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of this Province without any just cause appeareing or made
knowne to us, (of w^ch we cannot but take notice) and hope
you will civilly upon receipt hereof dismiss him, in full assure-
ance that if he have committed any offence deserveing punishm^t
you shall (upon your application to this Governm^t) see that
wee cann, and will doe you justice. Soe hopeing you will
give us noe further trouble Wee rest
Your Loving ffriends
Tho: Taillor
Vincent Lowe
William Stevens

Lib. R. R. R

James Ringold's pet.

p. 234

To the hon^ble his L^sps Councill assigned
The humble petition of James Ringold of
Kent County
Humbly sheweth
That whereas your pet^r in the yeare 1683 brought his accon
of debt against Michael Miller for thirty thousand pounds of
tob^o upon a bond of award, which said accon proceeded to

judgem^t and on the ffourth day of July in the yeare aforesaid

at the City of S^t Maries, the said Michael Miller in the Prov^ll
Court obteined a Non Suite against your pet^r and the Court
awarded your pef to pay the s^d Michael two thousand Eight
hundred twenty and three pounds of Tobacco, costs of Suite,
And now soe it is may it please your Hono^rs your Pef being
much grieved and damnified by meanes of the non suite aforesaid
and for that the judgem^t process and proceedings aforesaid of
the said Michael Miller is Erroneous and contrary to Law.
Your Pet^r humbly prayes his L^sps writt of Erro^r to him may
be granted, and directed to the Justices of the Prov^ll Court,
requireing them to send to his said L^sp in the upper house of
the next Gen^ll Assembly, the Transcript of the Record process
proceedings and Judgem^t aforesaid, that inspection being
thereinto had, his said L^sp in his said upper house of Assembly
may cause to be done therein, what of right and according to
the Lawes of this Province ought to be done, And likewise
his L^sps writts of Sciri facias, and supersedeas thereupon, he
your said pet^r giveing security for the same, according to the
act of Assembly in that case made.
And your pet^r shall pray &c^a

Ord^r for writt of Erro^r &c.

Ordered that writt of Erro^r and sciri facias issue, and (if
Execution be not served) lett Supersedeas also issue as is
prayed The pet^r giveing good security for the same.