Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 471

Then was called for a Grand Jury for this Co^rt. these persons
following, (vizt)

Liber
P. C. R.
p. 483

Nicholas Young Foreman
Robert Cole
Robert Kingsbury
Daniell Clocker
Henry Adams
Peter Joy
William Harper
James Jolly
Henry Ellery

Thomas Sympson
Zachary Wade
William Hughes
William Cole
John Vanhack
George Maccall
John Wayhope
George Taylor
William Palmer

Gent :

Whoe being Sworne and their Charge given them they withdrew
to make Inquisicon to the Indictm^t of W^m Gyles and Anne Nevell

The prt demands an Indian of the def^t promist him in Sattisf accon
of another Indian belonging to the plt sould by order of the def^t vnto
the Queene of Portoback, And the plt not being able to make any
thing appeare a Non Suite was Granted to the def^t.

Henry
Moore v.
Josias
Fendall

To the Right honorable the Gouernor and Councell of the Province
of Maryland
The humble peticon of Dennis Ascolar Humbly Sheweth That yo^r
peticon^r came into the Province of Maryland with Captaine Henfeild
which Henfeild did sell yo^r peticon^r to Walter Beane for the tearme
of seauen yeares which tyme yo^r peticon^r hath honestly serued
Wherefore yo^r peticon^r humbly craueth that this honorable Courte
will be pleased to take it into their serious Consideracon that as yo^r
peticon^r came in without any Indenture may not be forced to serue
any longer then yo^r pet^r came into the Country for And yo^r pet^r shall
pray &c.
The plt sues as in peticon abouesaid The .... bought him for

Ascolar v.
Fendall

seauen .... an according to a deed here Showne in Courte which
deed p^ecisely not nameing the Servant, It is ordered that the Servant
be brought to the next Provinciall Courte and that Walter Beane be
summoned to the Courte to testefye for how many yeares he bought
the plt of Cap^t Henfeild

p. 484

To the honorable the Gouernor and Councell of Maryland
The humble peticon of Thomas Gerrard Sheweth That Whereas
Thomas Belcher is indebted to yo^r pef Six hundred and fifty pounds
of tobacco and Caske by Bill and likewise two thousand nine hundred
thirty Eight pounds of tobacco and Caske as yo^r peticon^r is Attorney
of John Lord for which Summes yo^r pet^r humbly craues order
against the said Belchers Estate And he shall pray &c.

Gerard v.
Belcher