Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 79

Coursey Com^r in Chiefe under his L^dsp of all the fif' Militia in
Caecill & Kent Counties
Josias Lanham of County to be Ensigne of ditto
Company
ffor other the Captains desired by Coll Coursey not being
nominated in the Letter his L^dsp knows not whom to appoint

Liber R.

Then next read and heard a Petition preferred by John
Lemaire viz

To the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry in Councill Sitting &c^a
The humble Petition of John Lemaire of Charles County
humbly Sheweth
That at a Provinciall Court held at the City of S^t Maries
the 15^th day of ffebruary 1680: your Petitioner obteyned
judgem^t against George Godfrey of the same County for
ffifty pounds of Tobacco Damage and 3652' of tob^o Costs of
Suite, and also hath due unto him from the said Godfrey 520'
tob^o for Medicines administred to his ffamily by his ord^r all
which Tobacco the said Godfrey being lately convicted cannot
obteine, and although your Petitioner is informed your L^dsp
hath graciously granted the said Godfrey his whole Estate
fforfeited to your L^dsp by such Conviction aforesaid yett the
said Godfrey doth utterly refuse to pay your Petitioner his just
dues aforesaid
Your Pet^r therefore humbly prayes Releife in the p^rmisses
and that your Pet^r may be ordered the said Tobacco so due
to him as aforesaid amounting in the whole 4222' of tobacco
out of the Estate of the s^d Godfrey so forfeited as afores^d
And your Pet^r as in Duty bound shall pray &c.

The charges of Godfreys guards and Imprisonm^t with some
other debts ordered by his L^dsp to be paid being Satisfyed out
of the Estate, the Remaind^r thereof his L^dsp hath bestowed on
the wife and Children of the s^d Godfrey for their necessary
support and maintenance. W^ch is his L^dspps answer to the
above Petition.

Memdu upon a Petition preferred to this board by Majo^r
John Wheeler for allowance of Charges by him expended in
sueing out Mandamus on Lindseys Land, was ordered to be
p^d him p Philip Lynes (likecy to have the benefitt thereof.) as
foll viz.

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