Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.  291






      John Abington demands writt agt jn° Salesbury in an accon of Liber B B
     Debt to the uallue of 6oooth tob:
      Warrt to the sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c
    To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of the Prouince of Maryland
      The humble petn of Jno Abington Sheweth
      That John Salesbury is indebted to yot Petr the sume of ffowre
     thowsand Six hundred thirety Eight pounds of tobacco and Cask
     by bill and neer two hundred more by accompt for all which he hum
     bly prayeth Order of this honble Court for speedy paymt And he
     shall pray

      John Abington demands writt agst John Salesbury in an accon [p. 360]
      upon his Case to the uallue of tenn Thowsand pounds of tobacco—
      Warrt to Sherriffe Caluert County to arrest &c. Rel next Prouin
      ciall Court—
      The said Abington demands writt of Attachmt agst the Estate of
     the said John Salesbury to the uallue of 6oooth tob: the Sherriffe of
     Caluert County to keepe them untill the said Salesbury or his Attor
     ney doe appeare att the next Prouinciall Court to answere the suite
     of the said Abington in an accon of debt to that uallue dated 27th
     8hr 1664
      Warrt to sherriffe Caluert County to attach &c returnable next
     Prouinciall Court
    To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of the prouince of Maryland—
      The humble petn of John Abington sheweth
      That John Salesbury did enter into Couenant wth yor petr as an
     Ouerseer to take Care of such thinges as were deliuered to him and
     did Obleige himself e to look after his Seruants for the managing
     and making a Cropp all which he neglected to doe by which meanes
     yor petr is dampnifyed to the uallue of ten thowsand pounds of tob:
     and Caske for which he humbly prayeth Order of this Honble Court
     for speedy paymt thereof, And he shall pray &c

      To all people to whom these prsents shall come I Margarite Perry
     of the Citty of Westminster in the County of Midds widdow send
     Greeting Whereas John Bateman late Cittizen and Haberdasher of
     London deceased by his Obligacon undr his hand and seale bearing
     date the fourteenth day of August Anno Domi 1649 is and standeth
     bound unto me the said Margerite Perry in the Sume or penalty of
     Two thowsand pounds of law full money of England Condicon
     thereon endorsed, that he the said Jn0 Bateman should at the time
     of his decease by his last will and testament or by some other law
     full wayes and meanes sufficiently giue Conuey settle assure confirme
     and leaue unto Mary his then intended and since wife and Relict
     (beeing the daughter of me the said Margaritt Perry) an estate of