Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. 509





       Goods Attached by Mr Francis Pope Sheriffe of Charleses County Liber B
     of Mr Henry Hudsons upon the Complaint of Mr John Neuill this
     17th of March 1663
       1 scarf 1 hood 1 maske 1 chincloath loose 1 Chest 3 trunkes 1
     Cabinet 1 deske 1 small Case 1 box and whatsoeuer are in them Con
     tained 1 pillion thees good deliuered to Mr Neuill till Next Court
     witnes his hand dat ut supra Jno Neuil his marke
     test Willm Price
         Daniell Johnson

       Whearupon the sayd Neuill by his Atturney William Price Re- [p. 3531
     quiring John Lambert and William Neuils oaths to testifie wheather
     that thay can testifie that thos Markes wear thear Markes set under
     a split peece of paper the uper part thearof an obligation from Mr
     Henry Hudson and the lower part thearof a bill for too and twenty
     hundered lb of tob and Caske dew from the sayd hudson to the
     aforsayd neuill to which obligation and bill thay wear boath witneses
     who swaer that the upper part and Lower part whear thear markes
     wear was Mr Henry Hudsons act and deed to Mr John Neuill and
     further sayed not:
       Whearupon the sayd Price alleaging that hee had proued his debt
     demanded iudgment but was denied the same which hee Caused to
     bee noated downe
       And also by order of Court Noated that it beeing only thear Re
     quest to haue thear witneses oaths taken and a Continuance of the
     Attachment which was granted and Mr Pope beeing the last year
     sheriffe and beeing the party in whos hands the goods attached wear
     and now siting in Court and without him thear was not Commis
     sioners enough to hould a Court:

       Samuell Dobson Confeseth a iudgment to John Neuill the Assigne
     of Edmond Lendsey for this ensuing bill:
       this bill bindeth mee samuell Dobson inhabitant in wicokomeko
     upon Patornake Mariland mee my heirs and assigns to pay or Cause to
     bee payd unto Edmond Lendsey of Portobacco his heirs or Assignes
     the full and iust quantitie of seauen hundered ninghtie eight pounds
     of good sound Marchantable leafe tob: and Caske to bee payd at or
     upon the tenth day of Nouember in the yeare of owr lord one thow
     sand six hundered sixtie three at sum conuenient place in wicokomeco
     Riuer in witnes whearof I haue hearunto set my hand this 9th day of
     Nouember Ao 1662                Samuell Dobson
   Witnes Edward S Swan
              his marke
           Samuell Jowell

   Endossed as followeth
       Bee it knowne unto all men by thees presents that I Edmond Lend
     sey of Portobacco in the Prouince of Mariland Planter for mee my






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