362        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.
            Liber N N Mathias Woods     upon an accompt for thirteene hun
                      agt               dred & forty pounds of tobacco.
                   Elizabeth Delaroch exrx of these two actions are agreed & or-
                    Charles Delarochdered that each action ballance the
                      other & that the said bill due from
                   the said Mathias Woods for the said summe of One thousand forty
                   six pounds of tobacco be delivered up by the plaintiff Delaroch.

            To the Honble Charles Calvert Esq Leiut Genrll and and Cheife
                           Governor of Maryland.
            The humble Petition of John Cocke of Cecil County.
                    Humbly Sheweth unto yr Honr that whereas yr Petitioner had
                   on the 25th of June last past admcon of all and Singular the goods
                   Chattells & debts of ffrancis Barnes late of Cecil County aforesaid
                   deceased by the judge for probate of Wills &c to him committed.
                   And whereas since the Said Admcon W Charles James of the said
                   County hath Seized On the Estate of the said deed as falling due to
                   the Rt Honble the Lord Propry of the said Province of Maryland
                   And whereas yr Petitioner hath been Out very much tobacco in &
                   about the admcon aforesaid besides his Owne reall debt due to him
                   from the said deceased Therefore yr Petitioner humbly prayeth that
                   yr Hour would be pleased to Order the said Charles James to satisfie
                   him his debt due from the said deceased with what Charge he hath
                   been at, in and about the said admcon Otherwise that yr Honr would
                   be pleased to grant that his said admc may continue by yr Honrs
                   Order to the said Charles James to render yr humble petr whatsoever
                   he the said Charles James detaines of the estate of the said deceased.
                   and yr Petr as in duty bound shall for ever pray.
                    I shall not give any answer to the Petition untill Charles James
                    be heard and therefore advise the Petitioner to be at the next
                    Provinciall Court where also the said James will be by Order
                    from me.                      Charles Calvert.
                   21th ffebr 1675.

                                 Mr James.
                      My Lord comanded me to will you in his name to appeare at
                      st Maries to answer the Petition here above.
                                        Signed by Ordr
                                                 Ri: Boughton Cl.
             p. 222To the Honble Thomas Notley Esq Cheife justice & the rest of
                        the justices of the Provinciall Court.
              The humble Petition of John Cocke Admr of the Estate of
                    ffrancis Barnes late of Cecil County deceased.
                   Sheweth
                    That his Lopp before his departure upon yr Petitioners Complaint
                   against Charles James (who Seized On & as yet deteines in his pos