Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.  245






     said Robert Stack into my Predecessors Custody (Richard Willan) Liber B B
       which if bee fayleth of prouing wee humbly Conceiue Our selues to
       bee noe wayes Obleiged to sattisfye the plaintiffes demand and then
       most humbly Craue an abatement of the writt an Order of Court
       for Cost and Charge of suite &c—
       The Court allowed the aboue menconed Indenture Sufficient proffe
     for the deliuery of the prisoner unto Rich: Willan But Considering

       the Orphans of the said Willan will bee the Sufferers if Judgmt

       should passe against the defendant It is Ordered that this Cause bee

       respited till the next Prouinciall Courte—

       The Court being informed that William Jackson is deceased and
     that hee hath left a two yeare old heifer to Robert Jones and the said
       Jones hauing been att the Charge of the burying the said Jackson,
       Therefore—
       Ordered that the said Jones pay the funerall Charges and take the
     said Heifer for his owne proper use wthout any letters of Adminis

     tracon issuing thereon—

     Peter Joy & Jno Mirth pits This Cause was respited last Prouinall [p. 309]
     Hugh Standley defendant J Court untill the Chancehlor of this Prou
       ince and Mr Henry Cowrsey bee prsent in Court who was then Judge
       in the Testamentary Causes. The Chancellor being now prsent in nide 252
       Court, and the will of Daniel Goulson againe produc'd by the defendt,
       and alleadg'd by the defendt that it was not a prou'd will, the the
       deft produceth letters of Administracon which makes it a will
       prou'd—
       The defendt Craues a nonsuite, which was granted wth Cost and
     Charge as followeth (uizt)

     To the honble the Gouernor and Councell of Maryland
       The humble petcon of Hugh Stanley for these Charges against
     Peter Joy & Jno Mirth
       The Court afore ffebb: Court 4 dayes attendance 120
       Attorneys ffees                   6o
       ffebb: Court 4 dayes att attendance   120 lb tob:
       Attorneyes ffees                  6o 89o
       July Court 4 dayes attendance     120
       Attorneyes ffees                  6o
       Nonsuite                          350

       Summons in Court issued in ditto Causo for Richard Smyth ret
     this prsent Prouinciall Court