432    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

             Liber B To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
                   humble Petition of John Tomkinson Sheweth
                    That whearas your Petitioner arrested the defendant in an action
                   of debt dew by bill and accoumpt amounting unto flue hundered and
                   flinty pounds of tobacco and Cannot get any satisfaction and thearfor
                   hee humbly Now Craueth an order Court for the sayd debt with
                   Cost and Charge of suit: and hee shall pray

             [p. 224] In Confirmation whearof the Plantiue Produceth this ensuing bill
                   This bill bindeth mee John Lumbroso my heirs or Assigns to pay
                   or Cause to bee payd unto John tomkinson his heirs or Assignes for
                   a valewable Consideration alreadie receaued the full and iust sum of
                   three hundered pounds of good sound Marchantable tobacco and
                   Caske to bee payd in sum Conuenient place in Charleses County at
                   or upon the 10th day of Nouember Ao 1663 John Lumbroso
                   Test Francis Batchelor
                      Edmond Pinson

                   Endossed on the backe of the sayd bill as followeth:
                    Three days Attendance at the first Courtlb  0090
                    Three days Attendance at the Second Courtlb 0090
                    For Atturney fees                   lboo6o
                    For a nonsuit                       lb0050
                                                         lb 0290

                    For which the defendant Confeseth a iudgment It is Thearfor
                   ordered that the defendant pay unto the plantiue flue hundered and
                   ninty pounds of tobacco with Cost and Charge of suit:

                    The Commissioners haue giuen order to the Sheriffe to procure
                   a paer of Stocks Pillarie Whiping post and ducking stoole to bee
                   finished betwixt this and the next Court appoynted to bee held the
                   3d of february the ducking Stoole to bee sett up at Mr Popes Creeke
                   and the stocks Pillary and Whiping post heare at the Court hows:

                    John Neuill Sayeth that bee will pay the Charge of Robert Cock
                   erill that shall bee deliuered unto him by mee Georg Thompson whear
                   upon the Plantiue withdrew his actione

             [p. 225] Joane Neuill Swareth in open Court that shee doath absolutly go
                   in feare of her life of Thomas baker and thear for humbly Craueth
                   that that the sayd Baker may bee bound to the Peace
                    It is thearfor ordered that the sayd Thomas Baker shall put in
                   sufficient Securitie for his good abearance to the sayd Neuill till the
                   Next Court:

                    Mr John Neuill hauing Layd an Attachment upon the Estate of
                   John Benham in the hands of Mr Francis Pope amounting unto six