240   Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A Mr John Neuill the Administrators Atturney of Samuell Lambert
                     Plantiue
                   Mr Edmond Lendsey Atturney of Clement Theoballs Defendant
                     The Plantiue Prefereth his Petition as followeth

                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
                   humble Petition of John Neuill Atturney to the Administrator of
                   Samuell Lambert humbly Sheweth
                     That Whearas Clement Theoballs stands indebted unto your peti
                   tioner as abouc specified the sum of six hundered and sixtie pounds
                   of tob: by too seuerall bills which beeing seuerall times demanded is
                   as yet unsatisfied the premisses taken into your serious Considera
                   tion your petitioner humbly Craueth Relife with Cost and Charge of
                   suit and your petitioner as in dutie bound shall cuer pray &c

                   and for the proof of his petition bee produced too seuerall bills the
                   one beeing dated on the third of december Ao 1661 beeing for four
                   teen hundered pounds of tob: of which bill thear hath bin payd eight
                   hundered and fiftie pounds of tob: one which bill thear remains dew

             [p. 234]   flue hundered and fiftie And the other bill baring date the third of
                   October Ao 1661 Containing four hundered and forty pounds of
                   tob: of which thear was payd the ninth of May Anno 1662 three hun
                   dered and thirty pounds of tob: so that thear remayned dew one
                   that bill one hundered and ten pounds of tob: and the defendant nor
                   his Atturney not beeing abell to proue any more payd and of boath
                   bills togeather thear Remained dew six hundered and sixtie pounds
                   of tobacco it is thearfor Ordered that the sayd Clement Theoballs
                   shall pay unto the Plantiue as the Administrators Atturney of Sam
                   uell lambert six hundered and sixtie pounds of tob: with Cost and
                   Charge of suit:

                   Mr William Marshall Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendant
                   Mr Hew Oneale Defendant fin an action of the Case prefereth
                                        his petition as followeth

                     The humble Petition of William Marshall Sheweth
                     Whearas your Petitioner hath demanded of Mr Hugh Oneale one
                   thowsand four hundered and eighty pounds of tob: which hee oweth
                   your Petitioner in behalf of his wife and yet not satisfied Your Peti
                   tioner Craueth an order that the sayd debt may bee satisfied if not
                   just Cause Shewed to the Contrarie;

                   and for the Confirmation of his Petition Produceth this Ensuing
                   Account (viz)

                     Mis Vanderdunk her Account to William Marshall
                     To A steear 500 to A barrell an a half of Corne 150 to one hogge
                   neat 8o to A ton of Caske 50 to a woman saruant 700 so that the