388      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.

               Liber B B  that the said John Anderton after yor petrs arriuall in this prouince
                       hath forced yor petr to signe an Indenture to serue him 9 yeares
                       Contrary to the law and Custom of this prouince and still would force
                       him to serue the other 2 yeares Vnless yor Honnors be pleased to free
                       him by Order of this honble Cort unto whome he doth put himselfe
                       and humbly Craues Ordr thereof for his Corne & Clothes and dam
                       age—And he shall pray &c—
                       John Anderton being prsent and not shewing Just Cause why the
                      petr should not haue his ffreedome Therefore Ordered the said John
                      Askin haue his ffreedome and that the said John Anderton deliuer
                      him his Corne & Clothes according to the Act of the Country

                     The Court adjourns untill to morrow morning att 9 of the Clocke
                           All prsent as yesterday this second March 1664/5

                      To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of the prouince of Maryland
                       The humble petn of Jno Gittings the Atturney of Mistris Mar
                      garite Perry sheweth
                       That whereas yor petr hath Obtained Judgmt for two thowsand
                 pounds sterling agst the Estate of John Bateman Esq deceased and
                 whereas yor petr hath taken out Execucon for the said debt and deliu
                 ered it to the sherriffe of Caluert County who hath returned the said
                 writt (Executed according to the appraysmt) One hundred thirety
                 nine Thowsand nine hundred seauenty and One pounds of tobacco—
                 [p. Now the humble request of yor petr is that this honoble Board will
                      be pleased to Order at what rates y0r petr may accept of the tobacco
                      in discharge of the debt of two thowsand pounds sterling—And he
                      shall pray &c.

                       Ordered uppon the foregoeing petn that the Atturney of Margarite

                       Perry receiue the tobacco therein exprest att three ha! fe pence p

                       pound—

                       The Honnoble Leiutennt Generall desires the rest of the Councell
                      that the Bussiness Concerning the sloope Red Sterne may be taken
                      next in hand, whereupon Jacob Backer was Called, who had from
                      last Court 6 months time to proue himselfe and Vessell ffree to trade
                      in any of his Maties Dominions &c according to that Order in folio 398
                       Then was read Generall Nicolls letter sent (by the said Backer)
                           to the Gouernor and Councell as allsoe the Certifficates of the Gen
                           eralls to the said Backer and Dericke Janson Smyth which are all as
                           followeth—
                           New York January 24th 1664
                       Vppon the Complaint of Jacob Backer Merchant & Derrick Janson
                      Smith that their sloope and goods are seized, and detained by Order