Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65. 361






        Christopher Dobson dds writt agst John Reynolds in an accon of Liber B B
      debt to the uallue of 970lb tob:
        Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c Ret 7th ffeb:
      next Prouinall Court—

        The said Dobson dds summons for Thomas Wynne Edward West
      & Gasper Guerin to testifye & in ditto Causo uppon perill of for
      feiting 500lb tob: each persson in Case they appeare not &c—
      To the Honnoble Gouernor & Councell In Prouinall Court assembled
        The humble petn of Xtopher Dobson Sheweth
        That John Reynolds did Assume uppon him selfe the 9th day of
      January 1664 to pay yor petr the sume of Nine hundred and seauenty
      pounds of tobacco & Caske as by Obligacon undr his hand may more
      at large appeare Now the said John Reynolds delayes paymt to the
      prejudice of yor petr wherefore he humbly Craues Order of this
      Honnoble Court wth damages and Cost of suite And as in duty bound
      he shall pray &c

        Christopher Dobson dds writt agst John Reynolds & Edward West [p. 441]
      in an accon of debt to the uallue of 3000lb tob:
        Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c. Ret. 7th ffeb:
      next Prouinciall Court
        The said Dobson dds summons for William Turberuill and Wil
      liam Williams to testifye &c in Causo ut supra uppon perill of for
      feiting 500lb tob: each person in Case they appeare not att the next
      prouinall Court
      To the honnoble Gouernor & Councell In Prouinall Court assembled
        The humble petn of Xtopher Dobson Sheweth
        That John Reynolds & Edward West did assume uppon themselues
      the 29th day of Decembr 1663 to pay yor petr the sume of One thow
      sand Six hundred Eighty flue pounds of tobacco & Caske in the pen
      alty of three thowsand pounds of tobacco uppon non-payment of the
      said 1685lb tob: as by Obligacon undr theire handes may more at
      large appeare, Now the said John Reynolds & Edward West delayes
      paymt to the greate prjudice of yor petr Wherefore hee humbly Craues
      Order of this Honnoble Court wth damages & Cost of suite, And as
      in duty bound he shall pray &c.

        Christopher Dobson dds writt agst Thomas Simmons in an accon
      of debt to the uallue of 786th tob:
        Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c. Ret. 7th ffeb
      ruary next Prouinall Court
        The said Dobson dds writt of summons for Wm Asbeston to tes
      tifye &c in ditto Causo ut supra uppon perill of forfeiting 500lb tob: