348 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.

Liber
P. C. R.
Hammond
v. Dodson
Vid. fol. 151
fol. 213
fol. 233
fol. 310

To the hon^ble the Gouerno^r & Councel &c

The humble Petⁿ of Anne Hammond Sheweth That by order &
Justice yo^r Pet^r attatched a Seruant of Jaruise Dodsons for a Debt
owing to yo^r Pef from the s^d Dodson, & obteyned thereuppon Order,
for the deliuery & posses" of the s^d seruant. Now soe it is That this
suite long depending in this Court, The seruant soe attatched lyued
all the time w^th the sheriffe, & in his Custody, doling him labour
amongst the rest of the s^d Sheriffs seruants, & being sett on worke
by him. Whereuppon shee conceiueth her selfe freed from the ffee
of th^t Attatchm^t, when as the sheriffe conuerted the seruants labour
to his owne use, gyuing yo^r Pet^r noe accompt thereof.
Shee humbly therefore prayeth, for the reason alleaged, th^t shee
haue the Seruant ffree of all the sheriffs charge for ffees, as in
Equity shee conceiueth iust, & shee shall pray &c: It is Ordered that
the Pet^r enioy the s^d seruant according to former Order of this Court.
And the Sheriffe remitteth his ffee of Attatchm^t, & the Pet^r dispose
of her s^d seruant to her best benefitt, as shee pleaseth

Reade v.
Reade

Whereas John Reade plf, hath commenced suite agst George
Reade deft, Concerning a certaine peice or parcell of grownd adioyn-
ing to both their plantaons in Patux^t Riuer, To w^ch Land both parties
lay claime therto; The Controuersy arrysing through the marking of
Certaine Trees: Insomuch th^t the difference cannot bee determined
att this Court. It is therefore Ordered th^t the Cause bee Respited till
next Prouinciall Court, And th^t both p^eties bring their Euidences
thither, & their Respectiue Leases, & all other writings, concerning
their Lands or plantaons they now Hue on: To the end this difference
may more clearly appeare to the & haue itts finall determi-
naon.

To the hon^ble the Gouerno^r & Councell of Maryland

p. 346
Clarke v.
Hawley's
Estate

The humble Petⁿ of Robert Clearke Esq^r Sheweth, That whereas
yo^r Pet^r did suruey by warr^t for Cap^t Will^m Hawley ffiue thowsand
six hund^d Acres of Land. The ffee whereof amounted to six hund^d

pownds of Tob, W^ch Tob. yo^r Pet^r demanded of Cap^t Nicholas

Gwyther Execute^r of the s^d Hawley, Who doth not deny to pay the
same: But sayth hee cannot doe it, w^th out Order of this hon^ble Court.
Yo^r Pet^r therefore most humbly desyres yo^r hon^rs Order requyring
the s^d Cap^t Gwyther to pay yo^r Pet^r his s^d Tob, W^ch graunted yo^r Pet^r
will pray &c :
It is Ordered uppon this Petⁿ th^t Cap^t Nicholas Gwyther (being
p^ent in Court, & alleging nothing agst the Pet^r, but acknowledging
the iustnes of the demand) make paym^t of Six hund^d pownds of Tob,
to M^r Rob^t Clearke for his ffee of Suruey: The s^d Gwyther being
Executor or Admistrato^r of the fores^d Cap^t Hawleys Estate, &
now enioyeth & possesseth the s^d Land soe surueyed