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     Executor or Admistr to represent the sd Estate or answere for it: Liber B B
     By reason of wch shee can commence noe suite att Law for Recouery
     of her right, And the Estate dayly in danger to bee carryed out of the
     Prouince, wch would leaue yor Petr remedilesse
       yor Petr therefore humbly prayes tht eyther shee may haue an
     Attatchmt graunted agst the sd Estate, or tht the Secretary who is
     Adthistr' ex officio, may answere for the sd Estate, & putt yor Petr
     uppon proofe of her Debt, That soe shee may haue order for it &
     shee shall pray &c:

     To the honble the Gour & Councell of the Prouince of Maryland. [p. 219]
       The humble Petn of Mary Bateman Executrix of John Bateman
     Esqr Deceased, Sheweth
       That Augustine Herman stood indebted by account unto yor Petrs Vid writt
     husband in the sume of ffiue Thowsd pownds of Tob, & ffiue pownds 261
     sterl. sd sume the sd Augustine Herman refuses to pay unto yor 252 271
     Petr Wherefore yor Petr humbly Craues order for speedy paymt
     thereof, & shee shall pray &c:

     Cecilius &c: To the sheriffe of st Maries County Greeting. Whereas ffebruary
     Capt Miles Cooke hath complayned unto Vs, That att a Court held 25
     att St Maries 12th ffeb. 1663, There passed an Order agst him the
      Miles, in an accon depending betweene himself deft, & Capt James
     Neale plf for Judiciall Charges Wch sd Charges were not iustly cast Vid fol 217.
     up, though attested to bee soe under the hand of the Clerke of the
     Prouinciall Court.
       These are therefore to will & requyre yow to forbeare to Leauy
     tht writt of Exequuon directed unto yow, Bearing date the ffifteenth
     of this instant in the behalfe of Capt James Neale, according to an
     order of Our Prouinciall Court the instant passed, ‘till further
     order from us. Wittnes our Deare Sonne & heyre Charles Caluert
     Esqr Our Leiutt Grãll of Our Prouince of Maryland this 25th day of
     ffebruary 166¾                  Charles Caluert

       Christopher Dobson dds writt agst Willm Price, & Hannah Price ffebruary
     formerly Relict to Hugh Lee of St Maries Inholder in an accon of 29.
     Debt to the ualue of 8ooo£ Tob. & Cask.
       Wart to sheriffe St Maries County to arrest &c: Ret next Prouin
     ciall Court, 50 Aprilis next.               Vide fo: 252
     To the honble the Gouernor & Councell, &c:
       The humble Petn of Christopher Dobson, Sheweth
       That uppon the 22th Decembr 1663, Hannah Price, formerly Relict
     to Hugh Lee late of St Maries County Inholder did assume uppon
     herselfe to pay unto yor Petr the sume of 4000+ Tob, wth forfeiture
     of 8ooo£ Tob. in case the sd 4000£ of Tob. was not payd by the 22th