Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65. 423






      To the honnoble Gouernor and Councell   Liber B B
      John Edmondson by his Atturney     In an accon of Debt Humbly
       Daniel Jenifer plaintiffe    sheweth That whereas the deft
      Absolon Couant Comandr of the In One specialty Matthias
       shipe Jacob DefendantWorgan on the 9th day of
      1664 did then Joyntly and seuerally uppon themselues assume and
      also Obleiginge theire heires Executors Administrators and Assignes [p. 516]
      to pay or Cause to be paid unto the plt. his heires or Assignes the
     full and Just sume of ffiue thowsand ffour hundred pounds of good
       sound merchantable tobb: and Caske to be paid as aforesaid at or
       before the tenth day of Nouembr then next ensueing as by the said
       specialty of the said defts and Matthias Worgan undr theire handes
       may more at large appeare—
       Now soe it is of the deft the said sume of ffiue thowsand ffowre
      hundred pounds of tobacco often hath been demanded but paymt
      utterly refus'd to be made, to the plts greate damage and therefore
      brings this his accOn
       And humbly prayeth Iudgmt of this Honnoble Court agst the deft
      for the said sume of ffiue thowsand ffowre hundred pounds of to
      bacco and Caske together wth damages and Cost of suite—And he
      (as in duty bound) shall Euer pray &c.

       John Bayley dds writt of summons for William Rosewell to ap- March 11th
      peare at the next Prouinall Court held the 13th day of June, there to
     testif ye in a Cause depending betwixt the Rigt Honnoble the Ld Propr
       and Reymond Staplefort, uppon perill of forfeitinge flue hundred
       pounds of tobacco to the Ld proprietary in Case he appeare not ac
       cording to summons—
       Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys to warne &c, Ret. 13th June next
      Prouinciall Court
       The said John Bayley dds summons for ffrancis Maggs and
      Thomas Boston to testifye in Causo ut supra with the said penalty
      each person at the next Prouinall Court
       Warrt to sherriffe of Talbott County to warne &c, Ret. 13th June
      next Prouinall Court
       The said Bayley dds summons for Thomas How & Phillis his wife
      Elizabeth ffreeman Elizabeth Halfehead Richd Collett ffrancis Anke
      till John Sunderland Jonathan Rainsford and Richard Bayley to
      testifye in Causo ut supra wth the said penalty each person at the
      next Prouinciall Court, warrt to sherriffe of Caluert County to
      warne &c, Ret. 13th June next Prouinciall Court

       William Osbeston desires writt at the suite of the Lord Proprie- [p. 517]
      tary agst Samuell Lewis, to make his appearance att the next Pro- March 15th
      uinciall Court to be held on the 13th day of June next then and there