Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659. 303

giuing and graunting mee Samuel Tilghman of London Mariner the
full third part or parts of all Wracks or fforfeitures w^thin the s^d
Prouince committed below high water marke. And whereas M^r
Daniel Hutt of New England hath w^thout Commisⁿ gone Contrary
to the Law of the 3^d Prouince, & traded w^m the Indian Inhabitants
thereof, Whereby his Vessell called the May fflowre became prize, &
stands Condempned through his the s^d Hutts default.
Now know all men by these p^ents th^t I Samuel Tilghman as
Admirall afores^d doe for the Consideraon of Two Thowsand fower
hund^d pownds of Tob by me receiued of Dauid ffereira as the
ualue of Thirty pownds sterl, bargaine, sell, alien, & for euer Conuey
unto the s^d Dauid ffereira his heyres, Execute", Adrhistrato^rs or
Assignes all my Right, tytle & interest of the Third part of the s^d
Vessell, w^th the third part of all Anchors, Cables, rigging, Sayles,
boates, goods, wares, & merchandizes whatsoeuer belonging or ap.
purtayning to the s^d Vessell, And I doe on the behalfe of my selfe,
my heyres, Execute^rs & Admistrato^rs warrant the s^d third part unto
Dauid ffereira his heyres or assignes for fiueteene months after the
date hereof. Wittnes my hand & Seale this 2^d day of May 1659.
Samuel Tilghman
Se + ale.
In the p^ence of Henry Coursey Edward Packer.

Liber
P. C. R.

M^r Peter Bath demands War^t agst Tho: Champian, in accon
Detinew war^t to the Sheriffe of S^t Maries County to arrest &c: Ret.
Prouinciall Court to be holden in Anarundell County 20^th June next.

Bath v.
Champion

These p^ents wittnes th^t I Mathew Smith Planf in Patux^t Riuer,
doe hereby sell, alienate, assigne & make ouer unto Thomas Hopkins
& Robert Hopkins ioyntly & seuerally, them or eyther of them Two
Cowes & One heyfer (marked in the right eare w^th a slitt downe in
the eare & a peice cut out before, & the left eare Cropd) And I the s^d
Mathew Smith bind mee my heyres to beare harmelesse the s^d Thom-
as Hopkins & Rob^t Hopkins, their heyres or assignes from any tytle
right or interest from the s^d Mathew Smith or Arthur Manship his
Wife, or his Childreⁿ. Wittnes my hand the 18^th of January 1656
Teste
James Veitch Mathew C Smith
Jo^s Hambleton. Elizabeth A Smith.

Re Smith's
Cows

Dermott ffenine recordeth his marke (Viz) The right eare under-
keeld. The left eare Cropt & underkeeld. I ffrancis Armestronge
of Caluert County in the Prouince of Mary-Land doe acknowledge
to haue gyuen, & doe hereby giue, conuey & marke ouer unto Cornelia
Abrams, Daughter of Cornelius Abrams Deceased One Cow named
Nancy, & one yeareling heyfer called Brownings heyfer (marked

Mrk. Cattle
p. 267
Re Arm-
strong's
Cows