Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.     427

       Walter Dickenson with John Edmondson and John Ingram being Liber FF
     bound by recognizance before Henry Coursey Escp to his Löpp in 14th
     the Sume of twelue thousand pounds of tobacco with condition if the
     said Walter & Sarah his wife appeare before his Lopps Justices in
     December Court last past to answer what should be Objected against
     them by Thomas powell & that he be in good abearance to all the good
     people of this province & especially to the said Thomas powell was
     by Order frO the Leiftenñt Generall delivered the said Dickinson

       Know all men by these presents that I James Coursey of Lincorns [p.771]
     Inn in the County of middlesex Gent have before the ensealeing and
     Delivery of these prseflts had & received of Richard Tilghman Gent
     by the hands of mr Josua Lasher the sume of twenty eight pounds of
     Lawfull mony of England in full Sattisfacon and payment of the
     sume of fifty pounds Consideracon mony mentioned in One paire of
     Indentures of Grant Bargaine and sale made Or mentioned to be
     made Betweene me the sd James Coursey of the One part and the
     said Richard Tilghman of the Other part of which said suffie of
     Fifty pounds I doe acknowlidge my selfe fully sattisfyed and paid
     and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof acquitt and dis-
     charge the said Richard Tilghman his heires executors and admrs and
     every of them by these presents And further I the said James
     Coursey doe hereby remise release and for ever quitt Claime unto the
     sd Richard Tilghman and his heires all my estate Right title & Intrest
     whatsoever of in and to all and singuler the foure hundred Acres
     of Land lying and being in maryland att Or neere Chester River
     wthin the Continent of Virginia, which were Granted Bargained and
     sold in and by the before mentioned Indenture and of in and to
     every part and parcell thereof In Wittnes Whereof I haue hereunto
     sett my hand and seale the second day of June in the seavententh
     yeare of the Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord King Charles the sec
     ond Over England &c Annop dom 1665 Ja: Coursey (Seale)
     Sealed & Delivered in
       the presence of
          Robert Person
          Roger Harling

       Wm James aged 38 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and examined
     Saith that being at Edmund Lindseys in October Anno 1668 heard
     Thomas Oakely about eight or nine a Clock in the night Strikeing
     and beateing at a doore of a roome in the said Lindsey's house in
     the which Roorne George Thompson of Charles County in the Prov-
     ince of Maryland was, at that the said Oake!ey violently Severall
     times with his foot did attempt to breake Open the said door which
     the said Thompson had barr'd up by drawing a great Chest atwart
     the inside of the said doore and that he this deponent heard the said