Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 189

Gerard the Atto^rney of the s^d Slye therewith, who sent one
Samuel Dobson with your Pet^r to fetch home the s^d Servant,
but before your Pet' and the s^d Dobson came home, the s^d
Servant was again runn away from your Pet^rs house soe that
he could not deliver him to the said Dobson; all which your
Pet^r did make appeare at the tryall by the said Dobsons oath,
notwithstanding which the Jury found against him the whole
summe layd in the Declaration amounting to Tenn Thousand
five hundred pounds of Tobacco in manner aforesaid; which
being more then your Pet^t is worth in all the world, will be
the totall ruine of him & his Six small Children. And your
Pef well knowing the s^d Gerard Slye & Thomas Gerard his
Attorney here, to be men of like temper without mercy
toward any poore Debt^r but alwaies extorting the uttermost
farthing, hath noe hope to be abated any part of the s^d
Judgem^t by them

Lib. R. R. R.

Therefore your poore Pet^r most humbly beseecheth your
L^spp of your owne goodness to release unto him such p^t of
your L^dsps moiety of the said Judgem^t as your L^sp in charity
shall think fitt, considering the poverty of your Pet^r and his
greate charge of Children, soe that the said Gerrard Slye may
leavy noe more by any writt of Execution then the moiety
adjudged him and his costs, which act of Charity will save
your pet^r from being throwne in prison to his totall ruin; and
at least continue him & his poore children to breath freely,
and Offer up their daily prayers to heaven for your L^sps long
life health and prosperity &c^a

thus answered (viz)

By the Lord Prop^ry & Councill
The moiety of his L^spps part of the fine awarded by the
hon^ble the Justices of the Provinciall Court against John King
of Calvert County is this day remitted by his L^spp in Councill,
whereof the Sheriff of the said County is to take cognizance
soe as not to leavy the same. Signed p ord^r
To the Sheriff of J Llewellin Cl Consil
Calvert County These.

To the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry in Councill
The humble Petition of Thomas Pue
Sheweth
That your Pet^r being employed in publick service of the
Province was last yeare allowed by the publick 8000^l: tob^o &
this yeare 6000^l tob^o and ordered to be paid in Calvert
County Coll Jowles sheriff. But soe it is that your pet^r
neither last yeare nor this yeare cann by any meanes receive

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