294  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






               Liber B B John Gittings the Attorney of Margarite Perry demands writt agst
                      Mary Bateman the Executrix of John Bateman Esp decd in an
                      accon of debt to the uallue of Two thowsand pounds sterling dated
                      27th October 1664
                        Warrt to Sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c. Returnable next
                      Prouinciall Court

                  [p. 363] To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of the prouince of Maryland
                        The humble petn of John Gittings Attorney to Margarite Pery
                      Sheweth
                        That John Bateman late Cittizen and Haberdasher of London
                        decd by his Obligacon bearing date the 14th day of August 1649 is
                        and standeth bound unto Margarite Pery in the suffie or penalty of
                        two thowsand pounds of law full money of England wth Condicon
                        thereon Endorsed that he the said John Bateman should att the time
                        of his decease by his last will and testament or by some other meanes
                        sufficiently giue Conuey settle assure Confirme and leaue unto Mary
                        his then intended and since wife and Relict (being daughter of the
                        said Margarite Perry) an Estate of the true full uallue of One thow
                        sand pounds sterling in Goods Plate &c, to her owne use in such sorte
                        as that she the said Mary her Executors Administratrs and Assignes
                        should and might freely peaceably and quietly haue hold possess and
                        Enjoy the same as her and their owne proper goods and Estate wthout
                        the lett suite trouble denyall or disturbance of any person or persons
                        whatsoeuer, as by the same Obligacon and Condicon now ready to
                        be tendred to this honble Court transmitted wth an attestacon of the
                        Lord Mayor of the Citty of London more att large may appeare—
                        Now soe it is that the said John Bateman hath not according to
                      the tenor of his Obligacon Sufficiently Conueyed settled assured and
                      Confirmed unto the said Mary an Estate of the true full uallue of
                      One thowsand pounds aforesaid, but hath left her and her whole
                      Estate encombred wth many debts and lyable to the suite trouble and
                      disturbance of many persons
                        Wherefore yor petr humbly prayes Order of this honble Court for
                      the said sume of two Thowsand pounds Sterling agst the Estate of
                      the said John Bateman—And as in Duty bound he shall pray &c.

                               Proclamacon By the Leiutennt Generall
                        Whereas att the last Prouinciall Cort hotilden 2t St Marys for this
                      prouince on the 4th October last past the next Prouinciall Court was
                      then appointed to be held on the Sixth of December followinge
                 [p. 364] Now for as much the Gouernor and most of the Councell being like
                      to be absent from St Marys att that time about their seuerall earnest
                      Occasions as allsoe about some perticuler affaires wch Concerne this
                      prouince which will not admitt of delay therein—