454       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

    Liber W. C.     and twenty dayes at thirty pounds of tobacco p day the sume of
                 Six hundred and thirty pounds of Tobacco:


                      To the honoble the Justices of the Provinciall Court
                  The humble peticon of Cornelius Denovan one of the Executors
                 of the Last will will and Testament of Darby Dunevan late of
                 St Maries County deceased
                 Humbly Sheweth
                 That Whereas Yor peticoner was in the life time of ye said Darby
                 Denavan a servt unto him the said Danby Who upon makeing of his
                 said Last will & testament in writeing Sealed with the seale of the
                 said Darby, Did by the said Last will & Testament make ordaine
                 and appoint One Dennis Hurley and yor Petr by ye name of Cor
                 nelius Denevan with one Peirce Waiiey Exrs of his the Said Darbys
                 Last will and Testament, By vertue of wch will & Executrshipp yor
                 peticoner (with Submission to this honoble Court) conceives he
      p. 763a     ought of right to be sett ffree from his aforesaid Service, And that
                 he Ought to be mentioned in the Appraisement of the said Darbys
                 Estate as any part thereof, but that he to all intents a ffreeman and
                 stand in the same state and Condition with the other two Executors
                 of the said Will and Testament
                    The prmisses considered Yor Peticoner humbly prayes yor honors
                    to take the same into your consideracon and to Discharge yor
                    Peticoner from his service aforesaid That thereby he may be
                    and stand in the same state and condition with the other two
                    Executors of the said Last will and Testament
                      And yor peticoner as in duty bound shall Ever pray: &c.
                  Which peticon being read and heard this day to wit the nine and
                 Twentyeth day of June in the Eigth yeare of ye Dominion of the
                 Right honobie Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Donij 1683: Itt
                 is the Judgment of the Court here that the Peticoner is a ffreeman
                 he being named one of the Executors in the will aforesaid, And he is
                 therefore by the Court here Discharged from his Service aforesaid


                 July 4th 1683:
                  Then allowed to Matthew Wood for the comeing goeing and
                 attendance of himself and Joane his wife to testify for Richard
                 Haughton against Wm Thomas each Eieaven dayes att thirty pounds
                 of tobacco p diem in all Six hundred and sixty pounds of tobacco:


                Eod:    Die:
                  Allowed to Thomas Pattison of Dorchestr County for comeing
                 goeing and attendance to testify for John Hungerford ats John
                 Richardson for twelve dayes att thirty pounds of tobacco p day in
                 all Three hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco: