Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 599

The humble petⁿ of Joseph Edlowe Sheweth That att the death of
yo^r pet^rs father yo^r pet^r was left in the Custody of Thomas Walton,
with the rest of that poore Estate which was left amongst vs his
Children and yo^r pet^r did Condicon with the s^d Thomas Walton to
serue him by the yeare for the Consideracon of a Cowe and Calfe
yearely to be delivered to yo^r pet^r and sufficient Clotheing during the
tearme of his said Service, and att the Expiracon thereof to be suffi-
ciently clothed, alsoe they haue sould a very large Steere of yo^r pet^rs
for the which yo^r pet^r humbly craves, that yo^r wo^ps will order that yo^r
pet^r may have sattisfaccon for two yeares service which he hath
compleated and for the afores^d Steere with sufficient Clotheing and
yo^u shall ever have the prayers of a poore Orphant.
Vpon the petⁿ aboues^d Ordered that Joseph Edlowe haue a writt
to arrest the Adm^rs of Thomas Walton to answere his suite the next
Court.

Liber
P. C. R.

To the hono^ble the Leiutenn^t Generall & Councell of [the Prov-
ince] of Maryland

[The humble Petition of] Luke Barber .... Yett now soe it is
may it please yo^r Honors that the s^d Morley hath not performed his
parte of the aforesaid Condicons by reason whereof yo^r pet^r is much
dampnifyed The p^rmisses Considered yo^r pet^r humbly prayes that the
s^d Morley may be ordered to make payment of the s^d one thousand
pounds of Tobacco according to the Tenor of the aforesaid lustrum^t
And he shall pray &c.
The plt sueth as in his petⁿ aboue written, And the def not ap-
peareing It is ordered that the Sherriff produce the def^t or his At-
torney by the next Co^rt or .... the Sherriff to stand to the award of
the .... Co^rt

Barber v.
Morley

p. "37

To the hono^ble the Gouernor and Councell of Maryland

The humble petⁿ of Hugh Stanley Sheweth That an order passing
ag^t yo^r pet^r att this Hono^ble Co^rt for a Heifer, Calfe, and costs.
Thomas Trueman did abt. the midle of August last fill vp certaine
Blanke writts in which he putt two of yo^r petrs servants names to
appeare to the next County Co^rt where they appeareing in obedience
to the writt were seized on by the s^d Sherriff and imediately ap-
praysed to three thousand Eight hundred pounds of tobacco carryed
away and disposed of and noe retourne of any Overplus, made to yo^r
pef who by this meanes was not only very much disgraced, but lost
their whole Cropps, .... He therefore prayeth the .... may
Justifye ....

Stanley v.
Trueman

Vpon a Refference from the last Court A Non Suite is granted
to the def^t vpon the whole matter with Costs of suite.

p. 1138
Hugh
Stanley v.
Tho.
Burdett