276   Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

             Liber B     Petitioner as Administrator to the sayd deceased humbly Craueth
                   order for the sayd debt with Cost and Charge suit and hee shall
                   pray &c

               [p. 5] This bill bindeth mee Edmond Lendsey of Portobacco in the Prou
                   ince of Mariland Planter my Executors Administrators or Assignes
                   to pay unto Samuell Smith the full and iust quantity of six hundered
                   pounds of good tobacco to his licking or to his heirs Executors Ad
                   ministrators or Assignes at or befor the tenth day of October
                   next ensuing the date hearof as witnes my hand this 14th of May Ao
                  1661     sign                     sign
                   test Robert                 Downes  Edmond + Lendsey
                      Daniell C Wild

                     Patrick Hays Aged twenty three years or thear abouts sworne and
                   Examined Sayeth March 26: 1662
                     That upon friday beeing the last day of february this deponant
                   heard Edmond Lendsey promis to pay to him the sayd Patrick hays
                   for the use of Mr Samuell Smith late deceased four barrels of Indian
                   Corne And too hogsheads of tobacco which Edmond Lendsey did
                   Confes to bee dew from himself to the sayd Smith which acknowledg
                   ment of his was made in the hows of Capt: William batten and
                   afterwards this deponant demanding of Edmond Lendsey the sayd
                   too hogsheads of tobacco at Coronell foukeses hows the sayd Ed
                   mond maed Answer that the too hogsheads of tobacco was not then
                   Ready, but hee woold pay it to this deponant the next Season for the
                   use of him the sayd Smith and further sayeth not
                   Sworne before me                 Patricke Hays
                        Henry Addames

                     Mr Robert Sly Administrator to William Empson acknowledgeth
                   the sayle of the too heifors Richard Watson sould to William Emp
                   son to the sayd Watson:

                   John Meekes Flantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendant in
                   Edward Baker Defendant an action of the Case expounded it by his
                                     Petition as followeth

                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
                   humble Petition of John Meekes sheweth that whearas your Peti
                   tioner together with Mr Fountain hired Edward Baker and his slope
                   into patomake Riuer to transport us and own goods and upon the
                   deliuery of the sayd goods your petitioner wanteth a hogshead of
                   shewger containing 735 lb of Muskeuad sugar whearfor your Peti
                   tioner humbly Craueth relife against the sayd Baker with Cost and
                   Charge of suit and your petitioner shall pray &c