Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 125

22500^l tob^o if he could gett your Pef^s to sell with a defeazance
that if he could not procure a good Title from yo^r Pet^rs he
would repay the 22500^l tob^o and pay Raspin what charges he
should be out in rebuilding and repaireing the Mills, Raspin
accounting for the profitts by him reed:
Raspin gave bond for payment of the 22500^l tob^o and
entred into possession of the premisses, Hee employed
Thomas Marshall Millwright about repaireing the same, and
not long after Raspin Dyed.
Marshall pretending Raspin was indebted to him for his
worke a considerable sumnie of Tobacco as principall Credito^r
to Raspin procured Letters of Adm^rcon of Raspins Estate,

Liber K.

which amounted to a very considerable value Sufficient to pay
all Raspins Debts with a great overplus: And to prevent the
Mills and houses goeing to Decay (if not looked after) to the
prejudice of the Executo^r of Dominick Bodkin, and the pub-
lick good, your L^dsp out of your provident care for all was
graciously pleased to ord^r Marshall to continue in possession
of the Mills and houses to looke after and repaire the same,
till such time as the psons Interested came in, to whom he was
to be accomptable & to deliver possession.
That your Pet^rs are the psons solely concerned in Law by
said will to sell or dispose thereof for paym^t of Debts and
legacys, and other vses in the s^d will, and your Pet^r James
solely appointed for the managem^t thereof here, that your Pet^r
hath procured Letters Testamentary from your L^dsps Judge for
probate of wills, and hath often demanded possession of the
premisses of said Marshall, and an Acco^t of the profitts by
him and Raspin reed: being ready to discount and allow all
just disbursem^ts That Marshall at first gave your Pet^r quiett
possession of two Roomes belonging to the house there which
your Pet^r kept a moneth or more, but since hath by evill
Councill procured two Justices of Charles County to Impannell
a Jury, and to present your Pet^r for a forceable Entry and
Deteyner of the premisses, and the Jury not hearing your Pet^r
evidence found your Pef James had forceibly deteined the
premisses.
That thereupon (your Pet^r being a stranger, and Marshall
giveing out then and soe he doth still that he held the
premisses by your L^spps ord^r and without that he would deliver
possession to none, and your Pet^r findeing himself soe hardly
dealt with and kept out of his owne contrary to Justice)
Your Pef by advice of his Councill hath been constrained
(contrary to his Inclinations) to commence severall actions at
law against the said Marshall first to recover his deed of
Mortgage and Pattent for the said Land in Marshalls Custody,
2^dly an Acco^t of the profitts by him recd:

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