Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665-66. 557





      William Smyth plaintiffe                 Liber F F
      Reymond Staplefort deft
      To the honble the Gouernot & Councell of Maryland
        Sheweth that the said Staplefort is indebted to the plt: in the
      sume of Three Thowsand Eighte hundred pounds of tob: & Caske
      for accomodacons allready receiued which sume the said Staplefort
      refuseth to pay and therefore the plt bringeth his accñn and prayeth
      Order of this Honble Court for his said debt wth Cost of suite and
      he shall pray &c
        The plt prouing his debt the deft hauing nothing materiall Against
      the same to alleadge, It is Ordered that Wm Smyth haue Judgmt agst
      Reymond Staplefort for Three Thowsand Eighte hundred pounds
      of tobaccoe and Caske Cost of suite

      Marmaduke Snow plt The plt alleadging that his Attorney Doctr [p. 171]
      John ffoxhall defendt Luke Barbier is Absent, and left destitute
      of any prson to plead his Cause, whereuppon it is Ordered that 2
      prsons be appointed to Audite all accompts betweene both partyes
      and make theire report thereof att the next Prouinall Court, & further
      that a Comcon be sent Mr Robert Slye and W Thomas Nottley for
      that purpose as followeth
        Cecilius &c: Whereas there are seuerall Causes depending betweene
      Marmaduke Snow plt: and John Foxhall deft: upon Accompt and
      for as much as the said partyes hath desired the said differences to
      be put to 2 Auditors by Vs appointed in Prouinall Court, Wee doe
      therefore hereby will & require yow Robt Slye and Thomas Nottley
      Gent: that on the tenth day of this instant month of January att
      some place by the sd partyes appointed, yow dilligently ueiwing all
      papers whatsoeuer that shall be brought before yow Concerning the
      Bussiness aforesaid yow send a Report thereof undr yor hands &
      seales To the next Prouinail Court held att St Marys on the third day
      of Aprill next ensueing the date hereof, And doe hereby further ap
      point and Authorize yow to Examine upon Oath & take depositiones
      of such persons that cann giue Euidence in Relacon to the prmisses
      aforesaid, Giuen att St Marys undr the lesser seale of this Prouince
      of Maryland this 6th day of January in the 34th yeare of Our Do
      minion ouer the sd prouince annoq Dom: 1665 wittnes our deare
      Bro: Ph: Caluert Esq our deputy leiutent & Chancellr of or prou
      ince of Maryland            Signed Philip Caluert

      To the Rigt Honble the Gouernor & Councell of the Prouince of [p. 172]
         Maryland
        The humble petn of Abra: Rowse Sheweth
        That whereas yor petr did bring Certaine Goods and Clothes to
      the howse of William Hempsted, and yor petr hauing Occasione for