32        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.

            Liber B B Markes Pheypo enters his marke (Vizt) Cropd on the left eare,
                July 7t wth two slitts in the Crop. The Right eare underkeeld wth a hole in

            mrk Cattle. itt & a little peice cutt before the eare.

                marke Thomas Keytin enters his marke (Vizt) Crop'd on the left eare
                Cattle. wth two slitts in the Crop, The Right eare underhalfed a hole in itt.
           mark Cattle. George Marshall enters his marke (Vizt) Crop'd on the Left eare
                    wth a slitt in the Crop, The Right eare slitt wth an ouerkeele & a nick
                    behind the eare.

                     Cecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Prouinces of Mary
                    land & Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c: To Robert Clarke Esq
                    Thomas Mathews & Henry Adams gentn Greeting, Whereas Our
                    Writt of Couent dependeth in Our Prouinciall Court Betweene Philip
                    Caluert Escp & James Lindsey & Mary his Wife of ffowre hundd
                    and ffifty Acres of Land, being the moiety of Snow Hill mannor in
                    St Maries County, & for a fine to bee thereof Leauyed betweene them
                    before Our Gouernot & Councell in the sd Court, according to the
                    Law & Custome of this Prouince, and the sd James & Mary, as wee
                    are informed, as soe weake, that they are not able wthout greate
                    danger of their Bodies to trauaile to St Maries by the day contayned
                    in the sd Writt to make the acknowledgmts wch are requisite to bee
                    made in tht behalfe, Wee tendring the Estate of the sd James & Mary
               [p. 341]     in this behalfe haue gyuen yow or any Two of yow power to take the
                    acknowledgmts wch the sd James & Mary will make afore yow or any
                    Two of yow of the premisses. And therefore Wee command yow
                    that goeing in prson to the sd James & Mary yow take sd acknowl
                    edgmts, And when yow shall haue taken them yow Certify the same
                    distinctly & plainely to the sd Gouernor & Councell under yor seales
                    or any Two of yow, That then the sd ffine betweene the sd parties of
                    the premisses may bee Leauyed before the sd Gouernor & Councell in
                    the sd Court according to the Law & Custome of this Prouince send
                    ing to the Court this writt. Wittnes our Deare sonne & heyre Charles
                    Caluert Esq Our Leiut & cheife Gouernor of Our sd Prouince this
                    13th day of June 1663.         Charles Caluert.

                      The Execution of this Commissn appeareth in a Certaine schedule
                    hereunto annexed this 10th of July 1663
                       Thomas Mathews Henry Addames.
               Stmaries Command James Lindesey & Mary his wife that iustly &c: they
                County keepe Philip Caluert Esq the Couenant &c: of ffowre hundd &

                    ffifty Acres of Land being the moiety of the mannor of Snowe Hill
                    in the County of St Maries. Charles Caluert.
                      And the Agreemt is such tht the sd James Lindsey & Mary his wife
                    haue acknowledged the aforesd ffowre hundd & ffifty Acres of Land,
                    the moiety of the mannor of Snow Hill wth the appurtenances to bee
                    the right of the aforesd Philip Caluert, as those wch the sd Philip