Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 527

performe and more gaue him one paire of Shoes and Stockins which
cost so^ll tobacco to sett vp two Bedsteeds but the said Torhpkinson
perceiueing himself e sattisfyed hath soe slighted his worke that the
house is not worth ^ parte of the vallue, and the bedsteeds not worth
anything alsoe hath consumed aboue 8 thousand of nayles, and the
building might haue been done with less than halfe the Quantity
The p^rmisses considered yo^r pet^r craueth order of this Co^rt that
the said Tompkinson may make yo^r pet^r sattisfaccon for his damage
and losse or build him a sufficient howse worth the said vallue and
pay for the Nayles that he unnecessarily wasted and yo^r pet^r shall
pray &c.

Liber
P. C. R.

John Balch sworne in open Co^rt Sayth That when Tompkinson
was driueing in Nayles into the howse if they did bowe or turne he
would pull them out and throwe them away and further sayth not.
Henry Neale sworne in open Co^rt sayth That John Tompkinson
Carpenter in building a howse did fling away Nayles on the Ground
saying ther was worke for me to pick them up, and sayd he cared not
if the howse was a fyre when he had done and further sayth not

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To the hono^ble the Gouernor and Councell of the Prouince of
Maryland
The humble peticon of Marks Pheypo Sheweth That y^r pet^r hath
been left overseer of Adrige Potter the daughf of Henry Potter
deceased and hath been intrusted with his will to his daughter Adrige
Potter therefore he desires that the said Adrige Potter may be putt
into yo^r pet^rs posson with all the Estate her father left her. And yo^r
pet^r shall pray.
Ordered that Elizabeth Greene appeare at the next Provinciall Co^rt
to make answere to the peticon abouesaid.

To the hono^ble Charles Caluert Esq^r and the rest of the Councell

Pheypo v.
Greene

The humble peticon of Marmaduke Snowe Sheweth That whereas
Thomas Gerrard Esq^r standeth indebted vnto Abell Snowe yo^r petⁿ
brother the Sume of one hundred ninety seauen pounds one shilling
and nine pence of good and lawfull money of England as alsoe the
full & iust Sume of thirty flue thousand pounds of good and mer-
chantable tobacco and caske, as by seuerall deeds under the said Ger-
rards hand and Seale sufficiently doth appeare And whereas the said
Abell Snowe ....

Snow v.
Gerrard

The p^rmisses Considered yo^r pet^r humbly craueth order for the said
Sumes of money and tobacco with forbearance & Costs of suite And
yo^r pet^r shall pray &c.
Vpon the peticon abouesaid It is ordered that the Sherriffe bring
the body of Thomas Gerrard to the next Provinciall Co^rt or take
security to the vallue of the accon, and stand to the awarde of the Co^rt

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