254  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.





              Liber B B   eth to pay all or any of the said severall sumes soe become due as
                     aforesaid whereupon yor petr humbly pray Order of this Honble Cott
                     as well for the said ffiue pounds sterling as the said ffoure thowsand
                     six hundred fforty Eighte pounds of tobb: and twelue Guilders—And
                     yor petr shall pray &c.

                [p. 318] Mary Bateman the Extrix to John Bateman Esq decd &ts writt
                     of Attachmt agst any the Goods debts or Chattles belonging to the
                     Estate of Richard Wright (uizt)

                       Attach any the Goods debts or Chattles wthin this prouince belong
                     ing to the Estate late of Richard Wright of Baltemore County decd
                     to the uallue of nine pounds tenn shillings sterl: and One thowsand
                     ffowre hundred fourty one pounds of tobb: & them keepe in yor
                     Custody untill Ann the Relict of the said Richard Wright now the
                     wife of Dauid Fox or some other Exetor or Admr of the said Richard
                     Wright or his or theire Attorney doe appeare att the next Prouinall
              uide 318    Court to be holden att St Marys on the 4th day of Octobt next there
                     to answere to the suite of Mary Bateman Extrix to Jno Bateman
                     Esq decd in an accon of debt upon accompt to that uallue & abide
                     Judgmt of Cott therein and then and there returne this writt and this
                     shall bee yor Warrant Giuen undr my hand this 16th day of July
                                      1664—

                     To the honble the Gouernor and Councell of the prouince of Maryland
                       The humble petcon of Mary Bateman Extrix to Jno Bateman Esq
                     decd sheweth
                       That Richard Wright late of Checacone in the Collony of Verge
                       Decd stood endebted stood endebted unto yor petta husband in the
                       sume of nine pounds tenn shillings sterling and one thowsand foure
                       hundred fourty one pounds of tobacco being the ballance of an ac
                       compt of tenn thowsand two hundred twenty and three pounds of
                       tobacco which said seuerall Sumes are now become due unto yor
                       petr as Extrix unto John Bateman her decd husband now soe it is
                       that the Estate of the said Richard Wright decd within this prouince
                       of Maryland is dayly in danger to bee exported out of the Jurisdic
                       con of this prouince and no Exett or Adminisr appeareth wthin the
                       Prouince to represent the said Estate whereby yor petr is in danger
                       to bee left reniidilesse—
                       Where fore yor petr humbly prayes that she may haue Attachmt
                     agst the Estate late of Richard Wrighte decd wherefore it might bee
                     found within this prouince for nine pounds tenn shillinges sterling
                     and One Thowsand ffoure hundred forty one pounds of tobb: to the
                     end the Executors or Administrators of the said Richard Wright
                     may bee Compelled to appeare to defend the said Estate and further
                     Order of this honble Court for the said seuerall debts due as afore
                     said, And she shall pray