Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660. 381

James Scapes demands of John Bateman Administrator to Thom-
as Belcher deceased Eight hundred fforty ffower pounds of Tobacco
and Caske due to him from the said Thomas Belcher by bill dated
the second of June 1659, payable the tenth of October then following.
Vpon reading of the said Bill in Court, and in regard the defen-
dant confessed the said debt to be due It is therefore ordered that
the defend^t John Bateman shall forthwith pay the said sume of 344^l
Tobacco and Caske with Costs of Suite to the plaintiffe.

Liber
P. C. R.

Scapes v.
Bateman
Adminr

John Bateman this 3^d of December 1660 demands a warr^t to
arrest John Anderson at his suite to appeare at this Prou^ll Court
the II^th of December 1660 to answere in an action of trespass
Warrant inde issued to the Sherriffe of Calvert County retornable
vt supra.
Then (vizt) 11^o Dec 1660 The ensuing Petition was read To
the honno^ble the Gouernor and Councell of the Province of Mary-
land. The humble Petition of John Bateman Sheweth that John
Anderson hath much to the damage of your Petitioner twice come
vpon your Petitioners land, and broke up his Tobacco, and there

Bateman v.
Anderson
p. 380

paid and rowlled away Tobacco not properly his owne, for w^ch I
desire Order for my damage as your honnors shall thinke fitt and I
shall humbly pray: 11^th of Dec: 1660.
Signed John Bateman
Vpon reading of w^ch petition and consideration therof had The
Court thought fitt and haue soe ordered that this Cause be referred
till the next Prouinciall Court to be houlden the Nynteenth of
ffebruary next.

[paid may
be carelessly
written for
prized]

John Whiston demanded a writt ag^t Richard Bently in an action
of debt of fiue hundred and Eight pounds of Tobacco retorn to this
Provinciall Court: w^ch issued accordingly To w^ch the defendant ap-
peared, and then the ensuing Petition was read vizt
To the honnorable Gouernor and his Councell, The humble peti-
tion of John Whiston. Most humbly sheweth that Richard Bently
Cooper is indebted vnto your Petitioner the iust sume of fiue hun-
dred and Eight pounds of good Tobacco and Caske now due as may
by bill further appeare. Therefore your Petitioner humbly desireth
an order for the same, And your Petitioner shall as bound Euer pray.
And the said Bill was then also read, and the said Richard Bently
confessing the debt aforesaid
It is ordered that an Execution issue ag^t the said Bently at the
plantiffes suite for payment of the said fiue hund^d and Eight Pounds
with Costs of Suite.

8 Dec. 1660
Whiston v.
Bently