556 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.

The whole busines betweene plt and def^t being read in Coⁿ The
Judgem^t of the Board is that the plt hath noe cause of accon and
therefore is to pay costs of Suite

Thomas
Simpson p.
Attorn.
Thos.
Turner v.
Francis
Batchelor

Knowe all men by theis p^rsents that I Thomas Simpson of S^t
Marys County Planter doe constitute appoynte & make my Loving
Kinsman M^r Richard Willan of the same County my true and lawfull
Attorney to sue impleade or compound & in all things to doe as I my
selfe might lawfully doe if I were there personally p^rsent in an
accon of the case depending Betweene Francis Batchelor of Charls
County att this p^rsent Provinciall Co^rt now insueing And alsoe to
constitute and make one or more Attorneys for me and in my name
to acte and doe in the p^rmisses what he shall thinke fitt and Con-
venient for my benefitt, In Wittnes whereof I haue herevnto sett
my hand this 28^th of May 1662 Tho: Simpson
Testis [John] Pille

p. 1066

.... Willan of S^t Marys .... Comenced Betweene the s^d Simpson
and Francis Batchelor of Charles County Wittnes my hand this 4^th
of June 1662 Richard Willan
Testes Daniell Jenifer

To the hono^ble the Leiutenn^t Generall and the Councell of Mary-
land
The humble pet of Thomas Simpson Humbly sheweth That where-
as Francis Batchelor standeth indebted vnto yo^r pet^r the Sume of
fifty pounds of Currant and lawfull money of England, and two
thousand pounds of tobacco and caske, as by obligacon under the
said Batchelors hand appeareth, and foure hundred pounds of to-
bacco and Caske payable to yo^r pet^r in the yeare of our Lord 1661
now late past as alsoe the Sume of twelue hundred pounds of tobacco,
and caske due to be payd vnto yo^r pet^r this p^rsent yeare of our lord
62 as by bill appeareth and one thousand three hundred seaventy
and one pounds of tobacco, vpon accompt all which Sumes yo^r pet^r
is yett vnsattisfyed
Yo^r pet^r humbly craveth order as security for speedy sattisfaccon
with costs and yo^r pet^r in duty bound shall pray &c.
The plt sues p[ro]ut in peticon The def^t Craues a Refference and
desires a coppy of the plte peticon which is granted.
Ordered that the Sherriff take Bayle of the def^t to an acc5n of
one hundred pounds sterl. to be tryed the next Co^rt

Re Sadleir's
Estate

To the hono^ble the Gouernor and Councell of the Province of
Maryland.
The humble peticon of Hugh Stanley Administrato^r of Gyles
Sadleir Sheweth .... And whereas many p^rtend discharges yett