Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     331
    William Heard as Absolon   This buisnes beeing Re- Liber B
     Couants Atturney Plantiue spited from the last Court
    Captain Josias Fendall and MT the Plantiue produceth
     Robert hundly as Administrators   his petition and bill as
     to Capt Christopher Russell Defendant followeth

     To the worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the humble
    Petition of Absolon Couant Sheweth
     That Captaine Christopher Russell standeth indebted unto your
    Petitioner the sum of thirteene hundered an nine pounds of tobacco
    with Caske as by specialty appeares your petitioner thear for humbly
    Craueth order for the sayd debt and your petitioner shall pray &c

     And for Confirmation of the sayd Petion produceth this ensuing
    specialtie
     This bill bindeth mee Capt Christopher Russell of wicocomeco in
    the Prouince of Mariland Planter my heirs Executors Administra
    tors and Assignes to pay or Cause to bee well and truly payd unto [p. 8o]
    Absolon Couant Joseph Clarke and William floyd of Bristoll Mar-
    chants them or either of them thear heirs or Assignes the full and
    iust sum of one thowsand three hundered and nine pound waight of
    good sound Marchantable ieafe tobacco and Caske at or befor the
    first day of Nouember next ensuing the daet hearof and the sayd
    tobacco to bee payd at the now dwelling hows of Mr Cristopher Rus
    sell in wicocomeco aforsayd as witnes my hand this 20th day of
    february 166o                Christopher Russell
    Seigned and deliuered
     in the Presence of
        Joseph 4 Cooper
           his marke
        Martin Morgan

     For which the defendant Confeseth a iudgment It is thearfor
    ordered that Plantiue bee payd out of the Estate of Capt: Christopher
    Russell one thowsand three hundered and nine pounds of tobacco


   William heard Atturney  The Plantiue aresting the defen
     Absolon Couant Plantiue dant in an action of debt for
   Captaine Josias Fendall seauen hundered and Eleuen
     Admistratrix Attorney to Capt pounds lb of tobacco and the de
     William Batten Defendant fendant alleging that hee coold
    not find amongst the sayd battens paper how the sayd debt was in
    cured and the Plantiue alleaging that it was in Consideration of a
    bill of the same sum which the defendant owed unto Mr Zachery
    Waed and the sayd Waed stood indebted unto Mr Absolon Couant
    the aboue mentioned sume whos Atturney the Plantiue is