Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673/4.193




        The peticioner being loth to goe to law wth his owne Mother & Liber M M
       therefore to avoyd further Trouble prayes that his said Mother may
       have her thirds assigned her, by the high Sheriff of the County or
       as this Cort shall ordr, so that ye petr may have what of Right belongs
       unto him as heire to his said ffather.
        Which peticion being Read & heard and the Mother of ye petr
       being here in Cort prseflt. It is by the Court Ordered that Henry
       Stocket gentl high Sheriff of the said County Mr Richard Hill &
       Mr Robert Burle or any two of them (pvided the said sheriff be
       one) doe (at such time as to them shall seeme meete) goe upon
       the plantation where the Mother of ye petr now liveth, and where the
       said John Norwood Deceased lately inhabited and according to their
       Discretion set out unto the Relict of the said John & Mother of ye
       petr her thirds of the land according to its true vallue allotting her
       an Equall third Pt of the howsing Orchard &c and to see the said
       Andrew have Delivered unto him all such Patents Paps & Escripts
       as Doe belong unto him as heire to his Deceased father that so no
       further Clamor in this behalfe by the said Andrew may be made.
       and of their pceedings herein they are hereby ordered to Retorne
       an account to his Lopps Justices here wth all Convenient speed.

       Lord Proprietary
           agt
       Luke Barbour
      Verlinda Stone These three Causes are Continued untill ye next
           agt Provincial Cort. when they are peremptorily to
      Edmond Lindsey Come to tryall.
      George Diamont
           agt
      Cornelius Carmial

      Henry Phipps Thomas Marsh late of Ann Arundell County p. 131
           agt planter was sumoñed to answere unto Henry Phipps
     Thomas Marsh Admr of the goods & Chattells of Edward Maynard
                  Marriner Deceased of a plea that he Rendr unto him
                  his Reasonable account of the time he was Receiver
                  of the Tobacco of him the said Edward in his life
                  time wh to him to make Justly he ought.
        And whereupon the said Henry by John Morecroft his Attorney
       saith that whereas the said Thomas the seaventeenth day of May in
       the year 1671 was the Receiver of the Tobacco of him the said
       Edward in his life time to Receive to and for the use of him the
       said Edward the sume of forty Thowsand six hundred Seaventy and
       Eight pounds of Tobacco Due from Seurall psons in Ann Arundel
       County a pticuler whereof and the names of the psons are hereunto
       annexed & filed, and also the sume of Twenty nine thowsand three