202 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.
Deed of gift
of heifer

This day Came Hugh Beuin of S^t Hieroms in the County of S^t
Maries, & acknowledgeth himself e to haue gyuen, & doth hereby
giue & deliuer to Nicholas Gwyth Gent" for the use of Owen Gwyther
his sonne One Black pyed Heifer, marked The Right eare underkeeld.
The Left eare Cropd' w^th Two slitts in the Crop, w^th all the whole
encrease both male & ffemale to him the s^d Owen Gwyther & his
heyres, And is to aduance him a portion
Recogniz Coram me Will^m Bretton. Hugh Beuin

Acquittance

Whereas Cap^t Nicholas Gwyther about 5 or 6 yeares agoe passed
his Bill or Specialty to Christopher Russell for Two hund^d pownds of
Tob & Cask, W^ch Bill was by the s^d Russell assigned ouer to Will^m
Eale, & by him the s^d Eale assigned againe to Hugh Beuin W^ch
Bill is accidentally lost. And lest perhaps it should againe appeare &
be found, I the s^d Hugh Beuin doe hereby bind my selfe to acquitt, &
doe hereby acquitt & discharge the f ores^d Cap^t Nicholas Gwyther of &
from the s^d Bill & Debt as afoies^d of 200^ll Tob. & Cask.
Hugh Beuin

Fereira v.
Warren

Dauid ffereira demands War^t agst Humphrey warren, in an accon
of Debt of 36^th 6^d money sterl.
War^t to the Sheriffe of S^t Maries County to arrest &c: Ret next
Prouinciall Court.

mrk Cattle

John Dauis recordeth his mark of Cattle &c: (Viz) Cropd' on both
eares, w^th a hole in both eares.

ffebruary
23^th 1658
Sheriff's
returns

Sheriffe of S^t Maries County Ret his writts (Viz)
All writts &c: Exequuted Except Summons pro John Shirtcliffe
in caa, W^m Harper X M^r Clearke.
Sheriffe of Chsarles County Ret. All executed
Sheriffe of Caluert County, Ret. All executed (Except) writt
pro Aaron Jacobson X John Little writt pro John Little X Aaron
Jacobson writt pro Jonathan Preston X Cornelius Kennede.

Sheriffe of Kent County Ret. all executed
Sheriffe of Annarundell County Ret. Executed.

p. 1599
vide 3 Md
Arch. 39!

Att a Prouinciall Court held att S^t Maries on Wednesday this
23^th ffebruary 1658.

P^ent

Josias ffendall Esq^r Gou^e

Philip Caluert Esq^r Secr

M^r Robert Clearke
M^r Baker Brooke

D^r Luke Barber