Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665. 509

       heads of Tob. & other water Cask belonging to John Hawkins much Liber F F
       to his hinderance, And bee further sheweth & informeth the Court,
       How tht hee profered the Hawkins to carry or transport not only
       his sd Tob. but the Vessell allso then under arrest, Prouided hee would
       putt in security to bee responsable for the same, & see her forth corn
       ming by a certaine time, wch the sd Hawkins refused to doe.
        Ordered thereuppon tht John Nicholds giue John Hawkins notice
       to fetch away his Tob & water Cask out of his Tob howse att West
       St maries wthin Ten dayes & to pay all Charges uppon the sd Tob.
       otherwise the Tob. to bee throwen out of dores.

       Raymond Staplefort plf
                      Noe Returne/
   John Balley deft

       Willm Smyth plf Willm Marloe acquainting the Court tht hee
       Samuel Reape dëft was the deft Attorney, & Certifying the Court
       tht the deft was then sick & could nott attend this Court, desyres Re
       spite ‘till next Prouinciall Court, wch was graunted.
    Capt Nicholas Gywther plf To the honble Gour & Councell. [p. 100]
  Robert Stack deft        The humble Petn of Capt Nicholas
       Gwyther sheweth, That whereas Robt Stack was committed as Pris
       oner into yors Petrs Custody in the time of his sheriffalty the 29th of
       January 1661, That the 3d day of July 1662 yor Petr deliuered the sd
       Robt Stack into the Custody of Richard Willan sheriffe of this
       County of St Maries, That att the time of yr Petrs of the sd Robt
       Stack into the Custody aforesd Robt Stack stood indebted to yor Petr
       in the sume of 1700£ Tob. wch is yett üpayd to yor Petr for ffees of
       Imprisonmt.
        Hee therefore humbly prayes yor honrs to order yor Petr paymt by
       the way of seruitude according to Act of Assembly in that case pro
       uided, or otherwise shall seerne best for yor Petrs satisfaction And as
       in duty Bownd yor Petr will euer pray &c:
        The deft in answere to the plfs Petn sayes, That bee is not of
       ability to satisfy what is demanded, by ffees.
        Ordered tht the deft make satisfaction eyther by seruitude or other
       wayes, or else to remayne Close Prisoner in the Custody of the
       sheriffe of St Maries County, ‘till hee the deft satisfy the sd ffees
       demanded.

          The Court adiorned ‘till tomorrow morning.

         Twesday 17th Octobr 1665. All prnt as afore/

      To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of Maryland in Prouinciall
          Court assembled.
        The humble Petn of Marks Blumfeild sheweth,