282   Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

             Liber B     stead and when I went to bed I layd my briches and my coat on the
                   bench by the fier sid whear I lay and when I awaked in the morn
                   ing my breeches wear taken from under my Coate and I not thinck
                   ing any thing went away the next morning not finding of him at home
                   to Mr Batchelor when I came to the plantation I Clapt my hand on
                   my fobe and thear was no wrightings thear which maed my hart acke
                   and so searching of my pockets I found all my wrightings but this
                   bill and to this I take my oath that thear I lost it
                                                    Dauid Prichard

                    Samuell Dobson Mr   The Plantiue Aresting the defen
                     Marshalls Atturney Plantiue dant in an action of debt prefereth
                    John Piper Christopher Carnells his petition as followeth
                     Administrator Defendant

                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
                   humble petion of samuell dobson the Atturney of W William Mar
                   shall Sheweth:
                     That John Piper the Administrator to Christopher Carnell de
                   ceased stands indebted unto your petitioner the quantitie of too hun
                   dered and eightie pounds of tob: and Caske as by specialtie your pe
                   titioner can make appear the premisses Considered your petitioner
                   humbly Craueth order that the sayd John Piper may forthwith make
                   satisfaction unto your petitioner the aboue sayd sume of tob: and
                   Caske and your petitioner shall humbly pray &c

                     And for the Confirmation of the sayd Petition the Plantiue pro
                   duceth this ensuing bill

                        This 26th of January Ao 1660
                     This bill bindeth mee Christopher Carnell Planter of Bas ford
                   Mannor in the Prouince of Mariland mee my heirs Executors Ad
                   ministrators or Assignes the full and just sum of flue hundered
                   eightie seauen pounds of good sound Marchantable leaue tobacco
                   and Caske or any of us to pay unto William Marshall or his As
                   signes dew upon all demands payable at the Plantation of the sayd
                   Christopher Carnell witnes my hand the day aboue written
            Witnes by us John Hatch           Christopher 0 Carnell
                             Richard W Foster       his marke

             [p. 13]     endossed on the bake side of the sayd bill Receaued in part of this
                   bill three hundered and seauenty nine pounds nett tobacco december
                   28th Ao 1661                     Per Robert Sly

                   the defendant not beeing able to object any thing against the sayd
                   debt it is ordered that the defendant satisfie the plantiue out of the
                   Estate of Christopher Carnell too hundered and eight pounds of
                   tob: