300       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.

              Liber B B John Sheppard by his Attorney Daniel Jenifer demands writt agst
                       Thomas Bennitt in an accon of debt to the uallue of seauenteene hun
                       dred pounds of tobacco Caske—
                       Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c Ret next Pro
                      uinall Court being the 20th instant
                      To the honble Gouernor & Councell of the prouince of Maryland
                       The humble petn of John Sheppard by his Attorney Daniel Jenifer
                      Sheweth
                       That Thomas Bennitt did upon the 24th day of January 1662
                      assume upon himselfe to pay yor petr his heires or Assignes upon
                      the 25th march 1663 the full and Just Sume of seauenteen hundred
                      pounds of tobacco Caske good and merchantable as by his spe
                      cialty will appeare which said sume of I 700lb tob: the said Thomas
                      Bennitt hath not paid but makes delayes therein to yor pett8 greate
                      damage—Wheref ore he prayeth Order of this honble Court for speedy
                      paymt therein Costs and dathages And he shall pray &c

                [p.370] Pope Aluey in behalfe of his wife Ann Administratrix of the
                Decembr Estate of her husband John Hammond decd demands writt agst
                   12 James Veitch in an accon of the Case to the uallue of 2000lb tob:
                      warrt to the sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c ret 20th instant—--
                      To the Gouernor~ and Councell of Maryland
                       The humble pet” of Pope Aluey Sheweth
                       That whereas James Veitch stood endebted to yor petr as Admin
                      istrator of John Hamond deceased for 2000lb tob: and Caske for a
                      woman Seruant and likewise some other debt due to the Estate wthout
                      the said James Veitch proues this debts paid yor petr humbly Craues
                      an Order for his debt And hee shall pray

                   13th Pope Aluey on behalfe of his wife Ann Hammond dds writt agst
                      Thomas Wynne who maryed the relict of Richard Willan in an
                      accon of the Case to the uallue of 5000lb tob
                       Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c
                      To the honble Gouernor & Councell In prouinall Cort assembled
                     Pope Aluey on behalfe of his wife The pit: sues the defendt in
                       Ann Hammond plaintiffe an accon of the Case For that
                     Tho: Wynne who maryed the     the pits wife Relict to John
                       relict of Richard Willan defendant Hammond who before his de
                      cease was imploy'd by the said Richard Willan as undr sherriffe and
                      furthermore (as by Condicon undr hand may appeare) the said Ham
                      mond was allowed by the said Willan One halfe of all proffitts and
                      benifitts which should accrue in the time of the saide Sherriffealty
                      excepting six hundred and seauenty pounds of tobb: which said
                      Condicons beares date the 16th Sept 1662, & Confirmed under the