304    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B John Douglas Prefereth this ensuing petition
                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Counti the
                   humble petition of John Douglas sheweth
                     That Whearas your petitioner was to this Court arested by wil
                   liam Snags and nothing proued thearupon your Petitioner had an
                   order of Court with execution as per Record Relation beeing thear
                   unto had may appeare and the sayd snages was by vertue of the sayd
                   Execution in the sherifs hands your Petitioner humbly pray that the
                   valew according unto the order of Court may bee satisfied or the
                   Prisoner Produced And hee shall pray
              [p. 42] Whearupon James Lendsey heigh Sheriff of Charleses Counti
                   Craued a referance till the next Court which was granted
                   Francis Gray Plantiue     The Plantiue aresting the defendant
                     William heard Administrator in an action of debt Prefereth his
                     to samuell Parker defendant petion as followeth

                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
                   humble petition of francis Gray Atturney to Richard Stearman
                                   Sheweth:
                     That William heard the Administrator of Joane the wife of Sam
                   uell Parker deceased standeth indebted to your Petitioner the just
                   sum or quantitie of four hundered and twentie flue pounds of Prin
                   cipall tobacco and Caske as by specialtie your petitioner can make
                   appear the Premisses Considered your petitioner humbly Craueth
                   order that william heard shall forthwith make satisfaction to your
                   petitioner the aboue sayd sum of tobacco and Caske and your peti
                   tioner shall humbly Pray

                   and the defendant alleaging that his action and petition did not agree
                   hee beeing arested in an action of debt as dew from him selue and
                   now petitions for a debt dew from samuell parker to on stearman
                   humbly Conceaue that the Plantiue shoold bee nonsuiteci whearpon
                   the plantiue produced the bill and his letter of Atturney as followeth

                     This bill bindeth wee samuell Parker and henry lilly ioyntly and
                   seuerally owr heirs and Assignes to pay or Cause to bee payd unto
                   Richard stearman or his assignes the sum of four hundered twenty
                   flue pounds of prinsiple good tob: in Caske to bee payd at Nominei
                   at or befor the tenth of October next ensuing the date hearof as
                   witnes this my hand this 6th day of June 1655 Samuell Parker
                   Witnes Thomas Broughton  henry h l Lilly
                         John Martine                his marke
              [p. I Richard Stearman who maried the Relict Widow of Edmond
                   Brent deseast doe Constitute and appoynt Mr Francis Gray my trew
                   and law full Atturney for the receauing of a debt dew to me from
                   henry Lilly and doe giue my Atturney as full power as if I my self