Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674. 233
       March 31th 1674                             Liber M M
        Came Richard Chilman of St Maries County and desired the
       marke of his Cattle and hoggs might be recorded which is as follow
       eth Vizt
                  Swallow forked in the right care &
                  Slitt in the left care.

      April 8th 1674.
        Robert Ridgely of St Maries County Gent tooke the Oath of
       Attorny of the Provinciall Court being administred to him in the Sec
       taryes Office by the Honblee Wm Calvert Esp Principall Secretary.

                                    Annoq Doms 1673.
      May it please your Excellency,
        John Edmundson hath requested me to write what I Know con
       cerning a parcell of Land that George Richardson lived upon when
       he was Killed by the Indians This is the truth as neere as I can
       remember I came to St Maries and there John Edmundson gott
       Daniel Jenifer to petition in the behalfe of the said Richardsons
       widdow and did acquaint your Excellency that her husband was to
       make good the Rights in a yeares Time for the said eight hundred
       acres of Land and he not haveing made good the rights desired that
       favour of your Excellency that she might doe it and have a pattent
       for it which your Excellency gave Daniel Jenif en Order that She
       Should have it makeing good the rights which she imediately as
       signed Over to John Edmundson for a quantity of tobacco and he
       made good the rights and had a pattent for the said Land and your
       Excellency would not lett the said Edmundson have the Land untill p. 169
       I brought under the widdowes hand her acknowledgmt for the Land
       which acknowledgment is now att the Office this Daniel Jenifer can
       testifie aswell as I.
                     I remaine Your Excellency's humble Servt.
       January 27th.           Timothy Goodridge.

      To Vincent Lowe Esq his Lopps Attorny Gentll of Maryland humbly
        presents
      Honoured Sr.
        Att the request of Mr John Edmundson I haue presumed to trouble
       you with an accompt to the best of my Knowledge in and concern
       ing a parcell of Land now possest by him Containeing 1400 Acres
       called by the name of Richardsons ffolly and lyeing in Dorchester
       County which said parcell of Land was first taken up by Capt George
       Richardson but by his death was forfeited or escheated whereupon the
       said Richardsons widdow by name Rebecca Richardson did petition
       his Excellency that the said Edmundson might have the benefitt of
       the said escheate which to my best remembrance when Clerke in the