Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659. 269

on the behalfe of the L^d Prop^r. Hereof fayle not, & there to make
returne of this warr^t. Gyuen this 22^th of March 1658
To the Sheriffe of Anarundell Nath: Vtie

Liber
P. C. R.

M^r John Bateman Decemb^r 3^d 1658.
I haue here inclosed Two bills of Lading, w^ch I haue assigned ouer
to yo^u in a 6^d paper booke in my Trunk, The Inuoyces are, & the
goods entred in th^t booke but not perfectly yo^u will find by another
little booke the freight & charge, the Salt was intended for salting
of meate for Barbados, the other goods & salt yo^u may dispose of for
large bright Tob. furrs, or what you find most aduantagious, And
make yo^r returnes of the whole to M^r John Bagnall of London
Merch^t. You will find by writings & letters to you of the Sale of the
Negros. Pray doe what yo^u can in itt. M^r Lees Agents if yo^u & they
can agree for what Negros are lyuing as they were appraysed. Three
seuerall Bills of Exec^e uppon M^r Jn^o Jefferies payable to M^r Bagnall
for the whole sume of money, & drawne by the s^d Agent 20 or 30
dayes after sight will bee well, I am not able to write any more
hauing had a terrible feauer a weeke or more. There is 2 Trusse of
Linnen more then included in bills of & lye in the hold marked B,
N^o 9 10, a uery small mark & N^o.
N^o 20 E a firkin for M^r Edmond Scarbrough not entred in the
Bill of Lading.
A fowling peece marked thus O
a hatt case marked B.
& a Trunk w^th noe mark The Trunk is the french fashion about
Ten or 12 shillings price.
See the other side.
I left fowre Thowsand pownds of Tobacco in debts w^th M^r Wil-
liam Boreman to receiue for mee. I desyre yo^u to looke after it, and
to make a Returne of it to M^r Bagnall in London.
I spent 3 Rumletts of drink conteyning fiueteene gallons w^ch was
in the Bill of Lading.
Will Backhous

I left the key of the Trunk w^th M^r Richard Hobbs. I doe testify
that this Letter was the order of M^r William Backhouse to John
Bateman.
John Home

Attested in Court 22^th Aprill 1659.
Will^m Bretton.

Endors^d
To his louing ffreind M^r John Bateman Merch^t in Patux^t Riuer
or else where this
dd

Aprill 22^th
p. 232
Re Bateman