Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673.  179




      & wch were left him by his father the sd Dunn Craves ordr of this Liber M M
      Cort for ye same.
        The Court taking the prmises into their Serious Consideracon Doe
      ordr that the Comrs of Kent County Doe Examine the busines, and
      what they shall finde in the hands of the said Eaton belonging to the
      sd Orphant that they see Delivered into the hands of the said Dunn,
      and of their pceedings herein that they make Retorne to this Cort.

        Elizabeth Thompson servant unto James Lewis peticions this Cort p. 114
      that she had Duly served her time & her Master refuses to set her
      free.
        The wife of ye sd Lewis appearing in Cort and having nothing to
      offer to ye contrary ordered that the sd Elizabeth be free & yt her
      sd Master pay her freedome Corne & Clothes according to act of
      Assembly in that case provided.

        Walter Jefferys Servant unto James Lewis peticions this Cort that
      he had Duly Served his time and his Master refuses to set him free.
        The Court making Examinacon into the matter doe finde that the
      said Jefferys hath absented himself from his Masters service and
      Doe therefore adjudge him to serve ye sd Lewis or his assignes
      seaven moneths from this day, and Doe also the sd Lewis provide
      him sufficient Dyat & Clothes in the meane time

        Thomas Prat of Ann Arundell County peticions this Cort that
      whereas by vertu of a warrant of Resurvey he had Resurveyed for
      him by George Yates Deputy Surveyor of the said County a Parcell of
      land called Prats Choice, and the Certificates of the said Yate of ye
      Resurvey of ye sd Land was by the said Yate Retorned to ye office,
      and by ye mistake of ye sd Yates one line of ye sd Land was left out
      of ye sd Certifficate, as may appeare by another coppy of ye sd
      Certificate undr the hand of ye sd Yates and to the peticion annexed.
      he humbly prayes that the former Certifficate may be vacated upon
      Record, and that the said Coppy to ye sd peticion annexed may be
      Entred & that he may have Patent according to the same, wch the
      Cort ordered accordingly.

      John Browne
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      George Beckwith
      The same       The Seurall Defendts appeare by their Respec
         agt tive Attornyes and imple untill ye next Pro
      Thomas Gannt vincial
      John Charlesworth
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      Mathias Decosta