308        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.

        Liber FF Anthony Calloway agt Jenifen p quer
                                       -    in a plea of debt
        [p. 602] Jonathan Hopkinson Morecnoft p del
                The plaintiff sued the deft this Court for five thousand two hun-
              dred pounds of tobacco upon a Sealed bill.
                And the said Jonathan by John Morecroft his Attorny doth come
              and defend the force and injury when &c and as to three hundred
              and three pounds of tobacco part of the said debt of five thousand
              two hundred pounds of tobacco the said Jonathan saith he hath
              satisfied and paid and as to the foure thousand eight hundred flinty
              Seaven residue of the said five thousand two hundred pounds of
              tobacco the said John Saith he is not enformed by the said Jonathan
              his Clyent of any answer thereunto to Give, Therefore the said
              Anthony doth nemaine against him the said Jonathan as to the said
              sume of foure thousand eight hundred flinty seven pounds of tobacco
              and caske undefended.
                Therefore it is Ordered by the Court here that the said Anthony
              recover against him the said Jonathan the said Summe of foure
              thousand eight hundred flinty seaven pounds of tobacco and caske
              but execution thereof shall stay till the last day of October Court
              next.
              James Neale Esq    Jenifer p quer
                                 -     in an accon of wast
              agt John Newton    Notley p def
                The plaintiff at this Court sues the deft that being seized of a
              thousand acres of land lyeing on the west side of Wiccocomoca
              River in his demesne as of Fee did demise the same to the deft for
              foure lives, by virtue of which demise the deft did enter and was
              thereof possessed and being thereof possessed did make wast sale
              and destruction in the said One thousand Acres of land &c
                And the said John Newton by Thomas Notley his Attorny comes
              and defends the force and injury when &c and whatsoever &c and
              saith he hath made no wast sale or destruction in the messuage afore-
              said and of this he putts himselfe upon the Country and the afore-
              said James Neale in like manner, Therefore Comand is Given to
              the Sheriff of the County of Charles County that he cause to Come
              before the justices of this Court On the first day of the next provin-
              ciall Court twelve &c by whom &c who neither &c.
              Wm Hapell agt Morecroft p quer
                                 -     trespas upon the Case
              Henry Neale Boughton p deft
                The plaintiff sues the deft for three hundred pounds of tobacco
              and caske.
                The deft by Richard Boughton his Attorny cometh to defend the
              force and injury when &c and for plea saith that he did not in any
              manner as is alleadged in the declaration assume or promise to pay
              unto the plaintiff the summe of three hundred pounds of tobacco
              therein mentioned.            Rich: Boughton