Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     521

  At A Court held in Charleses County the 18th of October Ao 1664 Liber B
                         Presentes
                      Mr Henry Addames
        Mr Francis Pope    . .    Mr Thomas Mathews
      Mr William Marshall Commissioners Mr Joseph Harrisson

      Capt Samuell Tillman by his   The Plantiue aresting the De-
        Atturney Mr Abraham Rows Plt fendant in an action of debt
      Mr Richard fouke by his Atturney Prefereth his dec!aration as f o!-
        Mr William Price Defendant loweth

      Capt Samuell Tillman Plantiue
      Richard foukes Defendant
        The Plantiue Declaers against the defendant in an action of debt:
      to the valew of seauen hundered seauenty and six pounds of tobacco
      which Remaineth dew for a saruant and other things baught by his
      Predecessor and the saruant owned by the sayd foukes and his wife [P.374]
      to bee the aboue sayd Tillmans and not satisfied for hauing demanded
      seuerall times which sayd debt hauing seuerall times demanded and
      payment beeing Refused to bee maed beeing iust and thearfor your
      petitioner Craueth order of Court for the sayd debt with Cost and
      Charge of suit: and hee shall pray

        In Confirmation whearof hee produceth this ensuing Letter of
      Atturney
        Know all men by thees Presents that I Samuell Tilman Com-
      mander of the gou!den fortune doe Constitute and Appoynt Abra-
      ham Rows my Trew and Lawfull Atturney to aske demand Receaue
      Recouer Release Acquit and discharge any person or persons that are
      indebted unto mee either by bill or Account deliuered unto him and
      Shall Rattifie and Confirme anything that my sayd Atturney shall
      Lawfully doe as if I wear personally present as witnes my hand this
      24th of Aprill Ao 1663        Samuell Tilghman
      Test John Meekes
          the marke of   Intr Prou: Records of Mariland Ao
          John  Cherman  1663 folio 27o  Willtm Britton

        Whearupon the defendant Puteth in his replication in writeing as
      followeth The Defendant Demurs against the owning of the saruant
      beeing Capt tilmans
        Whearupon the P!antiue Requesteth that Mr Joseph Harrisson [p. 375]
      might haue his oath giuen him to testifie his knowled of the owning
      the sayd Saruant to bee Capt: by the sayd foukes and his wife
        Who declareth upon oath that hee knoweth nothing of discours
      Concerning the owning of the saruant to bee Capt Tilghmans and
      further sayeth not