378      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.

                Liber B B To the Honnoble the Gouernor Chancellor & Councell in his Lordsps
                  [p. 460]     high Court of Chancery

                       In most humble manner Complaining sheweth unto yor Honnors
                      yor dayly Orator William Hollingworth of Salem in the parts of
                      New England That whereas about Two yeares now last past yor said
                      Orator did sell unto Hannah the Relict of Hugh Lee late of St Marys
                      Innholder and now the wife of William Price of Charles County
                      seuerall Goods and Merchandizes to the uallue of Three Thowsand
                      three hundred and seauen pounds of tobacco and att the same time
                      made unto yor said Orator a bill of her hand for the payment thereof
                      att the tenth of Nouember then next ensueing the date of the said
                      Bill, But now soe it is may it please yor Honnors that the said bill of
                      three thowsand three hundred and seauen pounds of tobacco is by
                      Casuall meanes lost And therefore albeit the said Hannah and
                      William Price her husband haue been diuers times Gently required
                      by your said Orator to pay unto him, the sd Three Thowsand Three
                      hundred and seauen pounds of tobacco soe to him due, Yett that to
                      doe they and euery of them haue hither to denyed and Refused and
                      yet doe deney and refuse to doe the same against all Right Equity
                      and good Conscience In due Consideracon whereof and for that yor
                      said Orator hath noe remedy to Recouer the said three thowsand
                      three hundred and seauen pounds of tobacco wthout the said bill by
                      the Cothon lawes of this Prouince May it therefore please yor Hon
                      nors to grant unto yor said Orator his Lops Gracious writt of subpã:
                      to be directed to the saide William Price and Hannah his wife Com
                      anding them thereby att a Certaine day and undr a Certaine Payne
                      therein to be lymitted ptsonally to be and appeare in his Lordsps high
                      Court of Chancery then and there to answere to the prmisses and to
                      sett forth uppon Oath what bills or other specialtyes haue been giuen
                      by the said Wm Price or hannah his wife during her widdowhood to
                      the sd Willm Hollingworth what Goods or Other Merchandizes either
                      he the said Wm Price by Order of the said Hannah his wife or the
                      said Hannah during her widdowhood did receiue of the said Willm
                      Hollingworth what Tobaccoes haue been paid by the said William
                      or Hannah his wife and what rests yet undpaid And that yor Honnors
                      will please to Order the speedy paymt of the Ballance that shall ap
                      peare due, And your Orator shall dayly pray

                [p. 461] Wee whose names are here subscribed being appointed & desired
                      by the Lord Proprietary of the Prouince of Maryland to suruey the
                      Catch Edward Thomas Hellington mastr, Accordingly wee haue
                      surueyed the said Catch and doe giue in Our Judgments as followeth
                      (uizt) that if the said Catch haue three or ffowre ifuttock Riders of
                      each side well faide and fastened and the Catch Curreen'd and the
                      Bulge searched whether she haue any trunnells defectiue and if she