Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.  435





      Therefore yor petr desires that the sd shipe may be stopt untill the Liber F F
     said Smyth haue giuen yor petr bills of loading Cost of suite
     damages & Charges And yor petr shall euer pray &c

      Reymond Staplefort dds warrt agst John Hawkins and Thomas Aprill 20th
     Wells in an accon uppon his Case to the uallue of ffiue hundred pounds
    sterling—
      Warrt to sherriffe of Baltemore County or any other sherriffe
     wthin this prouince to arrest &c. Ret 13th June next Prouinall Court—
     To the Honble Gouernor and Councell of the prouince of Maryland
      The humble pet” of Reymd Staplefort Sheweth
      That whereas yor petr hath let a Vessell unto John Hawkins and

      Tho : Wills for eight months Certaine or twelue months uncertaine

      the said Hawkins hauing told yor petr that he might take his leaue of

      the Vessell and that yor petr should see her noe more. Wherefore

      yor petr humbly desireth that yor Honnrs would be pleased to take

      it into y0r serious and Judicious Consideracons and cause them to

      giue yor petr sufficient security to the uallue of ffiue hundred pounds

      sterling for the deliuery of the Vessell and paymt of the freight

      uppon the day of June next ensueing and cause them to put in

      a mastr by reason they are freighters, and it is not according to Con

      dicon, that either of them should goe as mastt of the Vessell And

      yoryor petr shall euer pray &c—-

      Comand Philip Caluert Esq and Anne his wife that Justly &c they [p.8]
     keepe wth Richard Preston of Caluert County the Couent &c of the
     mannor of Woisley in Talbott County Containing One thowsand
     acres of land                   the apurteńces    Charles Caluert
      And the Agreemt is such that the said Philip Caluert And Anne
     his wife haue acknowledged the aforesaid mannot wth the apurtńces
     to be the Right of the said Richard Preston as those which the said
     Richard Preston hath of the Guift of the said Philip Caluert and
     Anne his wife and the same they haue remised and quitt Claimed
     from them and theire heires to the aforesaid Richard Preston and
     the heires of the said Richard Preston for euer, And further the said
     Philip Caluert and his wife Anne haue granted for them and the
     heires of the said Philip Caluert that they will warrant to the afore
     said Richard Preston and the heires of the said Richard Preston the
     aforesaid mannot wth the aptuńces agt them the said Philip Caluert
     and Anne his wife and the heires of the said Philip Caluert for euer
     And for this Recognicon Remission quitt Claime fine and Concord
     the said Richard Preston hath giuen to the said Philip Caluert flue
     thowsand pounds of tobaccoe
      Capta et Recognita             Philip Caluert
         Coram me                    Anne Caluert
            Charles Caluert