54   Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.






               Liber B B To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of Maryland.
                       The humble Petn of Willm Whittle Sheweth.
                       That whereas one John Horne att a Court held att New Towne
                     the 25th Octobr 1659, against yor Petr who marryed wth the Admis
                     tratrix of one Thomas Williams in Virginia obtayned an order for
                     645£ Tob & Cask wth forbearance & Costs of suite Conditionally tht
                     yor Petr should produce a Quietus Est, by the Last of Decembr then
                     following, uppon the sd Estate, or else to pay the aforesd Tob, Wch
                     yot Petr endeauoured to doe, But by reason of the Crosnes of winds
                     & weather could not prforme wthin the time limitted by the aforesd
                     order of Court, ffor wch reason yor Petr was constrayned to pay the
                     aforesd Tob, though the Admistratrix of the sd Williams had order
                     by a Court of Virginia for her Quietus est long before. Wherefore
                     yor Petr Craues releife agst the sd Horne & humbly Craues tht yor
                     hones would graunt him order tht the sd Home shall repay back the
                     Tob to yor Petr wth Costs of suite And hee shall pray &c:

                Att a Court held att New Towne for the County of St Maries
                             the 25th of Octobr 1659
                     prnt Philip Caluert Escp Secretr
                         Mr Robt Slye    Mr Rich: Willan
                         Coll Wm Euans Mr Tho: Mathews Comisrs
                         Mr Wm Barton
                     To the worl the Commissrs of the County of St Maries.
                       The humble Petn of John Horne Sheweth.
                       That whereas the Estate of Thomas Williams is indebted to your
                 [p. 89] Petr the sume of 645l of Tob & Cask, as by Bill appeareth, And
                     whereas Willm Whittle of New Towne hath lately marryed the Relict
                     & former Wife of Thomas Williams aforesd, & is now possest of the
                     sd Williams Estate, Yor Petr humbly Craueth order for the sd Debt
                     from the sd Whittle wth 144£ Tob Charges for forbearance & Cost,
                     & yor Petr shall pray &c:
                       Vppon wch Petn The Court doth order tht Willm Whittle who
                     marryed th Relict, Widow of Thomas Williams, Produce a Quietus
                     est uppon the estate of the Thomas Williams by the last of Decernbr
                     next, or pay unto the plf six hundd fowrty flue pownds of Tob. &
                     Cask forbearance & Court Charges, else execüon.

                       Know all men by these pnts tht I John Edmondson haue ordayned
                     in my stead & place putt & constituted my honest ffreind Rich: Collett
                     to bee my true & lawfull Attorney for mee & in my name & for my
                     use to aske & sue to receaue of all & euery prson or prsons whatsoeur
                     all summes & debts of Tob. web are or shall bee due unto mee John
                     Edmondson, or any other web hath imployed mee, Gyuing unto my
                     sd Attorney by these prnts my full & whole power & authority in &
                     about the premises, & for such Debts or surnes of Tob as aforesd to