6o     Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              Liber A To the Worshipful Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
                 150 humble Petitione of Will: Robisson

                     Sheweth that Whearas your Petitioner hath dew to him by too bills
                   from Gils Glouer 820 tb of tob: and Caske & your Petitioner hath
                   bine with him diuers times, to demand the sayd debt and yet is not
                   payd which hath put your Petitioner to troble and damage for want
                   of the sayd debt thearfor your Petitioner most humblie craueth your
                   worships to tacke it into your serious considerations and to grant
                   him an order for the sayd debt with damage and Cost of suit and
                   your petitioner as in dutie bound shah euer pray &c

             [p. 76] The Plantiue produceing his bills (the defendant beeing arested
                   and not appearinge nor no Atturney for him) the one thearof beeing
                   for three hundered an twentie pounds of tob: and Caske wrighten
                   at lenght the other as the plantiue affirmeth for flue hundered pounds
                   of tob: and Caske wrighten in figurs and that figur in the hundereds
                   place beeing blotted and so much defaced that this board coold make
                   nothing thearof, it is thearfor ordered that the defendant pay unto
                   the plantiue the three hundered and twentie pounds of tob: according
                   unto his obligatione by bill and that for the other it shoold bee refered
                   until the next Court which is on the first twesday in march ensuing

                   William Robisson Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendant
                   Andrew Watson Defendant fin an Actione of debt Prefereth his
                                      Petitione as followeth
               151  To the Worshipful Commissioners of Charleses Countie
                     The humble Petitione of William Robisson most Humbly sheweth
                     That Whearas Andrew Watson stands indebted to your Petitioner
                   six hundered and fortie seaven pounds of tob and Caske per bill and
                   one hundered seauentie flue pounds of tob: for worke done for him
                   which bee deniing to pay your Petitioner thearfor hath entered his
                   suit humblie beseeching your Worships to order him his iust debt
                   according to law with Cost of suite and Charges, and your Petitioner
                   shah as in dutie bound pray &c

                     The defendant hearupon alleaging that it was Court Charges
                   wrongfullie burdened one him by the sayd Robisson, and that hee
                   coold not prone for want of Euidences thearfor most humblie craueth
                   a referance which is granted unto him condisionatly tht hee shal not
                   Compose the sayd buisnes:

                   Daniell Johnson Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendant in
                   John Wheeler Defendant fan Actione of debt to the valew of 395
                152     pounds of tob dew unto him by bill for which the defendant con-
                   fesseth a Judgment it is thearfor ordered that the defendant pay
                   unto the phantiue the sayd three hundered and ninghtie flue pounds
                   of tob: with Cost and Charge of suit: