298       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.

               Liber B B  sume of nine hundred pounds of good sound large tobacco and Caske
                      according to Act of Assembly att his now dwelling plantacon in
                      st Jeromes aforesaide at or before the 10th day of October last past,
                      as by specialty under his hand may more at large appeare which said
                      sume of nine hundred pounds of tobacco the said Gasper Guerin hath
                      not paid and still refuseth to pay to yor petrs greate damage where
                      upon hee bringeth his suite And humbly prayes Order of this honble
                      Court that the said Gasper Guerin may be Compelled to pay the said
                      tob: unto yor petr wth damages and Cost of Suite, And he shall
                                     pray &c—


                December Thomas Paine demds writt agst Edward Perce Master of the
                    7th   Shipe Golden Fortune in accon of tresspass upon Detainer to the
                      uallue of Two hundred pounds sterlinge
                       Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c. Ret next
                      Prouinciall Cort being 20th instant
                       Ditto Paine dds writt of summons for Wm Price and Henry
                      Hawkins to testifye in ditto Causo, upon perill of forfeiting 500lb
                      tob: each person in Case they appeare not according to summons, ret
                      ditto die Ut supra
                      Thomas Paine pIt:  the plt declares agst the deft for that the de

                 Edwd Pearce defendt fendt doth as he shall proue Contrary to law

                 detaine a Chest of goods wth other thinges to the uallue of One hun

                 dred and twenty pounds sterling by wch detainder the plt: is dampni

                 fyed uery much as he shall proue for the want of his Goods, For the

                 which goods and apparant Damages the plt: humbly Craues Order

                 of this Honble Court—

                 [p. 368] Thomas Nottley demds writt agst John Walton in an accon of debt
               Decembr to the uallue of One thowsand seauen hundred pounds of tobaccoe
                       due by bill—
                       Warrt to sherriife of Charles County to arrest &c Ret next pro
                      uinall Court being the 20th instant

                      To the Honble Gouernor & Councell in Prouinall Cort assembled
                      Thomas Nottley plt The plt declares agst the deft in an accon of
                      John Walton defendt debt For that the deft hath assumed upon
                      hiniselfe to pay unto the plt: One thowsand seauen hundred ffifty
                      nine pounds of tob: Caske as by specialty may more att large
                      appeare. Now soe it is the said sume of 1759lb tob: by the plt: hath
                      been often demanded but the deft hath and still doth refuse to pay
                      the said debt unto the plt: Wherefore he humbly prayes Order of
                      this Honble Court for the said sume of 1 759lb tob: Wth damages and
                      Cost of suite, And hee shall pray