298    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B Capt Josias fendall the atturney of   The Plantiue Aresting
                     Mis Margery batten the Administratrix the defendant in an ac
                     to Capt: William Batten Plantiue  tion of the Case prefered
                    Mr Arthur Turner defendant:his Petition but the de
                    fendant Crauing a Referance thay boath withdrew thear Papers

              [p. 33] Mr Thomas Burdit Plantiue   The Plantiue aresting the de
                     Mr Francis Batchelor as the atturney fendant in an action of the
                     of Mr Richard Ritch Defendant Case prefereth his petition as
                                             followeth

                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
                    humble petition of Thomas Burdict humbly Sheweth
                     That your Petitioner sent Per Mr Rich for England seauen old
                    siluer spoones and foure shillings in mony to bee exchanged for six
                    new siluer spoones which your petitioner understands the sayd Rich
                    braught in the last yeare and left in the hands of his Atturney Mr
                    Francis Batchelor but the sayd Atturney deniing to deliuer them or
                    make satisfaction for them Your petitioner thearfor humbly Craues
                    your Worships to grant order that the sayd batchelor as Atturney
                    to the sayd Rich may de!iuer the sayd spoones or make satisfaction
                    for the same and your petitioner shall euer pray

                     Whearupon the defendant denieth to bee the sayd Riches Atturney
                    and for the futer utterly disclaimeth his Atturneyshipe: Whear
                    upon the Plantiue humbly Requesteth that John Cherman might haue
                    his oath giuen him which was granted:

                     John Cherman sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                    hee was a witnes to the letter of Atturney Mr Richard Rich gaue to
                    Mr Francis Batchelor whearin the sayd Rich maed the sayd Francis
                    Batchelor his atturney whearupon the plantiue withdrew his action

               [ p. Capt Richard Banckes Plantiue The Plantiue by his Atturney
                    Mr Humphery haggate Defendant George Thompson Prefereth his
                                           Petition as followeth and letter
                                           of Atturney

                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
                    humble Petition of Richard Banckes Sheweth
                     That Whearas Mr Zachery Wade the Atturney of the sayd Banckes
                    sould unto Mr humphery haggate one man Saruant for one thowsand
                    pounds of tob: dew by speciall and Dauid Prichard hauing the bill
                    to receaue the sayd sum of tob: of the sayd haggate lost the sayd
                    bill at the sayd haggates hows who now denieth payment of the sayd
                    tobacco: Whearupon your Petitioner hath now entered his suit hum
                    bly Crauing order of this Worshipfull Board for his debt with Cost
                    and Charge of suit and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall euer
                    Pray