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       The premises considered yor Petr humbly craues order for the Re- Liber B B
      mainder wth Costs of suite And hee shall pray &c:

       Dr Luke Barber dds writt agst John Dauies in an accon of Debt.
       Wart to sheriffe St Maries County to arrest &c: Ret next Pro
      uinciall Court 90 ffeb. ut supra.

     To the Rt hoflble the Leiut Grail of Maryland & Councell.
       The humble petn of Luke Barber Sheweth
       That John Dauies is by Bill bownd to pay yor Petr 3000t Tob.
      pr Ann, All wch is now due, But (to defraud as I conceiue) yor Petr,
      is informed hee hath now made ouer his Crop, & putts yor Petr of
       delayes, & refuses to build for yor Petr, allthough by his Bill
      hee is ailso thereto bownd to satisfy part, or all the Debt, if yor
      Petr had desyred itt wch hee did: But by the sd Dauies was still
      foold, wth promises & false protestaons & now refuses absolutely to
      build att all, Saying it will spoyle his Crop.
       The premises considered yor Petr humbly craues order tht the Bill
      may be satisfyed. And bee shall pray &c:
      To the honble the Gouernor & Councell &c:    [p. ‘441
       The humble Pet0 of ffrancis Gonby, Sheweth
       That Petr by Indenture Recorded in the Citty of Bristoll in the
      Kingdome of England became bownd unto Richard Deauer of the
      County of Anarundell in the Prouince of Maryland to serue the sd
      Deauer in this Prouince to the full end & tearme of 4 yeares after
      his first & next arryuall in this Prouince, to worke att Joyners worke
      & noe other, ffor & in ConsideraOn of the sd Deauer was to allow
      unto yor Petr by Couent & condicon under the sd Deauers hand yearely
      & euery yeare during the tearme of his seruice by Indenture due, the
      full third part of what hee should by his Labour gayne & ouer &
      aboue Two suites of good Cloath, & ffowre shirts Euery yeare.
       Now soe it is tht during the Voyage from Bristoll to this Prouince,
      the sd Deauer yor Petr unto William Jennings the Chyrurgeon of the
      ship in wch bee was transported hath assigned, Wch sd Jennings yor
      Pet” unto George Beckwith of St Josephs mannor in Caluert County
      hath reassigned, Wch sd George beckwith doth deny to per forme the
      Condicons originally made betweene him the Deauer, uppon wch
      only bee was obliged to serue, But the sd Condicon under the sd
      Deauers hand to yor Petr made for the allowance of the sd Cloathing,
      & share or part of his Labour hath taken away by force or fraude
      during yor Petrs late sicknes.
       Wherefore yor Petr humbly prayes tht the sd Deauer as well as the
      sd Jennings & Beckwith may bee summoned to the next Prouinciall
      Court, there to sett forth uppon Oath what Couenants Condicons