270    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A    ratifiing and allowing whatsoeuer my sayd Atturney shah! act or doe
                   to bee of full force and vertue witnes my hand this 18th of Nouem
                   ben Ao 1662                      Josias Fendall
                  Seigned in the Presance of
                       John Legat
                       Edmond Pinson:

                    Receaued this 11th of december Ao 1661 of Richard dod one hogs-
                   head of tobacco and for the use of Capt: Batten I say Receaued by
                   mee                              Fran: Batchelor

                    The following mercantile accounts occupy the latter pages of the county court
                   liber. Evidently the present record book was owned in 1648-1651 by some English
                   merchant resident in the Netherlands. His mention of bills in bank seems to fix
                   his location at Amsterdam, Middelburg, or Rotterdam, all of which cities had local
                   banks in these years. The accounts are kept in Netherlands currency, in which 20
                   stivers are equal to a guilder or form. English money is converted on the basis of
                   10 stivers to the English shilling, and io forms to the English pound. The name of
                   the merchant does not appear in these accounts.

                         Mr Robert Maninge Creditor
                   1648    For 7 halfe butts of Currants wt Br: 767o lb
                                              dt 1227
                   October 3                    att fl 22¼ is   1433 11
                                   Currants Creditor
                   1649Sould by Mr Samuell Gouldsmyth at London, 7 halfe butts
                   Febura 12 Currants beinge All Nought Al Charges there beinge payd
                            Receiued 29 lb sterlinge


              Mr Turgis Debitor to goods sent him upon My proper
                                   Account
                   1650    For 10 Barells Turpentine wt Nett 2794 lb. 26 g 11s
                   Maye 3   Rebate                        728 0 0
                           For Agrick 24 lb               180 o o
                August  1  From ditto to October 9 Sina: Manna: Isenglas virmillion,
                            Tobacco, more virmillion: & Quicksi: Alloes Cost 1
                            penney heere                            2676  6    o
              Nouember 29  For Agrick: Julop: 7 pieces Fine Linnen           787    12   0
                October31  Payd to Hans and Peeter Serus his bill                1078 18
              Nouember 4   Payd to Mr Phillip Mathewes his bill                 1083     18
              Feburary 16  Payd Sr Hendrick & Charles Gerard his bill         1175  0    0
                 ditto 27  Payd Sr Berkenhout his bill In bancke                1135     0    0
                 March  4  Payd Sr Dauid Onxberbis his bill In banck            1135     0    0
                 ditto 13  Payd Mr Sutherbye In pt of a bill in banck             500    0    0
                       14  Payd you by Mr Lance------44 lb -0-0...                    440     0    0
                10 ber 14  Payd more by Mr Lance to you 30lb                  300   0    0
                Febura  3  More payd you by Mr Lance: 60 lb :o:o           6oo 0    0
                 June5 20  Payd p my wife For a bill of 150 lb wch she Accepted when
                            I was In England                               1500     0    0
                 Nouem 17  Payd sr Jasper Coyemans his bill In banck            1050     0    0