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Provincial Court Proceedings 1659.

Liber
P.C.R.
Oct. 6 Pnt^e

Thursday 6^th Octob^r 1659.

Josias ffendall Esq^r Gou^r'
Philip Caluert Esq^r Seer
Cap^t Will^m Stone

M^r Tho: Gerard
m^r Luke Barber
M^r Baker Brooke

Co" Nath: Vtye
M^r Edw: Lloyd

Re Samford

John Sinkler on the behalfe of William Samford Sayth uppon
Oath in open Court, That the s^d Samford came into Virginia a
Seruant, & was bownd to serue Co^ll Thomas Swan (by reason
hee was yowng) Seauen yeares, according to the Custome of the
Country. That hee came into the Country about Christmas. And
th^t hee hath beene nine yeares allready in this Prouince & in Vir-
ginia, ffurther sayth not.

Greenwells"
Estate v.
Hall
p. 303

Know all men by these p^ents That I Walter Hall of the Prouince
of Maryland .... indebted to John Greenewells Estate Eighteene
hundred .... of Tob, w^th Cask, ffor the paym^t of w^ch, I the sayd
Walter Hall doe bind ouer all my stock of Cattle & hogges for the
paym^t of the same. As wittnes my hand Septembr the 26^th 1659
Walter Hall.
Tested by John i Walton his fhrk Mary X Jackson her mrk.
Will^m Euans deposeth & Sayth That this Clayme of his on the
behalfe of John Greenwell Deceased, is a Reall Debt. Hee (being
Ouerseer or ff coffee in trust) hauing sold a Mayd seruant to Walter
Hall for th^t same somme of Tob, w^ch seru^t belonged to the s^d
Greenewell.
And thereuppon Walter Hall acknowledgeth this Bill or Conuey-
ance in open Court.

Gillford v.
Comrs. of
Calvert Co.

To the hon^ble the Gou^r & Councell &c :

The humble Petⁿ of Mary Gillford Widdow most humbly sheweth
That where as att the last Prouinciall Court held in this County, on
the 21^th of Aprill, yo^r hono^rs were pleased to putt a sick Boy to bee
kept att yo^r Pet" howse. W^ch Boy tarryed there untill the beginning
of July following. And then went from mee (blessed be god) in
health, yo^r Pet^r taking great care of him during the time hee was att
her howse, th^t hee should want for nothing th^t was requisite & fitting,
& could prouide for him. Insomuch th^t hee rotted two blanketts & a
Bolster of yo^r Pet^es.
In Consideraon of w^ch, & for his time of being att yo^r Pet^rs howse
& for her Care in looking to, & tending him, shee humbly beseecheth
yo^r hono^rs to Consider, & grant her an Order to be payd in this
Country & shee shall euer pray &c :
Ordered th^t this Petⁿ bee sent downe to the County Court in
Caluert County, And that the Commis^rs of that County, see that the