Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667.     195
    May the xxith mdclxvii                       Liber FF
      Came Thomas Innis of St County Constable & desires the Eare
    Marke of his Cattle may be Recorded (vizt) being Cropt & slitt on
    the Right Eare The Left Eare whole

      Caecilius &c To the Sherriffe of Ann Arrundell County Greeting [p. 484]
    Wee comand you that yow leavy by way of Execucon on any the
    goods debts or Chattles belonging to Ann Covell the Guardian of
    John Covell of your County widdow to the value of One thowsand
    one hundre1 and forty pounds of tobacco and Caske and the same soe
    leavyed itt to deliver to Capt William Burges of your County gent
    according to an Order of our Provinciall Court held the twelfth day
    of February anno One thowsand Six hundred Sixty and Sixe being
    for Cost of Suite allowed the sayd Burges in a cause then depending
    betweene him the sayd Ann as Guardian to the said John Alsoe two
    hundred and eighty pounds of tobacco more for judicall Charges
    expended by the sayd Burges in the sayd Suite to the Clarke of our
    sayd Court which sayd Costs and Charge amounts in the whole to One
    thowsand foure hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco to be levyed
    as aforesaid and Delivered to the sayd William Burges or his Order
    Dated from our Office at St Maries this eight and twentyeth day of
    May in the five and thirtyeth yeare of our Dominion annoq Domini
    One thowsand Sixe hundred Sixty and Seaven Wittnes our Deare
    Sonn Charles Calvert Esq our Leivtennt Generall and Cheife Gov-
    ernor & Justice of our said Province of Maryland

    June the 3d
      Came John Bullock of St Maries County and desires the marke of
    his Cattle may be recorded which is (uizt) Cropt of the right care
      a hole in the sd care and a peece taken out underneath, And Croft
    of the left care wth a hole in itt and a peece taken out ouer the said
    Eare

      This Indenture made the One & thirtyeth Day of March in the [p. 485]
    yeare of our Lord God One thowsand six hundred Sixty & Sixe
    Betweene Richard Lloyd of Newtowne in the County of St Maries
    Planter on the One pty & Christopher Oldfyld of the same place &
    County Marriner on the other party Wittnesseth tht the sd Richard
    Lloyd for & in consideracon of the Sume or Quanty of five thowsand
    pounds of good merchantable tobacco in Caske unto him the sayd
    Lloyd att & before the Sealing & Deliuy of theis pnts by the said
    Christopher Oldfyld well & truly payd the Receipt whereof the sd
    Richard Lloyd doth hereby acknowledge & himself e therewith fully
    Satisfyed & payd & thereof & every part & parcell thereof Doth cleerly
    acquitt exonerate & Discharge the sd Christopher Oldfeild executors
    & Admrs for ever by theis presents Hath given granted confirmed
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