414    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B   Sheriff and hee now not appearing nor any Atturney for him the
                   Plantiue Producing a bill of the defendants for 16oo lb of tobacco
                   whearof thear was 458 lb of tobacco acknowledged to haue bin
                   Receaued thear remaynin dew 1142 lb of tob: It is ordered that the
                   Sheriff W Francis Pope pay unto the Plantiue the sayd debt of 1142
                   lb of tobacco with Cost and Charge of suit

                    Mr James Lendsey beeing summoned to giue Reson why his bond
                   giuen for the faythfull Performance of the heigh Sheriffs office of
                   Charleses County A0 1662 by Reson of an order of twelue thowsand
                   lb of tobacco beeing sent up from the gouernour against the Commis
                   sioners for the Sheriffe non payment of the sayd tobacco to Mis Lee
                   according to order as more at large by the gouernours order against
                   the Commissioners more at large will appeare the sayd Lendsey
                   humbly intreating 12 days Respit in which time hee engageth him
                   self to bring up a discharge from the sayd order otherways for the
                   Commissioners of Charleses County otherways for the Commis
                   sioners to Prosecute his bond according to thear pleasiur which is
                   granted:

                    To the honorable Gouernour and Councell of Mariland The humble
                   petition of hannah Lee Widdow Sheweth
                    That whearas your Petitioner sold to the Country this hows and
                   Land for 12000 lb tobacco and was by your honor orderd Pay

              [p.  ment upon Charleses County which as yet shee hath not Receaued
                   nor get no Responsible accoumpt Your Petitioner humbly implores
                   your honor to tacke sum Cours that her tobacco may bee speedily
                   payd and shee shall as in duty bound euer pray &c

                   Endossed on the backe of the sayd Petition as followeth
                    Whearas the twelue thowsand weight of tobacco which was or
                   dered by the last Assembly Ao 1662 to bee payd to Mis Lee out of
                   Charleses County for the ordinary hows is yet unsatisfied as shee
                   Complaines Thees are thearfor to Requir you to take sum speedy
                   Cours to pay her the tobacco you hauing taken bond of the Sheriff
                   that was for the Receauing that tobaccos as well as others hee was
                   that yeare to Receaue giuen under my hand this 2d of October Ao
                   1663 Charles Calvert
                   To th Commissioners of Charleses County

                   Edmond Lendsey Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant in
                   Winganato Defendant an action of the Case Prefereth his pe
                                    tition as followeth

                    To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
                   humble Petition of Edmond Lendsey Sheweth
                    That Whearas Winganatto his Doge or dogs hath killed my hogg
                   or hogs as I shall make appear by oath of Capt troope and other