Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678/9. 121

Nehemiah Blakiston agt Edward Husbands

Edward Husbands late of St Maryes County Chirurgion was Attached by a writt of privi- ledge of the right Honble the Lord Propry

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	forth of the Court here issueing to Answer Nehemiah Blakiston gentl one of the Attorneys of the same Court according to the liberties & priviledges to such like Attorneys & other Officers & Ministers of the same Court used & allowed of a plea of trespas upon the case And whereupon the said Nehemiah Blakiston his Attorney com- plaineth, that whereas the said Nehemiah is a good true faithfull & honest man of his Lordpp the right Honble the Lord Propry that now is, & of the late Lord Propry Cecilius &c. of noble memory, & as a good true faithfull & honest man hath behaved & governed himselfe ever since his arrivall in this Province, & from the tyme of his nativity ever since his arrivall in this Province, & from the tyme of his nativity as well in the Kingdome of England as in this Province hitherto hath demeaned & carryed himselfe, so that he hath bin of good name fame conversation and reputacon, & so hath bin looked upon deemed esteemed & reputed as well amongst Honble & Venerable persons as other the Inhabitants of the Kingdome of England & this Province, & with whom the said Nehemiah in any wise had fel- lowship by all the tyme aforesaid And also as a faithfull just true & honest man from the tyme of his nativity without any blemish of any treason felony robery falsity covin deceipt or any other hurtfull nime or the suspition of the same hath hitherto remained & continued unhurt untouched unspotted & unsuspected And whereas Thomas Gerard Esqr late of the said County of St Maryes deceased takeing
	notice of the honest just & upright conversacon Of the said Nehemiah and of his civill carriage & demeanour towards all persons, the sixth day of May Anno One thousand six hundred sixty nine the said Nehemiah with the consent will & good likeing of the said Thomas Gerard Esqr espoused and marryed Elizabeth daughter of the said Thomas And in consideration thereof the said Thomas Gerard Esqr setled upon him the said Nehemiah & his heyres for ever lands & tenemts of a Very great Value within the said County of St Maryes And whereas also the said Nehemiah by reason of his honest conver- sation aforesaid, & his knowledge & skill in the ordering & prosecute- ing busines att Law as well in the Provintiall Court as in the County Court of this Province, the said Nehemiah the Nineteenth day of June in the second yeare of the Dominion of Charles &c was by the Chiefe Justice & other the Justices of the Provinciall Court elected constituted & sworne one of the Attorneys of the same Court As also the day of March in the yeare aforesaid the said Nehe- miah was by the Justices of St Maryes County Court also elected constituted and sworne one of the Attorneys of the same Court And from the tymes aforesaid he hath bin & continued one of the Attor-	p. 785