Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 265

Writt of Exequuon to the Sheriffe of Caluert County issued 9^th
of March att the request of Cap^t Sampson Waring agst John Ham-
iltons Estate for 360^l Tob. according to the Order last Court, fol. 205.

Liber
P. C. R.

Waring v.
Hamilton's
Estate
Vid. fol. 205

M^r Rob^t Clearke demands out of M^r Lewis Land to be appraysed
500^l Tob, due to him for his ffee of Suruey of the same & not yet
satisfyed.

Clarke v.
Lewis

Thomas Gerard of S^t Clem^ts Manno^e in the County of S^t Maries
Esq^r Sheweth.

That in the yeare of Our Lord God 1640, Octob^r 8^th His Lordship
did by his speciall warr^t order One Thowsand Acres of Land to be
surueyed, & under his greate Seale graunted to Abell Snow of Cur-
siters Office in Chancery lane Londⁿ Gentⁿ That there was 1000
Acres of Land, lying betweene S^t Johns Creeke & Gerards Creeke,
according to th^t speciall warr^t surueyed & graunted to the s^d Abell
& his heyres the 12^th of ffebruary following, That the s^d Abell is since
dead, And th^t Susan the Wife of the s^d Thomas is Sister to the s^d
Abell, & Heyre att Law unto him, & therefore ought the 1000 Acres
to possesse. That Richard Willan of Snow Hill in the County of S^t
Maries afores^d, & James Lindsey of S^t Thomase's in Charles County,
the s^d Land doe uniustly deteine. And thereuppon bringeth his suite
&c:
Richard Willan of Snow Hill in the County of S^t Maries, &
James Lindsey of S^t Thomases in Charles County, Say, That they
know not that euer Abell Snow had any Lawfull Graunt from his
L^p of 1000 Acres Lying betweene S^t Johns Creek & Gerards Creeke,
as by the plf is alleaged. That were it soe, Susan the Wife of
Thomas Gerard is not the true heyre of Abell Snow. That they doe
not possesse 1000 Acres of Land, Lying betweene S^t Johns Creeke &
Gerards Creeke, but only 900 Acres, Bownded w^th the ffreehold late
of Thomas Hatton gentⁿ (first graunted to Nathaniel Pope fromerly
of this Prouince) & a ffreehould formerly called Gerards ffreehould,
now Porke-Hall. W^ch they doe possesse by Vertue of a Graunt from
his L^p to them & their heyres, Bearing date 24^o Decemb^r 1652. W^ch
Land by the Act for Deserted Plantaons, was in his L^ps power to
Graunt, & this they are ready to proue.
His L^ps speciall warr^t, & the other Records concerning this suite
being ueiwed, & read: And the proofes & allegaons of both parties
being heard & considered; & the Cause, seaming difficult to the
Board, a long time discussed, Philip Caluert Esq^r Secretary of this
Prouince much concern'd herein craues an Appeale to his L^p in
England, w^ch was Graunted Ani 1658 ffinis.

Gerard v.
Willan and
Lindsey

p. 222