276  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






               Liber B B  Orphan into theire protection according to Act of Assembly, the
                      County Courte hauing neglected it

                 [p. 343] Vpon which the records was produc'd that Hugh Lee (whose
                        Relict the said Price maryed) did uppon the Estate of Sampson
                        Cooper Administer and thereby enjoyned by the 10th of Decembr
                        1661 an Inuentory of the said Estate into the Secretarys office to
                        deliuer which being accordingly not performed nor on record to be
                        found—
                        Theref ore Ordered that the abouesaid Price in the Sherriffs Cus
                      tody be kept untill security for fifteene thowsand pounds of tobacco

                      be giuen to the Lord Proprietary by a recognizance forfeited by

                      Hugh Lees nonperformance in deliuering an Inuentory as aforesaid—

                      To the honble the Gouernor & Councell the humble petn of Edmd
                       Lindsey and Bartholemew Gatherill Humbly Sheweth
                        That yor petrs were summoned downe to Cort by James Lee agst
                      James Lindsey to yor petrs greate damage, wherefore it is the humble
                      desire of yor petrs that yor Honnors will be pleased to grant them an
                      Order for theire charges as allsoe that they may be now Sworne least
                      they be againe forc't to come downe about the same bussiness and they
                      shall as in duty bound pray
                        Vpon the abouesaid petn of Edmund Lindsey and Bartho: Gatherill
                        as persons summoned by James Lee agst James Lindsey but neyther
                        plt nor deft appearing wherefore they desire Order for theire
                        Charges—
                        Ordered that the wittnesses be examined in perpetuam rei memo
                      riam as is petcond and that they haue theire Charges borne by James
                      Lee (uizt) 9 dayes for each att 30th die which amounts unto
                          tob:



                      Syrnond Carpenter plaintt 1 The plt: sues the defendt prout
                      Mary Bateman the Extrix of in petn in folio 194—The defendt
                        Jno Bateman Esq decd clef endtJ by her Attorney Capt Thomas
                      Mannyng deliuers in his answere (uizt)

                       To the Rigt Honble the Gouernor & Councell of Maryland
                        The defts answere to the pIts declaracon
                        Concerning the money demanded by the plt. the deft humbly
                      Craues an injunction that she may be heard in Chancery for that the
                      plaintiffe did Confesse that hee had receiued letters that a Consider
                      able part of the money was payd in England for which the plaintiffe
                 [,p. has giuen the defendant noe Creditt ffor the tobacco the defendt
                      humbly Craues this Court to auditt or to appoint Auditors of theire
                      accompts, for the deft alleadgeth that uppon the Ballance the Plain
                      tiffe is endebted to the deft about 3885lb tobacco and Caske for which