98       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.

               Liber B B To the Rt honble the Gour & the Rest of the Councell
                       The humble Petn of John Hawkins Sheweth
                       That whereas James Jolley is indebted to yor Petr in the sume of
                      ffowrty ffiue Thowsd ffowre hundd Thirty & six pownds of Tob &
                      Cask, by an Ingagemt under his hand & seale Bearing date the 29th
                      of August 1663 & due to bee payd in Octobr last, Wch when this En
                      gagemt was signed, hee promised to acknowledge it in Court, Wch
                      yor Petr demanded many times, & hee refuses it, The humble request
                      of yor Petr is That the sd Jolley may bee ordered forthwth to pay the
                      Tob. or putt in good security for prflt paymt or uppon default tht
                      this honble Court bee pleased to graunt order according to his In
                      gagemt tht y0r Petr may bee possessed & enter uppon all his Estate
                      both moueables & ithoueables, cattle & seruants, & all other goods
                      according to his Engagemt & damages tht yor Petr can make appeare
                      wth Costs of suite. And yor petr as bownd in duty shall Euer pray &c:

                       Raymond Staplefort dds writt agst James Jolley in an accon of
                      Debt to the ualue of 7770£ Tob.
                       Wart to sheriffe St Maries County to arrest &c: Ret, next Prou:
                      Court 90 ffeb. next.
                      To the honble the Gour & Councell of the Prouince of Maryland.
                       The humble Petn of Raymond Staplefort Sheweth.
                       That James Jolley did on the 10th day of ffebruary 1662 assume
                 [p. 138] Uppon himselfe to pay unto yor Petr his heyres or assignes the just
                      sume of seauen Thowsd seauen hundd & seauenty pownds of Tob in
                      cask uppon the Tenth day of Nouembr 1663 in some conuenient
                      place or places in Patowmeck Riuer as by his specialty will appeare,
                      Wth sd sume of 7790£ Tob the sd James Jolley hath not payd, but
                      makes delayes therein to the Dammage of yor Petr
                       Wherefore hee prayeth order of this honble Court for speedy paymt
                      thereof wth Costs & Damages & hee shall pray &c:

             January 11th John Abington dds writt agst Jerome Whyte Esq in an of the
                      Case.
                       Notice is gyuen &c: & noe writt issued.

                      To the honble the Gouernor & Councell of the Prouince of Maryland.
              Vid fol. 192. The humble Petn of John Abington humbly Sheweth
                       That Jerome Whyte of this Prouince Esq is indebted & hath
                      obliged himself e to deliuer to yor Petr one able man Seruant, & one
                      tht yor petr shall like of, & doth acknowledge to haue receaued a
                      ualuable Consideraon for such a Seruant, to bee deliuered by or be
                      fore the last day of Nouember last past, as by obligaon more att large
                      may appeare. Now soe it is tht the sd Mr Whyte hath not prformed