76        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.

            Liber B B That Mr Willm Battin dyed indebted unto yor Petr the sume of
                     4420l Tob & Cask, as by Bond appeareth, Wherefore yor Petr hum
                     bly Craues order of this honble Court for the sd Tob, agst the Ad
                     thistratrix of the sd Battin wth Cost of suite, And hee shall pray &c

                     John Saffin plf   The plf sueth as in his Pet” for Tob, But not
                     Margery Battin deft according to the writt entred, It being for
                     money Sterl. The Deft therefore Craues abatemt of the writt, Wch
                     was graunted.

                      Warrt to the sheriffe St Maries County to Impanell 2 Juries, Vizt,
                     a Grand Jury & Petite Jury, & to make Ret. forthwth. By order of the
                     Board                           Willm Bretton/


             Vid fol. To the Rt honble the Gouernor & Councell of Maryland
                 & The humble Pet” of John Tucker, Sheweth

                      That wheares there is an Order of Court passed agst him for
                     3000l & odde Tob. to Raymond Staplefort, Yor petr neuer hauing had
                     the Consideraon of the sd Debt, Humbly Craueth Iniunction to stop
                     further proceedings in Common Law & to haue a hearing in Chan
                     cery. And hee shall pray &c:

                 [p.. 114] Ordered by the Board that the Judgmt yesterday passed agst the
              Vid fol. 54. Petr bee suspendd, it being for Three Thowsd one hundd seuenty Two

                     pownds of Tob & Cask, And tht Raymond Staplefort then pH, haue
                     till next Prouinciall Court to make his demand appeare due: & an
                     swere to what is obiected agst the Bill by the Petr Concerning the
                     Consideraon receiued, for wch tht Bill was passed.

                      Ret. Writt Sheriffe for Grand Jury & warned.
                                   fforeman
                       Mr Thomas Nottley            John Metcalfe    Thomas Simpson
                     German Gillett   Robert Robins Peter Mills
                     Robert Hooper    George Marshall Nicholas Yowng
                     John Lumbrozo    Henry Spinke  ffrancis Anketill
                     Willm Harper     Thomas Taylor Henry Pennington
                         All sworne.

                      Then Mr Attorney Grall prefers this Inditemt.
                      Lett it bee enquyred for the Rt honble the Ld Propr whither Eliza
              Vid supra beth Greene of St Michaels Hundd in the County of St Maries att the
              fol. 48 & fol. howse of the sd Elizabeth Greene a Certaine acquittance dated the
                     third of March 1659 in these words (Vizt) Receaued the 3 of
                      March 1659 Bee it knowne unto all men by these prnts That I
                      Tegar Winn haue receaued of Henry Potter ffowre hogshds of
                      Tob weighing neate 1692, & Three flitches of Bacon wch came to