372    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

            Liber B     Edward Philpot Plantiue The plantiue aresting the defendant in an
                  William heard Defendant action of the Case Prefereth his petition

                                as followeth
                    To the worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
                  humble petition of Edward Philpot Sheweth
                    That William heard the Administrator of Joane the wif of samuell
                  Parker deceased standeth indebted to your petitioner one hundered
                  pounds of tobacco for building a pall fence about thear graues and
                  william heard deniing the sayd debt your petitioner hath entered his
                  suit humbly Crauing order or of Court against the sayd heard to
                  satisfie the sayd debt with Cost and Charge of suit: and your Peti
                  tioner shall euer pray &c

                    Whearupon the defendant Pleaded the act of Assembly it not beeing
                  within nine months sewed and beeing no debt under hand wmighting
            [p. 138]    by act of Assembly intituld an act for the payment of debts is maed
                  voyd It is thearfor ordered that the plantiuc shoold bee nonsuited and
                  pay the Cost and Charge of suit:

                  Joan Michell Plantiue  The Plantiue aresting the defen
                   John Cage by his Atturney     dant in an action of the Case pre
                    Mr Thomas Notley defendant fereth hem petition as followeth

                    To the Womshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
                  humble Petition of Joane Michell the Relict of Thomas Michell
                  sheweth:
                    That whearas your petitioners deceased housband sould unto John
                  Cage that seat of land that hee now liueth on without your Petitioners
                  Consent shee now demanding sum satisfaction for the thirds of the
                  sayd land or her theird thearof is denied boath and theamfor hath
                  entered her suit humbly Crauing order of Court for the same with
                  Cost and Charge of suit and your petitioner shall euer pray &c

                    Whearupon the defendant alleageth that thear can bee no action of
                  the Case in any Claime of Dower and thearfor humbly Craueth an
                  abaetment of the Rite which is granted: and

                  Anne Standford Plantiue   The plantiue deniing her action
                  Mr henry Hudson by his Atturney and the defendant prouing him-
                    Mr Thomas Notley Defendant self to bee arested by the Sheriff
                  affirmation the very same day that the write was signed which was
                  on the thirtith of June last past and a prisoner during the sayd time
                  till this very day and thearfor humbly Craueth order of Court for
                  twelue hundered and sixtie pounds of tobacco eleuen hundered and
                  twentie thearot beeing for the Sheriffs fees and one hundereci and
                  forty for the nonsuit 50 the atturneys fees 6o and one days tendance
                  30 lb of tobacco this buisnes is Refered till to morrow but then
                  reiected becaus hee mought haue put in bond if bee had so pleased: