322   Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

             Liber B     Executors or Assignes the full and iust sum of too thowsand seauen
                   hundered thirtie seuen pound of tob: and Caske to Contain the same
                   to bee payd in sum Conuenient place in Charles Countie at or upon
                   the tenth of nouember next ensuing the date hearof as witnes this
                   my hand this 31 of January Ao 1661 John Browne
                   Testes Tho: Allonson
                        George Bradshow

                     Whearupon the defendant Confesed a iudgment for 2400 lb tob
                   hee producing receipt for 1355 payd out of the sd bill It is thearfor
                   ordered that the defendant pay unto the plantiue too thowsan seauen
                   hundered and thirty seauen pounds of tob and Caske with Cost and
                   Charge of suit deduckting 1355

                   Captaine Josias Fendall Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the Defen
                   Mary hews Defendant fdant in an action of defamation the
                   plantiues euidences not beeing Corn this buisnes is Respited till the
                   last of this Court: by boath Concents Mis ston the plant iues euidence
                   not appearing hee desireth that shee might bee fined unles she show
                   lawfuhl Cause for her absence according to act of assembly

                   Richard Pinner Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant
                   Edmond Lendsey Defendant in an action of the Case Prefered his
                                       Petition as followeth

             [p. 67] To the worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County in the
                   Prouince of Mariland the humble Petition of Richard Pinner Sheweth
                   That whearas thear was a verball agreement in the year one thow
                   sand six hundered and sixty one betweene Edmond Lendsey of
                   Portobacco and Richard Pinner of Elisabeth Riuer in Verginia as
                   Concerning a plantation and stoke upon it the sayd Edmond Lend
                   sey informed John Pain that in Case hee past downe to Verginia to
                   giue mee notice that hee had effected the buisnes and thearfor desired
                   that your petitioner woold prouid a hand or too to put upon it for
                   the better propogation of owr proceedings in owr Copartnership
                   which hee the sayd Edmond Confirmed under hand in an article of
                   Copartenership as appeareth under hand and seale receauing the too
                   saruants into his posession about the 28th of december now last past
                   1662 as a pledge of owr Contract of copartnership according to the
                   Conditions of the saruants time of saruice and now refuseth to make
                   good his Condition of Copartnership and doath seeke in what hee
                   may to defeat your petitioner of his bargaine to the great and Vast
                   dammage of your Petitioner who haue wayted six weekes at least
                   upon Charges and expences for a Confirmation of the sayd stoke and
                   land according to agreement and further hee Caused mee by his fal
                   lacies and Pretences that all shoold bee Confirmed according to my
                   desir to send forthwith a letter expresly for a shallop and more hand