232       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

         Liber M M Wee Nathaniel Heathcot & Robert ffranklyn being appointed
                 auditors by virtu of the Comission within written did meete at the
                 house of John Larkins upon the 15th day of December within men
                 tioned to audite the accts & to doe & pforme other things within ap
                 pointed betweene the within named George Wells of the one Pt and
                 Henry Beedle & Sophia his wife Executrix of the last will and
                 Testamt of Richard Wells late of Herring Creeke in the County
                 of Ann Arundell Marchant Deceased, and the sd George and Henry
                 after the Comission graunted did submit themselves to the Arbi
                 tracon of Samuel Chew Esq Thomas Taylor Esq and to us Robert
                 ffranklyn & Nathaniel Heathcot, and the said Arbitrators meeting
                 have agreed all psonall Differences and Controversyes betweene the
                 said George & Henry both in Law and Equity In Testimoney
                 whereof wee have hereunto set 0r hands this 19th day of December
               1673.                          Nathaniel Heathcot
                                              Robert ifranklin.

                     The Court Adjourned untill the 14th day of Aprill next.

                 The 26th of ffebruary 1673.
                  Came Nicholas Bradley of St Maryes County planter & Desired
                 that the Eare marke of his Cattle & Hoggs might be Entred upon
                 Record wch is as followeth
                     Cropt & underkeeled & Overkeeled on the Right Eare
                     Slit & overkeeled & Under Keeled on the left Eare.

                    p. 168 The 22th of August 1673:
                  Comön then issued from the honoble Baker Brooke Esq Surveyor
                 Genrall of this Province to Thomas Pattison of the County of
                 Dorchester gentt to be Depty Surveyor of the said County (as in
                 other Comissions) wth Clause of Revoakation of ye Comön of Henry
                 Parker, & also to Revoake a Power given to William Hemsly to
                 survey in the sd County for him the said Parker &c.
                 March27th1674
                  Came Walter Green of St Maries County Carpenter and desired
                 the marke of two Cattle and hoggs might be recorded which is as
                 followeth Vizt Cropt of both eares and two slitts in each care

                 March 27th 1674
                  Came Walter Green of St Maries County Carpenter and desired this
                 marke following might be recorded for Mary Green his daughter
                 of two Redd Cowes which he acknowledge to give to her with their
                 increase to her and her heirs forever Vizt.
                     Cropt and two Slitts in the right care, Slitt in the underside of
                     the left care.