Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664. 325






     John Abington plt: Thomas Paggett being the defts Security for Liber B B
     John Salesbury deft his appearance att this Prouinall Court, and [p. 399]
     neither appearing, the said Paggetts bond to the sherriffe past was
       by him produc'd—
       Ordered that in Case the deft appeare not by the last day of this
     prouinall Court that Judgmt then pass agst the Bayle
       This Bill bindeth mee John Salesbury my heires Executors & Ad
     ministrators to pay or Cause to be paid unto Jno Abington his heires
     or Assignes the full quantity of ffowre thowsand six hundred thirety
     nine pounds of good sound well Condiconed large and bright leafe
     tobacco and Caske of my owne Cropp or to the tikeing of the said
     Abington att or before the 10th day Octobr next ensueing the date
     hereof as wittnes my hand this 18th day of June 1664
      Wittness George Lingan        the marke of
          Richard Abington          John X Salesbury
       Know all men by these ptsents that wee John Salesbury and Thomas
       Paggett of Cahuert County in the prouince of Maryland are held and
       firmehy bound unto Thomas Dent High Sherriffe of St Marys County
       in the Prouince In the sume of Twenty thowsand pounds of tobacco
       & Caske to be according to Act of Assembly, the which paymt well and
       truely to be made Wee the said John Salesbury and Thomas Paggett
       doe binde Our selues our heires Executors Administratrs or Assignes
       firmely by these prsents as wittnes our hands this 4th day of Octobr
       anno 1664—
       The Condicon of this Obligacon is such that if John Salesbury
     make his appearance by himselfe or Attorney att the next Prouinall
     Court to be held att St Marys to answere the suite of Mr John Abing
     ton, and then and there abide Judgmt of the Court then this obli
     gacon to be uoid and of none Effect otherwise to stand in full force
     and uertue                       the mke of
      Wittnes Thomas Innes          John X Salesbury
          Jnhn Blackeston           Tho: Paggett
       The said Sahesbury not appearing the last day of this Court the
     plt desires Judgmt agst the Bayle for 4639lb tobacco
       Ordered that Judgmt passe agst Thomas Paggett the security for
     John Salesburys appearance this prouinall Court for the Sufñe of
     foure thowsand Six hundred thirety nine pounds of tob: to John
     Salesbury wth these Charges following—
           4 dayes goeing and Coming    120
           4 dayes attendance      120 .300lb
           Attorney ffee           6o

       Sherriffe of Caluert County returnes his writt of Attachment agst [p. 400]
     the Estate of John Salesbury to the uallue of 6oooth tob: on the be
     halfe of John Abington wth these words endorced (Executed in








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