246  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






                Liber B B Symond Carpenter plt:This Cause was last Prouinall Court
                      Mary Bateman the Extrix of respited The defendt demands the
                uide 261 John Bateman defendtplaintiffs Attorney Mr Richard Collett
                      his powers, which was produced but Could not proue it haueing but
                      one wittnes prsent..
                        The deft Craues a nonsuite which was Granted those Charges
                      following (uizt)
                      To the honble the Gouernor and Councell of Maryland
                        The humble petcon of Thomas Manning Attorney of MrS Mary
                      Bateman For these Charges agst Symond Carpenter—
                Coppy Ba:ffebruary Court 4 dayes attendance120
                         Attorneys ffees                6otb tob:
                         July Court 4 dayes attendance 120 710
                         Attorneys ffees                6o
                         Non Suite                     350


                      Mary Bateman the Exetix The pltf sues as in her petcon in fo: 241
                        of John Bateman pltf the defendt by his Attorney Mr Richd
                      Samuell Chew defent Collett alleadgeth that the said debt of
                  Coppy One thowsand thirety flue pounds of tobb: is sattisfyed as by re
                      ceipt to bee seen, which said receipt Could not be produc'd by the

                  deft nor the payment thereof prou'd, Therefore Ordered that Judgmt

                  pass upon the said specialty of Samuell Chewes for the said Sume

                  of 1035lb tobaccoe—

                   310] John Sheppard plt The pltf sues as in his petition in fol: 231 by
                      Thomas Bennitt deft his Attorney Daniel Jenifer The defendt de

                        mands by what power hee sues. the plt produced his letter of Attor

                        ney but his wittnesses not present. the pltf alleadeth that ther hath

                        been an Order past allready, hee sueing then by the same power the

                        defendt would not answere but to the same prson then impowred by

                        the pltf who was Jno Samwayes. Therefore the Court thought good

                        to dissmiss the Cause and the defendt to beare his owne Charge—

                        Complaint being made to the Court by the Honble Philip Caluert
                      Esq on the behalfe of Mr Thomas Ellison of Vergenia that one
                      man Seruant of the said Ellisons by name James Courtney alias
              Order 341 Mudge being by hue and Cry apprehended was by Wm Bretton a pre
                        tended Attorney of the said Ellisons sold to Capt Thomas Manning
                        to the greate damage of the said Ellison—
                        Ordered that Summons issue to warne the said Wm Bretton that
                      hee make his prsonall appearance att the next Prouinall Court to make
                      his defence herein, and to doe and receiue what by the Court shall
                      bee Ordered therein—