454  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.






                LiberFF   returnable on the first day of August as aforesaid, Giuen undr my

                hand this 29th day of May 1665—

                June first Edward Russell dds writt agst Marmaduke Snowe In an accon
                       uppon his Case to the uallue of fifteene hundred pounds of tobaccoe
                        Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c. Ret: pma
                       August next Prouinail Court

                      To the Rigt Honble the Gouernor & Councell of Maryland in Pro
                         uinciall Court
                        The humble petn of Edward Russell Humbly sheweth

                        That whereas yor petr being formerly a serut unto Mr Thomas
                      Gerrard of St Clements Mannot and hee the said Gerrard out of his
                      good will and pleasure then yor petr minding to encourage in the

                 [p.  faythfull discharge of his seruitude, did unto yot petr giue a Cer
                      tame Cow of Culler Red, wth a Bull Calfe by her side, marked on the
                      left Eare wth a ifiower De-Luce; and underkeeled of the Rigt all
                      which will and may appeare by a Certaine Writing undr the hand of
                      the said Thomas Gerrard, Bearing date the 17th day of October
                      Ann° 1663, now may it please this Honble Courte; the sd Thomas
                      Gerrard being ejected out of the said Mannot of St Clements By
                      Mr Marmaduke Snow where the aforesaid Cow and Calfe was giuen
                      yor petr and where they doe likewise now Remaine and abide the
                      said Cow and Calfe since the said Snowes posson of the aforesaid
                      Mannor; By finding into the posson of the said Snow did come, and
                      now there doe remaine; and yor petr understanding the prmisses did
                      in a Ciuill manner unto the said Snow Repaire att the mannor howse
                      of St Clements called Mattapanent at or about the 27th of this instant
                      May; then & there in the prsence of diuers wittnesses did of him the
                      said Snow demand the said Cow and Calfe before menconed being
                      now a yearling steere unto yor petr to deliuer but the said Snow yor
                      petr mindeing to Cheate Cozen and Defraud, Did then and still doth
                      refuse unto yor petr the said Cow and Calfe to deliuer: the which he
                      in Justice and Conscience ought to haue done, And yor Petr being
                      a poor freeman and hauing nothing else but his handes to Admin
                      ister to his necessities being depriued soe unjustly of his Cow and
                      Calf e and soe likewise hindred from the rest of her encrease which
                      may hereafter come is therefore allmost driuen to Impouerishmt
                        Yor poore petitioner Doe therefore in most humble wise Pray
                      (the prmisses considered) that yor petr may be by this Honble Court
                      Redressed against the sd Snow, that he may haue Judgmt for his
                      Cow & Calfe and what other encrease she shall haue in the Interim
                      hanging this suite and likewise be awarded his Just and reasonable
                      Dathages and Cost of suite agst the sd Snow—And yor humble petr
                      shall as in duty bound Euer pray Edward Russell
                        May the last 1665