382 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1721.

          Lib. X. At a Council held in the Council Chamber in Annapolis

               on Friday February the 23d 1721

                          Present in Council

               The honble Charles Calvert Esqr Governor

                          Colo Willm Holland

                             Colo Samuel Young

                             John Hall Esqr

                             Colo Thomas Addison

                 the honble

                             Colo Richard Tilghman

                             Colo M T Ward

                             James Bowles Esqr

                            John Rousby Esqr

                 The honble James Bowles Esqr produces the following

               petition vizt

            p. 34    To his Excellency Charles Calvert Esq Governor and the

               Honourable Council of Maryland

                 The humble Remonstrance of Thomas Truman Greenfield

               Sheriff of Saint Marys County

               Humbly sheweth

                 That your Declarator serv'd a writt of Retorno habendo in

               April last upon six Negroes then in possession of a certain

               Mary Phippard to the use of George Forbes which Negroes

               were appraised as the estate of Kenelm Cheseldyn deceased

               at one hundred fifty nine Pounds as p the Inventory of that

               estate may appear

                 Now may it please your Honours this being an Extraordi

               nary writt and such as the Law has not ascertained the fees

               for I applied my self to the Iustices of the provincial Court for

               the Regulation of my Fees in that Case having taken notice

               of a paragraph in the Act for Limitation of Officers Fees Folio

               47 wherein it is said for serving an Extraordinary Warrant or

               Commission to be regulated by the Court which Court I Con

               ceived was that which the Precept was returnable but the

               Court was of another Opinion and referred me to your

               Honours who is therefore humbly prayed to Ascertain them

               with regard had to my Great Trouble some of the said

               Negroes being Conceal'd in the Woods and the Execution of

               as much Hazard as a Replevin

                 Which favour will always be thankfully acknowledged by

                     Your Excellencys and Honours

                 November 7th 1721Most Obedient humble Servt

                               T T Greenfield

                 Which said petition being read and Considered was Ordered

               to be thus endorsed vizt