Chancery Court Proceedings, 1672-73.     415

    said Nethway, which said sume of Eight pounds Stert in Tobacco Liber P C
    at one penny p pound Comes also to the sume of Nynteene hundred &
    Twenty pounds of Tobacco. All which said sevrall sumes allowed
    for Costs & Damages as aforesaid Doe in the whole in Tobacco
    Amount to the sume of Twenty Eight Thowsand ffive hundred iforty
    & ifoure pounds of Tobacco Which said sume of Twenty Eight p.35
    Thowsand ffive hundred iforty & four pounds of Tobacco. Togeather
    with the sume of Thirty Three Thowsand iforty & Six pounds of
    Tobacco formerly Decreed to be paid by Neale to Bailey in all Sixtie
    One Thowsand ffive hundred and nyntie pounds of Tobacco The
    said James Neale is to pay unto the said John Bailey fforthwith:

      Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary-
    land & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To James Neaie Senior
    of Charles County in our said Province of Maryland Gent. Greeting.
    Whereas a Certeyne ffinall Judgemt or Decree was lately made before
    us in our Court of Chancery and there Remayneing upon Record
    in these words ifollowing. Whereas Heretofore that is to say in
    ffebruary Court in the yeare of our Lord One Thowsand Six hundred
    Sixtie nyne John Bailey Mrchant Compiaynant did Exhibite his Bill
    of Complt into the High and Hon.ble Court of Chancery against
    James Neale Defendant. Thereby setting forth that the Complt
    Arriveing in this Country from ifyall in the moneth of November
    in the yeare of our Lord One Thow sand Six hundred sixtie eight in
    A Ketch of London called the Hopeweil, whereof Andrew Boone was
    Master Did bring A Long with him in the said Ketch Twenty Pypes
    Eleven Hogsheads and ffifty nyne Barrells of wyne makeing To-
    geather Twenty Tonnes for the Account in halfes of Mr John Neth-
    way of ffyall and the Complt which wynes were by bill of Loading
    Consigned to the Complt. And to be Delivred in Patuxent River in
    this Province of Maryland. But the Complt being first Come to
    Kickatan in Virginia The Defendt Coming on Board the said Ketch
    did Informe the Complt. That there was great Alteracon in Maryld
    since the Compits departure thence, Especially Concerneing the Es-
    tablishing of Townes with such strictnesse that noe pson Could have
    any Store or sell any Goods but at such Townes which was very
    Inconvenyent for Trade. And withall Told the Complt that he had
    A Priveledged place where the Complt might ifreely Land his wynes.
    And that he would be asistant to him both in the sale of the said
    wynes and in receiveing the produce: And thereupon the Complt
    haveing had former Acquaintance with the Defend.t And Reposeing
    great Confidence in his Integrity did Agree with the Defendt to put
    the said Twenty Tonnes of wyne into his hands for sale. And Ac-
    cordingly did with the masters Consent Land all the said wynes upon
    the said Defendts plantacön To be put into the Defendts storehouse
    which he had Provided for that Purpose And the Defendt was to