Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65. 373






     Steuens hath not paid though often demanded, but (to yor petr dath- Liber B B
     age) still refuseth to pay whereupon he bringeth his suite
       And humbly Craues Ordr of this Honnoble Cort for the sd sume of
     ffowre hundred thirety seauen pounds of tobacco wth Caske wth dam
     ages and Cost of suite-And he shall euer pray &c.

       Samuell Griffen dds warrt agst Robert Turner praying the former 4th
     accon may fall, now issued in an accOn uppon his Case to the uallue uide th fall'n
     of Nine thowsand ffiue hundred and eleuen ponds tob:
       Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c Ret: 7th ffeb:
     next Prouinall Court—
       The said Griffen dds writt of attachmt for those 20 hhds of tob:
     shiped on board Capt Gillams shipe by Robt Turner—
       Warrt to shef. of St Marys County to attach &c and in Custody
     them to keepe untill the said Turner giues in security to appeare ‘at
     the next Prouinall Court and there to abide Judgmt therein

       Thomas Nottley dds writt agst John Walton in an accOn of Debt 8th
     to the uallue of 1759lb tob: bill
       Warrt to the sherriffe of Charles County or to the sherriffe of
     St Marys County to Arrest &c pma March
     To the honble Gouernor and Councell In Prouinall Court Assembled
       The humble petn of Tho: Nottley Sheweth
     Thomas Nottley ptt The ptt declares agst the deft in an accOn of [p. 4551
     John Walton deft debt for that the deft hath assum'd uppon him
     selfe to pay unto the plt One thowsand seauen hundred ffiffty nine
     pounds of tobb: wth Caske as by specialty may more at large ap
     peare—Now soe it is, the said sume of 1759lb tob: by the ptt 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 Honnoble Court for the said sume of 1759lb tob: wth dathages
     and Cost of suite, And hee shall pray &c.
       Thomas Nottley prayes writt of Attachmt agst the Goodes Chat- Febb: 8tb
     ties or debts belonging to the abouesaid Jno Walton for the said sume
     of seauenteene hundred fifty nine pounds of tobaccoe wch by the
     Leiutennt Granted
       Writt of Attachmt accordingly issue directed to the sherriffe of
     St Marys County and Charles County to attach any the Goods debts
     or Chattles belonging to John Walton and them in Custody keepe
       untill he shall put in security to appeare by himselfe or Attorney att
       the next Prouinall Court to be holden att St Marys on the first day
       of March next there to answere the suite of Thomas Nottley in an
       accOn of debt to that uallue and abide Iudgmt of Court therein—
       Ret. pma March next