348    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B And the defendant not hauing anything to object against it It is
                    ordered that the defendant pay unto the plantiue flue hundered and
                    fifty four pounds of tobacco and Caske with Cost and Charge of
                    suit:
               [p. 105] John Brown Plantiue       The Plantiue aresting the defen
                   Mr Humphery haggat Atturney of dant in an action of the Case
                     Andrew Watson Defendant Mr Francis Batchelor Atturney
                    to humphery haggat Prefereth his letter of Atturney which is as
                    followeth

                     Know all men by thees Presants that I humphery haggat Atturney
                    of Andrew Watson doe Constitute and appoynt W Francis Batchelor
                    my trew atturney to Craue a Referance in the differance depending
                    between John Browne and Andrew Watson at witnes my hand this
                    14th of March Ao 1662/3       humphery haggat
                                    testes
                       Edward T M mings marke
                       Tho:   T wackefield
                        his marke
                    and the sayd Batchelor hearupon Craued a referance which was
                    granted It is thearfor ordered that this buisnes bee respited till the
                    next Court held in Charleses County

                   Thomas Bennet Atturney of The Plantiue aresting the defendant
                     Francis Batchelor Plantiue in an action of debt Prefereth his Pe
                   William Robisson defendant tition as followeth

                     To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
                    humble Petition of thomas Bennet the Atturney of Francis Batchelor
                    humbly Sheweth
                     That Whereas William Robisson standeth indebted unto your
                    petitioner as aforsayd the sume of 429 pounds of tobacco and Caske
                    and remayneth as yet unsatisfied thearfor your petitioner hath entered
                    his suit The Premisses beeing taken into your serious Considera
                    tions your petitioner humbly Craueth Relife with Cost and Charge
                    of suit and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall euer pray &c

                     And for the Confirmation of the aforsayd Petition the Plantiue
                    Produced this ensuing bill:
              [p. 1o6] This bill bindeth mee William Robisson of Charleses County
                    Planter doe bind mee my heirs or Assignes to pay or Cause to bee
                    payd unto francis Batchelor his heirs or Assignes the full and just
                    sume of four hundered twenty nine pounds of tobacco and Caske
                    to bee payd at or befor the tenth day of Nouember after the daet
                    hearof as witnes my hand this 26th of Aprill 1662
                    testes John                   Wheeler marke  William Robisson
                       George H Hows marke