Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64. 171






        Know all men by these prsents that I william Browne being in- Liber B B
      tended to marry wth Elizebeth Darnell doe before my manryage ac- March 14th
      knowledge that then is a black heifer of two yeares old or thereabouts
      and another red heifer three yeares old and gneate wth Calfe both the
      which heifems I doe acknowledge to bee my daughter in lawes and
      doe intend to record them in her name they being of her fathers
      marke the Girles name being Elizebeth Chemoone—
        Wittnes my hand                 Wm Browne
           Francis Anketill Jno Hunt    his B marke
                     his   marke

           January 30th 1663
 This day came Reymond Staplefort of Petuxent in the prouince uide folio
                                   of Maryland memcht and doth acknowledge that hee hath receaued
                                   Sattisfaccon from John Tucker as Concerning a Judgment passed
                                   against the said Tucker in the behalfe of the said Staplefort the Last
                                   Prouinciall Court for 3I7Olb tob: alleadging how that all bussinesses
                                   concerning the Same are aliready Compounded betwixt them—
                                   Raymund Staplefort


 John Nuthall ills writt agst Thomas Dent in an accOn of debt to [p. 230]
      the uallew of 4279lb tob:                   March 19th
        Warmt to Shermiffe of St Marys County to arrest &c metü: next Pro
      uinciall Court 5th Aprill next
        Summons to ditto Sheriffe to warne Wm Hatton & Wm Price in
        ditto Causo ret. ut Supra—
        To the honble Gouernor & Councell of the Prouince of Maryland—
        The humble petcon of Jno Nuthall, Sheweth
        That Thomas Dent did uppon the 12th day of Sept 1663 assume
      upon himself e to pay yor petr his heimes or Assignes on or before the
      last day of Octobr 1663 the full & Just Sum of ffowre thowsand two
      hundred Seauenty & nine pounds of good & Legall tobaccoe wth Caske uide folio
      att One entire paymt att Some Conuenient place in the County of 251
      St Marys, as by his Specialty will appeare which said Suth of 4279th
      tob: the sd Thomas Dent hath not paid but makes delayes therein to
      yor Petrs greate damage. Wherefore hee prayeth Ordr of this Honble
      Count for Speedy paymt therein according to the tenor of the Said
      Specialty Costs & dathages—And as in duty bound hee shall
      pray &c


           March 19th 1663
        By Ventue of a Commission to vs Henry Adams & Thomas
      Mathews of Charles County Gentn to take the deposition of Richard
      Wattson directed from Philip Caluert Esq bearing date the 13th