102       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.

              Liber B B Wherefore hee prayeth order of this honble Court for speedy
                     paymt wth Costs & dammage. And as in duty bownd hee shall
                     pray &c:

                       Cecilius &c: To Comr of our County of St Maries & to the sheriffe
                     of the sd County, Greeting. Whereas Luke Barber hath complayned
                     unto vs that att a Court held att New-Towne for our sd County
                     25th of August last past There passed an Order agst him the sd Barber
                     in an accon depending betweene Robert Prowse & Charles Hill ptfs,
                     & him the sd Barber deft for the sume of 158t Tob, wheareas the
                     Prowse & Hill were uppon the ballance of accounts Debters to him
                     ffowrty Two pownds of Tob, as hee alleageth, if his plea had bene
                     admitted. And whereas itt appeareth by a Copey of the Record pro
                     duced to Our Deare Brother Philip Caluert Esp our Chancelor of
                     this Prouince by the sd Barber, & attested by the Clerke of the sd Court,
                     That there is noe answere or plea of the sd Barbers uppon Record,
                     whereby the Reason & Justice of the sd sentence may bee fully cleared.
                     These are therefore to will & requyre yow to forbeare any further
                     prosequüon of the sd order to Exequuon, & tht yow send the whole
                     matter to the next Prouinciall Court to bee holden att st Maries
                      Decembr next there to bee tryed. Wittnes Our Deare Brother
                     Philip Caluert Esqr our Chancelor of Our sd Prouince of Maryland
                     this 27th day of Nouembr 1663. Philip Caluert.

                     To the Rt honble the Leiut GraIl & Councell
              Vid foh. 198. The humble Petn of Luke Barber, Sheweth.
                       That att New Towne Court held 25th of August last past there
                     passed an Order agst yor Pet” (in a Case Prowse & Hill ptfs, & yor
                     Petr deft) for the sume of 158t Tob, when the Prowse & Hill were
                [p. 143]     indebted to yor Pet” 42t Tob, if the sd Court would haue bene pleased
                     but to allowe yor Petrs account to ballance wth or against the account
                     of his aduarsairies. yor Pet” humbly conceauing it ought to haue
                     bene soe, hee being able to proue his account Euary way as well if
                     not better then they could, & the contents being had of mee, since I
                     had any of them.
                       The premises considered yor Pet” humbly craues releife from yor
                     honr & tht his account may ballance wth theares. And as in duty
                     bownd hee shall pray &c:

                       Dr Luke Barber dds writt agst Henry Spinke in an accon of Debt.
                       Wart to sheriffe St Maries County to arrest &c: Ret next Prou:
                     Court 90 ffeb. next.
                     To the honble the Lelut GraIl & Councell
                       The humble Petn of Luke Barber Sheweth
                       That Henry Spinke is engaged by Bill to yor Pet” 3000t Tob, A
                     considerable part of wch is yett unpayd.