Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.     453

     the first payment to be payd to Nicholas Sewall & John Darnall            Liber W. C.
     Esqr Comence from the time of the date of their Comission

     To the honoble his Lopps Justices of the Provall Court in Court sitting   p. 763
        The humble peticon of John Griffin Servt to Leonard Green of

        St Maryes County
     Humbly sheweth unto Yor honors
       That your petr hath ffaithfully served the said Leonard Green for
     the terme of seaven yeares wch expired the tenth day of October last
     past Notwithstanding wch service the said Leonard denyes your Peti
     toner his freedome
        Your peticoner therefore humbly prayes yor Honors to free
        him from his Servitude aforesaid
               And yor peticonr shall pray &ca
     July ye 3d 1683:
       The aforegoeing Peticon being read & heard & the said Leonard
     Greene makeing Oath in Court that the said John Griffin in the
     time of his servitude ran away and absented himself from the
     service of the said Leonard thirty Seaven dayes, Itt is by the Court
     here ordered that the said John Griffith Serve the said Leonard
     Green for runing away as aforesaid Three hundred and seaventy
     dayes, to comence from the expiracon of his time of servitude for
     wch he was first adjudged, According to an Act of Assembly in
     that Case made and provided

       To the honoble Justices of his Lopps Provinciall Court Sitting
        The humble peticon of George Parker one of ye Attorneys
        belonging to his Lopps said Court:
     Sheweth
       That Whereas It hath pleased God to visit yoT peticoner with
     sickness, Soe that he is not able to tend at this Honoble Court as he
     well Knowes he is in duty bound
           Therefore he humbly prayes that all such accons now
           depending in the said Court before Yor honors both in Law
           & equity may be continued, Soe that yor Peticoners Clients
           may not be damnified by reason of his absence being
           hindered by the hand of God to the which he must submit,
           And he as in duty bound shall pray.
     June ye 27th 1683:               Geo: Parker:
       The aforegoing Peticon being read & heard It is ordered by the
     Court that all Causes wherein George Parker is Attorney for Pit
     and defendt Either in Law or Equity be continued untill next
     Provinciall Court

       George Hodgeson sumoned to Testify for James Yore ats Stephen
     Murty is allowed for his Comeing goeing and attendance for One