Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 539

The plt sues p[ro]ut in peticon The def pleads that itt is none of
M^r Johnsons owne proper hand whereupon the plt desires itt may be
putt to a Jury.
Warr^t to the Sherriff of S^t Marys to impannell a Jury
The Sherriff returned his writt and warned

Liber
P. C. R.
p. 1038

Humphry Warren
Vincent Atcheson
John Wheeler
Robert Kingsbury

John Reade
Daniell Clocker
Joseph Harrison
Richard Bennett

George Macckall
W^m Hatton
Andrew Cooke
W^m Brookes

Humphry Warren Foreman being swore with the rest aboue men-
coned withdrew, and after some tyme returned their Verdict En-
dorsed on the back side of the bill vizt, Wee finde the name to the
bill to be the hand of W^m Johnson, whereupon It was ordered that
the def^t pay the aboue menconed Sume vnto the plt

To the Right hono^ble the Gouernor & Councell of Maryland

The humble peticon of Henry Francomb Sheweth That whereas
John Wheeler sould to yo^r pet^r three hundred and fifty acres of land
as by bill of sale more fully appeares for which yo^r pet^r has given
good sattisfaccon, Yo^r pet^r humbly Craues that yo^r honors may be
pleased to command the said Wheeler to make good his said bill of
sale and justly convey the said land to yo^r pet^r for which he has rec^d
good sattisfaccon And yo^r pet^r shall pray
Knowe all men by theis p^rsents that I John .... of Charls County

Thos.
Manning
Attorney of
Henry
Francomb v.
Wheeler

in the .... Called Naufernick Creeke, I the said Wheeler doe binde
my selfe my heires Ex^rs Adm^rs or Assigns to deliuer a firme Patient
for the said land att or before the tenth of October next to the said
Francomb and Robinson or either of them Wittnes my hand 11^th
Sep^t 1650 The mke l W of John
Wittness Joseph Harrison J^no C Nevill his mke Wheeler
The pie sues f [or a] parcell of land p[ro]ut in bill of sale The def^t
alleages that he did deliuer a pattent which they did accept off in full
sattisfaccon of that bill of sale and Craues tyme till the next Co^rt
to proue this
Ordered that he doe proue itt by the next Pro^all Co^rt and the
poynte of the issue to be whether they did accept itt or not.

p. 1039

The Executors of John Medley is to answere this Suite the next
Co^rt

To the Right hono^ble Gouernor Chancellor & Secr^rs of the Province
of Maryland and to the rest of their hono^ble Councell of the s^d
Province
The humble peticon of George Thompson Sheweth Whereas yo^r
pet^r intimated unto M^r Thomas Gerrard that he wanted some rights

James
Peon v.
Coll.
Ruans
Thompson
v. Gerrard