548Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665-66.






              Liber F F William Price being in Custody for Debt Could not remoue him
                     to answere this suite without Habeas Corpus Henry Adames
                       Whereupon Ordered that a Habeas Corpus doe issue to bring
                     downe the Body of William Price to answere the sd suite the next
                     Prouinciall Court

                       Then came James Courtney & acknowledged the ensueing dis
                     charge to Capt Thomas Mannyng as his Act and deed—
                     Know all men by these prsents that I James Courtney of the prou
                     ince of Maryland plantr doe for me my heires Executors & Admin
                     istrs firmely by these prsents remise release and for euer quitt Claime
                     unto Capt Tho: Mannyng his heires &c: of and from all and all man
                     ner of accons suites quarrells debts sume or sumes of money what
                     soeuer as allsoe all accompts reckonnings Challenges & demands what
                     soeuer from the beginning of the world to the day of the date hereof,
                     as wittnes my hand this 3d day of January 1665—
                     Wittnes                       the marke of
                        John Gittings             James  Courtney
                        Justinian Gerrard                   the marke of   sealed
                        Henry Hare        if A
                        John StanesbyFran: Armstrong
                       Acknowledged in Open Court D I

              [p. 157] This Bill bindeth mee Ralph Haywood of St Marys County in the
                     prouince of Maryland Gent: my heires Executors and Administra
                     tors to pay or Cause to be paid unto Thomas Nottley of the same
                     County and prouince merchant or unto his heires Executors Admin
                     istrators or Assignes the Just quantity of Eighteen hundred fourty
                     and three pounds of good bright and large leafe tobacco and Caske
                     att or before the first day of October next ensueinge the date hereof,
                     upon my owne plantacon upon St Clements Mannor Wittnes my
                     hand the 20th day of Aprill anno 1664 Raphaell Haywood
                       Signed & deliuered in Prsence of
                          Philip \Vallwin
                           the marke of
                          John  Gouldsmyth
                       Then followes
                       I underwritten will pay more the quantity of two hundred thirety
                     flue pounds of tobacco and Caske unto Thomas Nottley his heires or
                     Assignes for goodnes and at time and place as the first aboue bill
                     specifyeth wittnes my hand the 23d Apr 1664
                       Wittnes John Smyth         Raphaell Haywood
                       Maryland Tho: Nottley of St Marys County Complaineth agst
                     Raphaell Haywood late of the same County and now of Caluert
                     County, for that whereas the said Raphaell Haywood standeth