Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     411

      It is thearfor ordered that the sayd ward shoold bee free from the Liber B
    sayd Turnor

    The Court is Adjourned till the 4th of Nouember 1663

    At A Court held in Charleses County the 4th of Nonember Aoq
                        Doni 1663

                        Presentes
                      Commissioners
                    Mr Henry Addames
    Mr Thomas Mathews       Mr Zachery Waed
    Mr Joseph Harrisson     Mr William Marshall

    Robert Robins Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant in
    Thomas Baker Defendant an action of debt Prefereth his Petition
                      as followeth

      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
    humble Petition of Robert Robins Sheweth
      That about four years agoe your petitioner was hired by Thomas
    Baker to build him as much worke as cums to one thowsand too hun
    dered and sixtie flue pound of tobacco and Caske as dos appear upon
    specialty which your Petitioner neuer Receaued any more then one
    hogset of tobacco and that was Receaued by Mr Daniell hutt the which
    hogset the aforsayd Mr hutt gaue a receipt for from the bill in my
    Custodie and demanding of the Remainder hee denies mee Satisfac- [p. 195]
    tion thearfor thees are to desire youi worships that you woold bcc
    pleased to grant your Petitioner an order of Court for the tobacco
    with Cost of suit and your Petitioner shall bee bound to pray &c

      This bill bindeth us Thomas Baker and William Empson owr
    heirs or Assignes to pay or Cause to bee payd to Robert Robins his
    heirs or Assignes the full and iust sume of one thowsand too hun
    dered and fifty flue pounds waight of good sound Marchantable leaf
    tobacco Cleare of ground leaues according to Act of Assembly A
    Caske to bee payd at the now dwelling hows of Thomas Baker to
    bee payd upon the of Nouember next ensuing the daet hearof
    which will bee in the year of owr Lord 1660 and has hearunto set
    owr hands this 8th of June Ao 166o
    Witnesed by us        Thomas T Baker his marke
        Mary 0 Dod        William Empson his marke
         her marke

    Endossed one the bake of the sayd bill as followeth
      Thees Witneseth that I Robert Robins doe hear by thees Presants
    acknowledge to haue Receaued four hundered ninty and nine pounds
    of tobacco dew upon the within Mentioned bill by Thomas Baker payd