240  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.

                Liber B B To the Commisrs of Charles County
                       The humble petcon of Jno Meekes sheweth
                       That yor petr being a stranger and hauing obtained an order agt
                     the Estate of Humphery Haggett to the uallue of 3935lb tob: or
                     thereabouts for the which yor petr tooke out Execucon the sherriffe
                     hauing Contrary to lawes as yor petr supposeth after Execucon serued
                     without notice giuen yor petr sworne insufficient appraysers to the
                     Greate Detriment of yor petetioner Yor petr therefore beggs that
                     the bussinesse may bee heard betweene the sherriffe & him and that
                     Justice may take place & hee shall pray &c.
                       Whereupon the sherriffe produced this ensueing note uizt
                       An Apraysmt of two Seruants of Ann Haggetts Admtr of
                     Humphery Haggett taken on execucon by Order from Jno Meekes
                     this of ffebruary anno 166¾—The Appraysers Henry Franckcom
                     and Nehemiah Little
                  James Williams appraysed att       2000lb tob:

                  Daniel Russell appraysed att       3000
                                                   5000
                Appraysed by Vs aboue written as
                 wittnes Our handes—        Henry Franckcum
                                           Nehemiah N Little
                 Sworne before mee this  ffebb: 166¾
                          J os: Harrison
                       Whereupon the said Meekes humbly requires to haue a reapprays
                     ment and that the Court would be pleased to appointe any indifferent
                     men to reapprayse the Said Seruants alleadging that hee had heard
                     that one, or both of the Appraysers should say that if in Case hee
                [p. 304]  or they had knowne what they haue knowne since they would haue
                     appraysed them att seauen thowsand pounds of tobb:

                       Whereupon it is the oponion of the board that it is noe legall ap
                       praysmt and that allsoe because there was no warrt of Appraysmt
                       issued forth and because Mr Meekes was not prseflt nor had any
                       notice of the Appraysment—
                       It is therefore Ordered that Mr John Neuill and Alexander Smyth
                     shall reapprayse the sd Seruants who being sworne in open Court to
                     make a true appraysment of James Williams and Dan: Russell ac
                     cording to the best of their understandings—They demanded to know
                     how long James Williams and Daniel Russell each of them had to
                     serue and the sherriffe auerring that James Williams had about One
                     yeare and three quarters to serue and Daniel Russell about six yeares

                  They appraysed James Williams att  1 500lb tob:
                  and Daniel Russell att             2000







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