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: