Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.     261

    man trew and John Web a littell befor goodie Riuers Came up which Liber A
    was sumtime in the year 1659 but what it was this deponant knows
    not and further says that bee did hear goodman trew say bee did owe
    unto John Web six hundered pounds of tobacco but wheather that
    wrighting was for it yea or nay this deponant knows not and further
    sayes not

      Whearfor it is ordered that the defendant pay unto the plantiue six
    hundered pounds of tob: with Cost and Charge of suit:

      John Alias Jacob Lumbroso entereth his marke of hogs and Cattell
    videlicet a figur of three on the Right Eare and the top of the Eare
    taken away and the left Eare Cropt and slite;
    John Neuill the Atturney to        The Plantiue craueth of the defen
      the Administratrix of henry dant satisfaction for a bill of his past
      Lilly deceased Plantiue     unto henry Lilly deceased for flue
    Mr James Lendsey Defendant hundered pounds of tobaco and the
    defendant deniing the debt: the plantiue produced the bill and humbly
    requested that John Ward might haue his oath giuen him which was [p. 251]
    granted and the bill was as hearunder is specified

      This bill bindeth mee James Lendsey of Portobacco planter doe
    bind meeself my heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes to pay
    or Caus to bee payd unto henry Lilly or his Assigne the full sume of
    flue hundered pounds of good marchantable leafe tobacco to bee well
    and truly payd at or upon the tenth day of nouember next ensuing the
    date hearof witnes nice the 24th of July 1658          James Lendsey
    Witnes John Ward
           his marke
          John K Kerby
           his mark

       John Ward sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that to the
    best of his iudgment it is the very bill bee witnesed betweene Mr Lend
    sey and henry Lilly
      Whearupon the defendant not bccing able to prouc it payd it is
    ordered that hee pay unto the Plantiue flue hundered pounds of tob:
    with Cost and Charge of suit
    Mis Mary Oneale Plantiue      The Plantiue aresting the defendant in
William heard defendant an action of defamation prefereth her
                      petition as followeth

      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
    humble petition of Mary oneale Sheweth
      That Whearas William heard hath utterly defamed your petitioner
    in saying that hee woold proue that the widdow parker did say upon