516 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.

John Hammond Foreman being Sworne together w^th the rest
aboue written withdrew, for a while and then brought in their verdict
vizt
Wee finde this Indenture illegall deceitfull and voyd .... ordered
that the said Easter Nicholls ....

p. 1000
Feb. 12

Wednesday the 12^th of February 1661
Present Charles Caluert Esq^r Gouernor Philip Caluert Esq^r Chan-
cello^r Henry Sewall Sec^r Baker Brooke Henry Coursey and John
Bateman Councello^rs

To the hono^ble the Leiuetenn^t Generall and the Councell of Maryland

Herman v.
Colclough
per Thomas
Manning
Atty.

The humble peticon of Richard Collett Attorney to Augustine
Herman Sheweth That whereas there were certaine differences de-
pending Betweene Elizabeth Overzee Ad^trix of Symon Overzee dec^d
and Augustine Herman it was agreed vpon Betweene the said Augus-
tine and Major George Colclough who marryed the said Elizabeth
to putt the said differences to the Arbitracon of Henry Coursey
and John Bateman Esq^rs Cap^t Samuell Tilghman and Cap^t Miles
Cooke and to that end the said Major George Colclough did on the
20^th day of February 1660 become bound to the said Augustine in a
bond of one thousand pounds sterl: to stand to and perf orme what
award the said Arbitrat^rs should make as by the Condicon of the said
bond more at large appeareth
Yett now Soe it is may it please yo^r honors that the said Major
George Colclough hath not pformed the said award to the greate
damage of the said Augustine wherefore yo^r pet^r humbly craues
Judgem^t against the said Major George Colclough for the said one
thousand pounds sterl. and he as in duty bound shall alwayes pray &c.
The plt sues p[ro]ut in peticon The def^t all cadges that the bond
was voyd the def^t haueing confest Judgem^t for the tobacco that was
awarded, and therefore desired A Non Suite which was granted.

W^m Bushell
v. ———

Ordered that John Hammond .... vndertake ....

p. 1001
Billingsley
v. James &
Toulson

To the hono^ble the Gouernor and Councell of Maryland.
The humble peticon of Tho: Billingsley Sheweth That yo^r pet^r
bought and is seated vpon one hundred and fifty acres of land lying
vpon the Cliffes in Calvert County which formerly belonged to
John James and W^m Toulson of Anne Arrundell County who hath
rec^d good Consideracon
Therefore yo^r pet^r humbly craues yo^r Hono^rs to Comand the said
John James and W^m Toulson that justly they warr^t the said land and
giue reasonable Assurance thereof And he shall pray &c.