278    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

               Liber B The defendant alleageth that the bill is inualid becaus it was signed
                    on the sunday and that thear was no Consideration for it and Craueth
                    also a Ref erance till the next Court (alleging that hee woold produce
                    sufficient euidence to ouerthrow the sayd bill) which was granted

                    Robert Sly Plantiue The plantiue Aresting the defendant in
                    Daniell Johnson Defendant an action of debt prooueth the same by
                    bill and the defendant not hauing any significant to object against
                    it it beeing for 740 lb of tob with cost of suit obtayned by the plant:
                    against Michell dagor the fees beeing in all to Cl: & She: 62
                     It is ordered that the defendant satisfie the sayd debt whith Cost
                    and Charge of suit it beeing in all 802 lb of tobacco:

                     Isbell Riuers entereth her marke of hogs and Chattell slit Right
                    downe the Ears and the foer peece of boath Eares taken away

                     Mr Henry Addames acknowledgeth to haue Receaued nine hun
                    dered pounds of tobacco of John Neuill the Remainder of a iudg
                    ment Confesed to him

                     Mr Robert Sly Assigeth ouer the order of Court obtained by him
                    against Michell Dager with the Cost and Charges thearunto belong
                    ing unto Daniell Johnson the fees beeing 15 to the Sheriff & 47 to the
                    Clarke in all 802

                    Daniell Hut Plantiue     The Plantiues Atturney prefereth his let-
                    Samuell Harris Defendant ter of Atturney as followeth petition and
                                    bill &c

                     Know all men by thees Presants that Daniell Hutt Marchant doe
                    hearby Constitute and appoynt my louing frind Mr George Thompson
                    my good and Lawfull Atturney to sue arest imprison or implead

                [p. 8]   samuell Harris and Bartholme Gatherell or either of them for a debt
                    dew per speciality unto the sayd Hutt and Mr Fossaker giuing my
                    sayd Atturney hearby power to depute one or more atturneys in my
                    behalfe as witnes my hand this 28th of October Ao 1662
                    in presance of us                  Dany Hutt
                         Tho Mathews
                         Samuell Cressey
                     This bill bindeth us Bartholmew Gatherell and Samuell Harris
                    Planters ioyntly and seuerally owr heirs Executors Administrators
                    or Assignes to pay or Cause to bee payd unto Daniell Hutt and Rich
                    ard Fosseker or to either of them their heirs Executors Administra
                    tors or Assignes the sum of thirteene hundered and forty six pounds
                    of sound marchantable toba: and Caske to bee payd either in aquio
                    Riuer in Patomake or els at Portobacco at sum Conuenient plantation