8      Court and Testamentary Business, 1637.

             Liber Z.  merchantable tobacco, to be paid unto the said Leonard

                  his heirs execuutors admrators or assignes on or before the

                  tenth day of November next. and if they shall not so doe then

                  they will and grant for themselves their heirs execuutors and

                  admrators that the said somme of three hundred twenty and

                  six pound weight of tobacco, shalbe levied vpon the lands

                  goods and chattells of them the said Henry James and william

                  Edwin wheresoever they shalbe found. In wittnes whereof the

                  said Henry James and william Edwin have hereunto sett their

                  hands & seales this five and twentieth day of January 1637

                                    Signum + Henrie James (seal)

                                            William Edwine (seal)

                    Thomas Cornwallis Esq and one of the Counsell of this

                  Province complaineth agst Annum Benum of Matapanient

                  planter for that whereas the said Anum Benurn is indebted

                  unto the said Thomas Cornwaleys in three hundred fiftie and

                  three pound weight of good merchantable tobacco to be paid

                  unto the said Thomas on the 10th of November last, neverthe

                  lesse the said Anurn , the said tobacco unto the said

                  Thomas hath not yet paid, but hath refused & still refuseth

                  to pay the same to the damage of the said Thomas of

                  four hundred wt of tobacco, and for this he doth bring his suit

                  & prayeth processe agst the said Anum Benarn.

                    This day came and appeared Anurn Benurn and confesseth

                  that he doth owe the said three hundred and fiftie three pound

                  of tobacco unto the said Thomas Cornwalleys in manner as is

                  alledged

                                          Sign urn + Anum Benum

                  Ideo consideratum est quod recuperet

                    Execuution agst Anum Benum for the said 353 l of tobacco

               p. 12 Leonard Calvert Esq Lieutent Grãll of this province corn

                  plaineth against Thomas Charington of St Georges hundred

                  planter for that whereas the said Thomas Charington did on

                  the three and twentieth day of this instant moneth assume and

                  promise vnto the said Leonard Calvert to pay vnto him the

                  said Leonard Calvert one hundred thirtie and seven pound

                  weight af good merchantable tobacco vpon demaund to be

                  made thereof unto him, neverthelesse

                    Be it knowen to all men by these pnts that I william Bretton

                  of St George's hundred gent, doe owe vnto Captaine Robert

                  Wintour of the said St George's hundred the full quantity of

                  three hundred thirty and six pound of good & merchantable

                  tobacco of this next ensuing crapp to be paid vnto the said,