362Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.






               Liber B B the sd person to the Ld proprietr in Case he appeare not according to
                      summons

                      To the Gouernor & Councell in Prouinall Court Assembled, the humble
                         pet” of Xtopher Dobson Sheweth
                       That Thomas Simmons did assume uppon himselfe the 14th day
                      of Decembr 1664 to pay yor petr the suffie of seauen hundred Eighty
                      six poundes of tobacco wth Caske, Now the said Thomas Simmons
                      delays paymt to the prejudice of your petr Wherefore he humbly
                      Craues Order of this Honnoble Court wth damages and Cost of suite
                      And as in duty bound shall euer pray &c.

                  442] Christopher Dobson dds writt agst William Asbeston in an accon
               January 28' of debt to the uallue of 738th tob:
                       Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c. Ret. 7th ffeb
                       ruary next Prouinall Court—
                       The said Dobson demds summons for Jeremy Harington and John
                      Bryan to testifye &c in Causo ut supra uppon perill of forfeiting 500lb
                      tob: each person in Case they appeare not according to summons—
                      To the honoble Gouernor & Councell in Prouinall Court Assembled,
                         the humble petn of Xtopher Dobson Sheweth
                       That William Asbeston did assume uppon himselfe the 29th day
                      of March 1664 to pay yor petr the sume of seauen hundred thirety
                      Eighte poundes of tobacco and Caske, Now the said Wm Asbeston
                      delayes paymt to the prejudice of yor petr Wherefore he humbly
                      Craues Order of this Honnoble Court wth dathages and Cost of suite—
                      And as in duty bound he shall euer pray &c

                       On the back side of that Commcon ut est in fo: 432 for the reap
                      praysing the Estate of John Bateman Escp deceased was thus written
                      as followeth (uizt)
                For as much as doubt is made by the Attorneys of Margarite Perry
                                                       whether the lands late belonging to John Bateman Esq be to be ap
                                                       praysed, I doe hereby Order that the lands aforesaid be appraysed to
                                                       the intent that Henry Scarburgh wthin menconed be truely informed
                                                       of the uallue of the said Estate left by John Bateman aforesaid,
                                                       Giuen und” my hand this 17th day of January 1664—
                                                       Philip Calvert
                       Thomas Sprigge makes returne of the said Comthon wth this alsoe
                      on the back side
                       Mr William Groome and Mr Richard Smyth Sworne this 18th day
                      of January 1664              me Thomas Brooke

                       Mr Thomas Truman sworne the 19th day of January 1664 be
                      fore me                          Tho: Sprigg