                  William Durand Sec.

              At a Provinciall Court held at Putuxent the

              3d of November 1657.

                Mr Richard Preston.  mr Wm Parratt

                Mr Michael Brookes.  mr Phillip Morgin

         rresent

                M Thom: Thomas. mr Woodman Stockly

                 Mr Will: Ewens.

       Mr Henry Coursey plft    Refference is Granted unto Thomas

       Thom: Seamor defendt Seamor defendt in an Action of the Case

       betwixt him the Said Seamor and mr Henry Coursey plft And

       the Court doth order that the Said Seamor Shall Stand Com-

       mitted untihl he give good Sufficient Securitie for his personall

       appearance at the next Provinciall Court held for this Province

       the 29th of December next. And mr Henry Coursey doth

       Enter into Recullisance that his Servant Mary Cole Shall be

       forthcoming at the Said Court.

         Mary Cole Examined in Court Saith that Joseph Edlow and p. 338

       She this Examinat did lye together at the house of the Said

       Edlow, and that Thomas Seamor did advise the Said Edlow

       and this Examinat to goe to bed together, and that Thomas

       Breamstead who had married the Said Mary Cole, was present

       when the Sd Seamor did advise the Said Mary Cole and the

       Said Edlow to go to bed together, And farther this Examinat

       Saith that the Said Seamor came to this Examinat, and advised

       her this Examinat to go with him to Joseph Edlow, And when

       the Said Seamor and this Examinat Came to the Said Edlows

       house the Said Edlow being not at home, the Said Seamor

       went to look for him, and Came home with him, and fell to

       drinking this being that night that the Said Seamor advised

       this Exaniinat and the Said Edlow to be together as aforesaid.

         Samuell Gosey aged 23 years or thereabouts Sworn and Ex-

       amined in open Court Saith, that he heard Thomas Searnor

       about luly last read the prayer and the Matrimonie, and this

       Depont Sayth that he heard Thomas Seamor Say that he read

       more then the minister use to read.          Signum

                             Samuell x Gosey

         Thomas Walton aged 25 years or thereabouts Sworn and

       Examined in open Court Sayth that the next day after Mary

       Cole was Married, this Depont went up to Joseph Edlowes to

       See if She the Said Mary Cole were there, and Thomas Sea-