Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.     75

      Ordr allsoe giuen to the sherriffe of Charles County to Proclame her Liber FF
    in that County Court 3 seuerall Courts, and if noe appearance made
    by her to be for euer Outlawed
      The Grand Jury dismist
      This Tryall suspended untill next Prouinall Court wether the said
    Mary Marler cann be found or not and that in the Interim the said
    Jone Neuill and Elioner Lindsey be summoned to the next Prouinciall
    Court to testifye herein

    To the Honble Charles Caluert Esq Gouernor and to the rest of the
    Councell of the prouince of Maryland
      The humble petn of Tho: Touey Tho: Frost & Tho: Smyth
    Sheweth
      That Robert Brasseiur the Elder late of Caluert County decd by
    his last will in writing bequeathed unto yor petrs three hundred acres
    of land upon which he then liued Equally amongst them charged
    incumbrances (uizt) the remaindr of the tobaccoes unpaid to Ben-
    jamin Brasseiur his Brother of whome he bought the said three
    hundred acres of land and att the time of his decease left yor petrs
    in the posson of the sd land by which yor said petrs became lawfully
    & quietly seized of the said land, from whence by Magna Carta
    they ought not to be remoued but by legall Judgmt of theire Peares
    (uizt) by accon brought and uerdict of a Jury of 12 men of the
    Neighbourhood which Not withing Sampson Waring either upon
    pretence of letters of Admcon upon the Estate of the sd Robert
    Brasseiur decd: which cann noe way entitle him to meddle the [p. 316]
    lands of the said decd or as Guardian to Robt Brasseiur nephew to
    the sd Robert Brassieur upon false surmises & presumptions and
    wthout accon brought, an Order unto the sherriffe of the said County
    to out yor petrs then and still unheard of theire lawfull and quiett
    posson Extrajudicially and unduely hath Obtained and them the sd
    Thomas Touey Thomas Frost and Tho: smyth Out of the said land
    by uertue of the said Order cast, Contrary to law and right reason
    Upon Consideracon of which yor petts humbly pray yor Honnors
    Order to reuerse the said Exstrajudiciall and undue proceedings,
    and to restore them to theire possessions both of lands and Goods upon
    the sd lands to yor petrs any wayes belonging till according to the
    Justice of yor Honnors Courts upon the truth appearing in a legall
    way yow shall see cause to out them of the said lands and Goods by
    the last will of the said Robt Brassieur the Elder to them bequeathed
    or to Continue them as they hope yow will finde Just Cause And (as
    in duty bound) they shall pray &c

      Know all men by these prsents that Wee Thomas Frost Thomas
    Touey and Thomas smyth of Caluert County in the Prouince of
    Maryland planters haue assigned Ordained and made and in Our
    stead and places put and Constituted Our trusty and well beloued
    freinds Wm Caluert Esq John morecroft and John Gittings gent