Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.     253

      Thomas Courtney his heires and Assignes against any One what- Liber B B
      soeuer Claiming thereto and against all Just Claimes in Law Wittnes
      my hand this day of Septembr 1664--wth the Increase of her
      from this date I say              John Nuthall
        Wittnes Henry Darnall
            the marke of
           Daniel Clocker—

        John Gittings the Attorney of coll: Robert Smyth of Rappahan
      nock in Vergeina demds Scire Facias (uizt) against John Collett for
      non payment of 1800th Sweate sented tobacco, returnable att the next
      Prouinall Court to bee held on the 4th day of Octobtr next dated 11th uide 347
      July 1664 as followeth—                   348
        Cæcilius &c To the Sherriffe of Baltemore County Greeting because [p. 317]
      that John Collett ought to haue paid to Colt Robt Smyth of Rappo
      hannock in Vergeina the sume of Eighteene hundred pounds of
      Sweete Sented tobacco in Caske as appeareth to us upon ueiw of the
      Records of Our Prouinall Court which is yet unpaid as is alleadged uide 347
      Wee Comand yow that yow make knowne unto the said John Collett 348
      that hee bee att Our prouinall Court on the 4th day of October next
      att St Marys to shew Cause if any hee haue why the said tobacco
      should not be leauyed upon his lands Goods and Chattles and to the
      said Robt Smyth bee deliuered according to the force and effect of
      the said Judgmt and haue yoW there the names of those persons by
      whom yow haue made this knowne unto him and this our writt
      Giuen att St Marys this 11th July anno Domini 1664 Wittnes Our
      Deare Sonn and heire Charles Caluert Esq Our Leiutent of Or SI!
      Prouince.

        Mary Bateman the Extrix of Jno Bateman Esqr dds writt agst July 16th
        Aug° Herman in an accon of debt upon Accompt to the uallue of
        5lb sterl: and 4648th tobb: and 12 Guilders flemish—
        Warrt to sherriffe of Baltemore County to arrest &c ret next
      Prouinall Court 4th Octobr next—
        To the Honble the Gouernor and Councell of Maryland—
        The humble petcon of Mary Bateman Exttrix to John Bateman Esq
      deceased sheweth
        That Augustine Herman of little Bohemia in Baltemore County
      merct stood endebted unto yor petrs husband Jno Bateman Esq decd uide 330
      in the sume of flue pounds sterling foure thowsand six hundred
      fourty eight pounds of tobacco the Ballance of an acct of nine thow
      sand two hundred & flue pounds of tob: due by acc° and alsoe twelue
      Guilders the Ballance of an acct of two hundred and three Guilders
      which said seuerall Sumes are become due unto yot petr as Extrix to
      her decd husband now soe it is that the said Augustin Herman refus