120    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

               Liber A The Defendant hear upon Confessing a iudgment it is thearfor
                 356 ordered that the defendant shal make good the sayd land according
                   unto his bill of sayle aboue specified.

                   John Baptista Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendant in an
                   John Cain Defendant faction of debt to the valew of 1200 lb of
                 tob: and not appearing nor any Atturney for him the Defendant
                   humbly Craucth a nonsuit which is granted him with Cost and Charge
                   of suit:

                     Mr James Linsey Sworne and examined in open Court at the
                 358 request of Garrat Sennet sayeth that the sayd Sennet baught of
                   Thomas Carpinder Three head of Cattel videlicet one Cow and one
                   Cow Calph and a steare and hath payed for them which is also
                   affirmed upon oath word by word by Edward Deane and further
                   nether of them sayeth not:

             [p. 132]   Christopher Riuers Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendant in
                   Gils Glouer Defendant Jan action of the Case Prefereth his
                                      Petition as followeth

                 359 To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie
                     The humble Petition of Christopher Riuers humbli Sheweth
                     That Whearas your Petitioner baught a Peece or Parcell of Land
                   of Gus and Elisabeth Glouer beeing on hundered Acres of Land Lung
                   in Auon Riuer betwixt the Land of the Sayd Glouer and Richard
                   Trew and your Petitioner hauing demanded a bill of sayle seuerall
                   times since the Satisfactione for it, made with securitie to defend the
                   same against all Claime or Claimes in the Law and is denied the same
                   thearfor your petitioner hath entered his suit And humbly Craueth
                   your worships to pas a bill of sayle by way of order whearby the
                   sayd Glouer may bee Compelled to signe the same and put in unto
                   your petitioner for his quiet posession of the sayd Land against all
                   Claime or Claimes whatsoeuer and your Petitioner as in dutie bound
                   shal euer pray &c

                     The defendant Alleaging that hee had performed all that hee had
                 360 bargained with him for and the Plantiue not beeing able to proue the
                   Contrarie It is thearfor ordered that the Plantiue shoold bee non-
                   suited, and pay the Cost and Charge of suit:

                     Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Prouince of Man
                 361 land and Aualon Lord Barron of Baltemore &c to all Persons to whom
                   thes presants shal Come greeting in owr Lord God Euer Lasting know
                   ye that wee for and in consideration of the good and faythfull Sar
                   nices hereto for don us by Edmond Linsey and that hee may bee en
                   coraged enabled the better to doo us and owr heirs Acceptable Saruice
                   and upon such Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in owr Con-