100 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.

               Liber B B To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of the Prouince of Maryland
                       The humble Petn of Thomas Taylor by his Guardian Philip Caluert
                     Esqr Sheweth
                       That John Anderton of Little Eltonhead manor in Caluert County
                     gentn being Tenant uppon sufferance unto the Rich neck, parcell of
                     the sd manor, did one Thirty ffoote howse uppon the sd manor built
                     for the curing of Tobaccoe, thereon to bee planted, sett on fyre &
                     burne downe to the grownd, And by his Cooper & seruants uppon the
                     sd mannor did fell timber, & make up into Cask to the number or
               [p. 140]   quantity of 120 Tunne, to the greate damage of yor petr from whence
                     hee sayth tht hee is damnifyed by the sd Anderton to the ualue of
                     Twelue Thowsd pownds of Tob, for wch hee brings his suite, &
                     craueth order of this honble Court. And hee shall pray.
                                                     Tho: Taylor.

                       John Norwood dds writt agst Thomas Hamand in accon Case
                     uppon Trouer & conuersion.
                       Warrt to sheriffe Anarundell County to arrest &c: Rest next Pro
                     uinciall Court Ut supra.
                       John Norwood plf Declares agst Thomas Hamond deft in an
                     accon of the Case uppon Trouer & Conuersion That whereas the
                     John Norwood (according to order from Capt Thomas Beeson,
                     Capt of the Trayned Band) did seaze & marke Certaine Tob. of
                     John Hammond, Wch sd Tob soe seazed & marked as aforesd Thomas
                     Hammond ffather to the sd John did notwthstand dispose of & pay
                     away conuerting the same to his owne use, pleasure & benefitt & the
                     same doth still enioy & possesse much to the ptfs dammage. Where
                     fore the plf of this honble Court prayeth Judgmt to bee possessed of
                     the sd Tob. soe uniustly disposed of, in contempt of the Law & gou
                     ermt here, & likewise for his dammage & Costs of suite.

                       John Norwood dds writt agst Willm Dauies in an accon of the
                     Case uppon Trouer & Conuersion.
                       Wart to sheriffe Anarundell County to arrest &c Ret, next Proti:
                     Court Ut supra.
                       DeclaraOn Eodem mutatis mutandis Ut supra Thomas Harnond.

                       John Norwood dds writt agst Samuel Ailcock accon Case uppon
                     Trouer & Conuersion.
                       Wart to sheriffe Anarundell County to arrest &c: Ret. ut supra
                     90 ffeb. next.
                       Declaraon Eodem mutatis mutandis Ut Thomas Hamond & Willm
                     Dauies Ut Supra.