74        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.

             Liber B B To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of Maryland.
                      The humble Pete of Willm Lawrence, Sheweth
                      That whereas Anne Beach of this Prouince on the 22th January
                    1663 did by Deed under her hand writing freely giue unto her
                    Daughter Mary, who was the Wife of yor Petr One Cowe & one
                    heifer, wth Cattle wth their encrease, yor Petr demanded of Thomas
                    Innes, who hath marryed the aforesd Anne Beach, But is denyed
                    them & therefore hath entred his suite. Humbly beseaching yr honrs
                    to take the prmises into yor Consideraons & graunt order tht the sd
                    Innes doe forthwth deliuer yor Petr his sd Cattle, & pay Costs and
                    Charge of suite, a hcc shall pray &c:

                    Willm Lawrence plf The deft Confesseth that there was a wright-
                    Thomas Tunes deft ing made by the sd Anna Beach of a gwift of
                    Cattle notwthstanding the sd Anne did neyther Record it, nor made a
                    deliuery of the same, Keeping the power in her owne hand to alter
                    the same, according as shee thought to bee more Conuenient for her
                    Children. To wch the plf replyeth, That hauing tht wrighting or
                    Deed in his keeping, hee caused the same to bee Recorded.
                      The Judgmt of the Board is that the plf ought to recouer the Cat
                    tle, And Ordered that hee receaue & recouer the same from the deft.

                      Know all men by these prnts That I Thomas Gerard Esq Doe
                    hereby ordaine & appoynt Thomas Nottley mercht to bee my lawfull
                    Attorney, To plead to & answere all accons wch I haue commenced att
                    the next Prouinciall Court held the 8th day Instant September, or
                    wch are Commenced agst mee the sd Gerard by any prson whatsoeur,
                    And what my sd Attorney shall Lawfully doe or Cause to be done in
                    & about the prmises, I doe hereby allow of ratify & confirme as if I
                    were there prflt att the doeing thereof my self e. Wittnes my hand
                    this 5th day of Septembr Aflo 1663.     Tho: Gerard
                      Wittnes Robt Slye George Reynolds.
               [p. 112]  Thomas Gerard plf The plf declares agst the deft in an accon of
                    Anne Haggett deft Debt, and demands tht the deft as Adthistra
                    trix to the Estate of humphrey Haggett her husband Deceased, doe
                    forthwth pay unto the plf the sume of Thirteene hundd pownds of
                    good Tob. & cask Due & oweing by the sd Humphrey Haggett De
                    ceased unto the plf, as may appeare by one Bill under the hand of the
                    sd Humphrey Haggett bearing date the 27th day of May 1661. The
                    wch sd Debt or sume of ‘fob the plf hath demaunded of the deft as
                    Adthistratrix aforesd to satisfy & pay, But shee the deft hath & still
                    doth refuse to satisfy or pay the same. Wherefore the plf Craueth
                    Judgmt of this honble Court agst the deft for the sd Debt of 1300l
                    Tob, & for cost of suite          Tho: Gerard.