260    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              Liber A The Jury unanimously agreeing deliuered in this their verdit by
              [p. 250] thear forman daniell Johnson that whearas wee find by Ropers depo
                   sition that the Crope of tobacco was sould to Clem Theoballs for
                   1400 tb of tob: and Caske and that the sayd Theoballs past his bill
                   for it and wee find that part of that bill is payd and the sayd Clems
                   demands to bee deducted 130 for his leauyes bee payd as by the
                   sayd sherifs Receipt appears which wee conceiue is dew to bee allowed
                   and also 20 pounds for a schillet and 72 for cyder and sugar which
                   appears by oath sam Lambert allowed of befor bee died and as for
                   the Crope of Corne wee find that Clem ought upon oath to deliuer
                   in a iust accoumpt how much thear was on it and allow so much
                   unto the Plantiue only deducting too barrells sam lambert Confest
                   hee ought Clem and also 2O lb of tob: per day for gathering the
                   Corne hee upon oath certifling how long the man was imployed in
                   gathering of it only and as for his diat wee cannot according to act
                   of Assembly find any thing dew and as for the Land wee find none
                   the Plantiue Cann make appear dew to him and Clement Theobals
                   must pay the Cost of suit

                     The Judgment of Court is that this order confine the verdit of
                   the jury aboue specified and that the defendant Clement Theobalis
                   pay the Cost and Charge of suit

                   James Lendsey Administrator The Plantiue aresting the defendant
                    to John Web Plantiue    in an action of the Case Prefereth
                   Richard trew defendant        his petition as followeth:

                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
                   humble petition of James Lendsey the Administrator to John Web
                   humbly sheweth
                     That Whearas your Petition is denied payment by Richard Trew
                   for a debt dew from him to John Webe by bill for six hundered
                   pounds of tobacco and Caske thearfor your petioner hath entered his
                   suit humbly beseeching your worships to grant him relife with Cost
                   and Charge of suit and your petitioner shall as in dutie bound pray

                     Whearupon the defendant sayd that bee did not remember that
                   euer hee past any bill unto John web in his life which Cawsed the
                   plantiue to clesir that Andrew Watson and Mr George Bradshaw
                   might haue thear oaths giuen them which was granted

                     George Bradshow sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                   sumtime about the latter end of december last past this deponant
                   heard Mr Lendsey say that Andrew Watson and Thomas Alkock was
                   witnes to a bill bee had of goodman trews appertayning to the Estate
                   of John Webe and further sayeth not:

                     Andrew Watson Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                   Comming to Mr Stones quarter bee witnesed a paper betweene good-