Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 517

John Barwell sworne in open Co^rt sayth That the land now Thomas
Billingsley liues upon is that land for which John Hall was first
entreaty with John James and W^m Toulson and further Sayth not
Francis Chalke sworne in open Co^rt sayth That he was p^rsent when
John Hall called John Barwell and bid him take notice that he had
bought the vppermost parte of the land, belonging to John James
and William Toulson which said land lyes next to the land vnto this
depon^t Chalke and further sayth not
The plt sueth p[ro]ut in peticon afores^d The def^ts not appeareing
the plt desires that his subpenaed wittnesses may be examined in open
Co^rt which was granted and are aboue written ....

Liber
P. C. R.

To the hono^b!e the Gouernor [and Councell] of Maryland ....
one hundred and fifty acres of land vpon the Cliffes in Consideracon
of fiue thousand pounds of tobacco & Caske which yo^r pet^r has payd
unto the s^d W^m Parker
Yo^r pet^r humbly craues yo^r honors to Comand the said William
Parker that justly he warrants the said land to yo^r peticon^r and to
giue him reasonable assurance thereof And he shall pray &c.
The plt desires p[ro]ut in peticon and desires that the Euidences
of John Barwell and Francis Chalke taken in the cause afore goeing
may be made use of in this Cause and further produceth this
receipt (Vizt)
Receiued of Thomas and James Billingsley fiue thousand pounds
of tobacco and Caske Anno 1660 for one hundred and fifty acres of
land which I sould th^m lying next to Francis Chalkes I say receiued
by me Signed Will: Parker.
Whereupon the Co^rt Considered: Ordered that this Cause be
respitted till the last day of this Court and that then if the said
William Parker appeare not to answere this Suite he being now ready
to departe the Province that the Sherriffe Attache to the vallue of fif-
teene hundred pounds of tobacco till the said Will^rs Parker shall giue
them assurance of the land soe bought as aforesaid or else to shew
good Cause to the Contrary

To the hono^ble the Gouernor and Councell of the Prouince of
Maryland

The humble peticon of John Cobreth Administrato^r in trust of
John Billingsley Sheweth that Billingsleys heire has noe right or tytle
to the said land

Bushell v.
Parker
p. 1002

Yo^r pet^r humbly craues yo^r honors to Comand the said William
Parker that justly he warr^t the said land and to giue reasonable
assurance thereof And he shall pray &c.
The plt desireth p[ro]ut in peticon and it appeareing to this Co^rt by
a coppy of the record beareing date 24^th June 1652 that the said

p. 1003