78   Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.





              Liber B B To the honble the Gouernor & Councell.
                       The humble Petn of Peter Joy & John Mirth, Sheweth.
                       That whereas Daniel Goldson, who was father to yor Petrs wife,
                     some yeares since departed this life, Left a Considerable Estate in
                     the hands of Dorothy his Wife, whom by Will hee made his absolute
                     Execatrix, The wch Estate (as by Will may appeare Relaon being
                     thereunto had) was to bee kept whole & entyre uppon the Plantaon
                     Left by the foresd Deceased. But now soe it is tht the sd Executrix
                     since marryed wth Giles Sadler, & after the sd Sadlers Decease mar
                     ryed againe wth Mr Hugh Sanley, Who hath wholly nullated the will
                     of the sd Goldson by selling the Cattle & hoggs, & taking the seruants
                     of from the sd Plantaon, Contrary to the Will of the sd Goldson, All
                     wch ought to haue beene kept entire uppon the sd Plantaon, untill
                     yowng Daniel Goldson yor Petrs Brother in Law should haue come
                     to age. Neyther hath the Executrix, or any other for her, as yor Petr
                     yett knoweth of, gyuen an accompt of the sd Goldsons Estate, as
                [p. 116]     touchings the orphans, alithough by Law in this Prouince Admistra—
                     tors or Executrs are thereby Engaged soe to doe. By wch neglect yor
                     Petr humbly Conceiues, tht if not timely preuented, both himself e
                     wth the other Orphans (concerned in the sd Will) will bee utterly
                     depryued & outted of their iust dues, wherefore yor Petr humbly
                     Craues tht yor honors will take the prmisses into serious Consideraon,
                     & Graunt yor Petrs such Releife as Law & Equity hath prouided in
                     such Cases, & yor Petrs &c: shall pray &c:

              Vid th° This Cause att the request of Mr Hugh Stanley, (who is now in
              deposns fol. 118 terested in tht Busines) Is Respited till next Prou; Court.

                     Capt Tho: Manning plf This Cause was by Appeale from Cal
                     Att:    JO: Edmondson uert County Court. Retracted.
                     ffrancis Gill, Att:    deft
                     Henry Mitchell

                       Bee it knowne unto all men by these prnts tht I Luke Barber
                     make & appoynt my worthy ffreind W Tho: Nottley my true &
                     lawfull Attorney in a suite depending this Court betweene Henry
                     Spinke & Elionor his Wife & my selfe, And whatsoeur my sd Attor
                     ney shall act or doe, I bind my selfe by these prnts to ratify & con
                     firme in as ample manner as if I my self e were then and there prson~
                     ally prnt. Wittnes my hand 10th Septembr 1663. L Barbier
                       Testes John Gittings Robt Clarke.
                     To the Rt honble the Lord Leiut & Councell of the Prouince of
                        Maryland.
                       The Humble Petn of Henry Spinke, Sheweth.
                       That ycf Petrs Wife being summoned to make her ptsonall appear
                     ance att a Court held att New Towne the sixteenth day of June last