46   Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.






              Liber B B To the honble the Gour & Councell for the Prouince of Maryland.
                      The humble Peten of Josias ffendall & Robt Hundley Admistrators
                     to the Estate of Christopher Russell Deceased, SWeth
                      That whereas Samuel Smith Deceased stands indebted to the
                     Christopher Russell the summe of ffourteene hundd Pownds of Porke
                     y0r Petrs therefore humbly cranes yor honrs to grant them order
                     agst Mr Robt Slye Adthistrator of the sd Smiths Estate & they shall
                     as in duty bownd pray &c:
                     Josias ffendall                .
                               The plfs   sue as    in their Petn for 1400 of Porke,
                     Robt Hundley         -           t
                               And the deft confesseth Judgm for soe much to
                     plfs      the plf
                     Robt Slye deft

                     Thomas Nottley plf. The plf Declares agst the deft in an accon
                     Willm Price undertaker of Debt & demandeth tht the deft doe
                      for Hannah Lee deft forthwth pay unto the plf the just quanty
                     of Twelue Thowsd Two hundd Twenty & Two pownds of Tob &
                     Cask according to the tenor of one obligaOn bearing date the 14th
                     day of March 166i whereby the deft together wth Christopher Rus
                     sell now Deceased became Joytly & seuerally bownd as undertakers
                     in the behalfe of the aforesd Hannah Lee to prforme the same. And
                 [p. 50]     allthough the deft hath bene often time requyred & intreated to dis
                     charge the Sd obligaOn, yett hee still hath, & yett doth refuse to sat
                     isfy the same, Wherefore the plf prayeth Judgmt of this honble Court
                     agst the deft for the Debt & for costs of suite. Hannah Lee the
                     Imployer of Willm Price deft acknowedgeth the ballance of the plfs
                     account, being Three Thowsd seauen hundd thirty & fowre pownds of
                     Tob & cask. Ordered tht the plf recouer accordingly.

                      Thomas Lomax the Attorney of Mrs Margery Battin Came this
              Vid fol. 49 day & acknowledgeth in open Court tht hee hath receaued of Mr
                     Robt Slye the Admistrator of Samuel Smith Three hundd pownds of
                     Tob. & Cask, according to an Order of Court this day had & obteyned
                     for soe much.

                      Robert Slye the Admistrator of Samuel Smith came this day &
                     acknowledgeth in open Court to haue receaued full satisfaction from
                     Mrs Margery Battin Admistrix of her husband Wm Battin De
                     ceased Six Thowsd ffiue hundd pownds of Tob, due to the Estate of
                     the Samuel Smith, according to an order of the Prouinciall Court
                     passed in Octobr last.

                      Thomas Lomax the Attorney of Mrs Margery Battin came also
                     this day & acknowledgeth in open Court to haue receaued of Mr
                     Robt Slye the Admistrator of the Estate of Samuel Smith full Satis