556    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.
              Liber B Richard Dod by his Atturney               The Plantiue Aresting the defen
                    Mr William Prise Plantiue    dant in an Action of the Case
                   Robert Robins by his Atturney      Prefereth his declaration as fol
                    Mr Abraham Rows Defendant loweth

                   Richard Dod Plantiue
                   Robert Robins Defendant
                    The Plantiue declaers against the defendant in an action of the
                   Case for that the defendant hat by a Certaine deed under hand
                   wrighting baring daet the seauenth of May Ao 1664 engaged to
                   deliuer unto the Plantiue one firme bill of sayle for a maer and her
                   increase from the sixth of Aprill Ao 1664 which was in suit & then
             [p. 423]   ended by order of Court and to auouch the sayle of her Which hath
                   from time to time bin demanded and still Remayneth unperformed
                   which is to the Plantiues damage fifteen hundered pounds of tobacco
                   and Caske whearfor the Plantiue now Craueth humbly order of Court
                   for a bill of sayle for the sayd Maer according to obligation and for
                   his damages with Cost and Charge of suit

                    In Confirmation of which declaration the Plt Produced the defen-
                   dants obligation Recorded in this Record folio 153 and humbly Re-
                   questeth that that Thomas Hussey and James hays might haue thear
                   oaths giuen them which was granted

                    Thomas Hussey Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                   hee profered Richard dod fifteen hundered pounds of tobacco Redy
                   downe or tow thowsand pounds of tobacco that is one thowsand this
                   yeare and the other thowsand next year for that Maer which was in
                   suit betweene Richard Dod and Robert Robins at a Prouinciall Court
                   held At St Maries and thear by Report ended prouided that the sayd
                   Richard dod woold giue him a bill of sayle forthwith for the sayd
                   Maer with the word Auouch in it and thay brake of upon the Ac-
                   coumpt that the sayd dod Could not at Present Produce him such a
                   bill of sayle for the sayd Maer and further sayeth not

                    James Hays Sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that in or
                   about the first of december last past Thomas hussey Profered Rich-
            [p. 424]    ard Dod fifteen hundered pounds of tobacco Redy downe or too
                  thowsand pounds of tobacco one thowsand of it this year and the
                  other thowsand the next year for that Maer which was in suit at a
                  prouinciall Court betweene Robert Robins and the sayd dod and thear
                  by Report ended always Prouided the sayd dod woold forthwith
                  deliuer him the sayd Hussey a firme bill of sayle for her with the
                  word Auouch in it and thay bracke of upon the Accoumpt Richard
                  dod sayd hee Coold not at Present Produce a bill of sayle for the sayd
                  Maer and further sayeth not