Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.   23





        That the Attorney of Raph Crouch haue a Discharge from the sd Liber B B
       Estate, And bee allowed ffowre hundd fifty six pownds of Tob, the
       Ballance of his accompt brought in & allowed by the Board.

        Writt Exeqn was renewed agst the Estate of Margery Battin Ad- May 8th
       mistr of Willm Battin Deceased, formerly graunted agst the Estate
       of the sd Willm, not Executed, & issued to the sheriffe of Charles [p. 23]
       County, att the Request of Nicholas Gwyther, The sd Exequuon
       being for 1000£ Tob, & for ffees expended inter Willm Battin & Rich:
       Smith, according to Order of Court p° March 1659, And by the sd
       Gwyther assigned ouer to Richard ffoster or his assignes.

       May 8th 1663.
       Mr Willm Hollingworth
        Pray pay unto Henry Sewall Esqr Nine hundd pownds of Tob &
       Cask & place it to the accompt of yor ffreind & serut
                                     Nicholas Gwyther.
       May 8th 1663.
        This noate is accepted by mee, & to bee payd wthin six months after
       the date hereof.            Willm Hollingworth.

               Att a Court of Admiralty held att
                      St John 8° May 1663.
       Charles Caluert Esq Gourl Mr Baker Brooke 1
       Philip Caluert Escp Chanr Mr Edward Lloyd
       Henry Sewall Esq Secrr Mr Henry Coursey
                            Mr John Bateman

       The informaon of Mr Richard Collett.
        Richard Collett gentn informes the Court That according to Corn
       misn from the Leiut Groll of this Prouince on the 23th day of Aprill
       last, bee did seaze a Certaine Vessell, Called the Content of Boston
       in New England, Ryding then att Anchor in Patuxt Ryuer, Whereof
       is niaster Joseph Winslow, That the sd Joseph Winslow had Laden
       on Board his Vessell several hogsheads of Tob, of the groath of
       this Prouince, before hee had entred into Bond here according to
       the Act of the high Court of Parliamt in England for encouraging
       & encreasing of shipping & nauigaon: or producing Certificate that
       hee had entred into Bond in any Port of his Maties in England,
       Ireland, Wales or Towne of Barwick uppon Tweede. Wherefore
       hee humbly Craues Judgmt of this honble Board Whither the sd Ves
       sell wth all her apparell Tackle & furniture bee not forfeited to the
       Rt honble the Ld Propr & further to haue the share for seazing the sd
       Vessell allowed & limitted by the sd Act for encowraging & encreas
       ing of shipping & nauigaon to such ptson as should seize any such
       Vessell soe unlawfully Loading as aforesd Rich: Collett.