420       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668—69.

         Liber FF  John Morecroft p p The defendt not appearing, Ordred that
               Edmd Lindsey defendant the sherr of Charles County be amerced
               fourty shillings if hee bring not his Body next Court

                John Philips the Orphant of Thomas Philips humbly desires the
               Court that they would please to Order Jeremy Harrington of St
               Marys County to be his Guardian of whome hee doth make Choice,
               and the said Jeremy doth accept of the said Guardianship which by
               the Court is soe Ordred
          [p. 764]                        Benjamin Rozer one of Rozer p p:
                the Attornys plaintiffe
               Joseph Gundry Attorny of Willm    Knighton p deft
                Burton & Samuell Tucker defendant
                The plt sues the defendt in a plea of tresspass upon the Case for
               twenty three thowsand nine hundred forty nine pounds of tobaccoe
               and eight pounds Eleauen shillings Eleauen pence mony Sterlinge
               being for Comcon of sayles of Goods and returnes made thereof and
               for Seuerall disbursmts made by the plt in and about the same upon
               the Accompt of the said william Burton and samuell Tucker, for
               which the plt alleadgeth bee was neuer sattisfyed for nor paid
                And the said Joseph Gundery by Thomas Knighton his Attorny
               Comes & defends the force & injury when &c: and saith that the said
               Rozer ought not to haue his accon against him because hee Saith that
               the debt supposed to be due if any was is aliready paid,
                                              Thomas Knighton

                And the said Benjamin Saith that hee is not paid the said sallary
               by them the said Burton & Tucker and of this hee prayeth Judgmt
               of the Court                       Benja Rozer

                The defendt not prouing any sattisfaccon to be made the plt for
               his said sallary & disbursments, The Court doth passe Judgmt
               against the defendt for the said Sume of Twenty three Thowsand
               nine hundred forty nine pounds of tobb and the said Eighte pounds
               Eleauen shillings Eleauen pence mony Sterling to bee sattisfyed by
               him to the plaintiffe wth Cost of suite

               William Euans plaintiffe The defendt being brought heither by a
               Humphery Warren defendt Scire facias issueing out of this Court
               to shew Cause if any hee had why Execucon should not issue agst
               his Goods lands and Tenements upon one Recognizance of fifteen
               hundred pounds Ster: acknowledged by the said warren in Chancery
               to the plt:
                There being noe defeazance upon the said Recognizance and for
              that the defendt hath a suite depending this Court between himselfe