Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667. 207

     To the Rt Honble the Leivt Generall Cheife Governour Sectary Liber FF
     Cheife Judge and Justice &c                 [p. 500]
      The humble Peticon of Ann Marcomb of Sommersett widd. In
     humility sheweth unto yor Honors
      That John Marcomb late of Sothsett County Deal your peticonrs
     late husband, at the time of his decease being so farr indebted tht his
     Estate will not Extend to the satisfaccon of his ingagemts whereby
     your peticoner is left a very poore widd, And whereas the said John
     Marcomb at the time of his death was possessed of a parcell of land
     (called Marcombs Lott) lying in a creeke called Little Monny in the
     County aforesd for wch sd land certificate hath been returned into
     the Office but no Patent from your hont yett issued for the same
     (land) (& the same Redounding to your honor as Escheate Conteyn-
     ing foure hundred acres)
      Your Peticoner therefore humbly Implore yor honors to Commis-
     serate her Meane Estate, & grant unto her upon the makeing good
     the Remaindr of the Rts for the sd land upon Record your honors Ord
     that Patt in your peticonrs name may issue for the same
     And yor poore Peticoner as in Duty bound shall pray that
            Prosperity & peace may alwais him attend
            That to the widdow prove himselfe a freind

      The aforesaid peticon granted tW Petiëoner att a Provinciall [p. 501]
     Court held the fifth day of June One thowsand six hundred sixty
     seaven                         Daniel Jenifer Clef


      William Ewen I doe desire you in my behalfe & in my name Stead
     & place & for my use to take the Acknowledgmt from Timothy Lin-
     dall or his Attorny for the one hundred acres of land which I bought
     itt of him for Two thowsand two hundred pounds of tobacco & caske
     already paid & see tht lie pay the charge in makeing of itt sure accord-
     ing to his bargaine & the Law of this Country with the Fine of the
     Alienacon & you shall much Obleige your ever loving freind to serve
     you in what I may              Cornelius Mollreine
     June the second day one thowsand
      six hundred sixty seaven

      Know all men by theis prsents tht I Tymothy Lindall of New
     England Taylor doe Ordeine Constitute & appoynt my loving freind
     Thomas Burch plantr in Calvert County to be my true & law full
     Attorny to acknowledge in Court one hundred acres of land sold by
     me Timothy Lindall unto Cornelius Molraine lying in Talbott County
     in Choptanck river as appeares upon Record & by patent & I doe
     give him my sd Attorny as much power as any Attorny hath or ought
     to have to act in this niatter as if I were pnt my self e as wittnes my