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212 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662. Liber A That Whearas Mr Francis Doughtie Minister stands indebted unto your petitioner by bill the sum of 450 lb of tob: and Caske and the 496 sayd Doughtie hauing absented himself and not beeing resident in this Prouince your Petitioner thearfor humbly desier your worships to grant him an Attachment for his iust debt with Cost and Charge and hee shall pray and Produceth this ensuing bill as followeth This bill bindeth mee Francis Doughtie my heirs Executors or Assignes to pay or Cause to bee payd unto George short his Execu tors or Assignes the full sum of eight hundered pounds of good Marchantable leafe tob and Caske to bee payd at Pikiawaxon or Patomake at or upon the tenth day of Nouember next ensuing the date hearof as witnes this my hand this 21th day of June Ao 166o Raphell Haywood Fr Doughtie Alexander Eaton endossed one the bake side of this aboue specified bill as followeth Receaued in part of this bill four hundered pounds of of tob: I say Receaued ? Richard Richard: and further endossed as followeth (viz) More dew upon account to bee payd unto Mr Riches Atturney by mee Francis Doughtie fiftie pounds of tob: Per Francis Doughtie and no person appearing impowerd to defend the sayd Mr Francis Doughties Case it is ordered that the sayd Short might haue ane Attachment against any of the goods debts or Chattels of the sayd Doughties to the valew of six hundered pounds of tob: (the sayd beeing at presant a non resident) with the Clerkes and sherifs fees besids To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the humble Petition of George Short Sheweth 497 That Whearas Mis Vanderduncke (alias) Oneale did in september last subpene your Petitioner to this Court and hee in obedience to your worships warrant did appeare at Court and Lost three days worke which Mis Vanderdounke denies to satisfie him for your peti tioner therfor Desiers your worships to grant him order for his losse of time and Charge and hee shall pray &c It beeing the usuall Custom for the supenied persons to haue al lowed them 30 lb of tob per day in regard that if thay fayle of ap pearing in any action whatsoeuer thear forfitur is 500 lb of tob: at the least it is thearfor ordered that the sayd Vanderdunck alias Oneale allow the sayd Short ninghtie pounds of tobacco and pay Cost and Charge of suit: |
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