186    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.
               Liber A   William Bouts Prefered A petition as followeth viz
               [p. 188] to the Worship full Commissioners of Charles County the humble

                    Petition of William Bouls humbly sheweth
                 458 That whearas Joseph Cooper standeth indebted unto your Peti
                    tioner the some of nine hundered and ten pounds of tob: as mor at
                    large may appeare by his Account and the sayd Cooper hauing ab
                    sented himself out of this Prouince your Petitioner most humbly
                    Craueth an Attachment the sayd debt and your Petitioner as in dutie
                    bound shal Euer pray &c

                     And for the Confirmation of the forsayd petition the sayd Bouts
                    Produced this ensuing account
               Joseph Cooper Debtor to William Bouls as followeth
                     Per Capt William Battin                207
                     Per Mr Smith                           073
                     for ground how sing and diat           400
                     for his washing                        100
                     for his leuy                           100
                     item for a lockerom shirt              030
                          The totall sum is              lb 910

                     And nobodie Appearing to Contradict the befor specified Condition
                    nor Accoumpt it is ordered that the sayd Bouls may haue an Attach
                    ment for nine hundered and ten pound of tob its valliw to bee leuied
                    upon any of the goods debt or Chattels of the sayd Coopers in any
                    part of Charleses Countie and that to ly under Attachment untill
                    further order

                     Mr William Battin his Atturney Mr Francis Batcheler Prefereth
                    a petition as followeth
                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charles County
                  Whearas Bartholme Gartherell standeth indebted unto William
                    Battin the sum of three thowsand pounds of tob and Caske and is
                    non resident thearfor your petitioner desier an Attachment for the
                    sayd debt and your petitioner shal pray

                     Nobodie Appearing in the behalf of the sayd Gartherell to show
                    any reason why attachment shoold not issue forth nor to gainsay
                    any thing of the befor specified petion It is thearfor ordered that
                    the sayd Francis Batcheler may haue an Attachment as the Atturney
                    to Capt William Battin to Attach any of the good debt or Chattell
                    of the sayd Bartholme Gartherells in this Countie to the valew of
                    three thowsand pounds of tob: and that so Attached under Attach
                    ment to keepe untill further order

                     The Court is Adjourned untill the fourth of March Ao 1661