484        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.

        Liber JJ   Said Simonds vizt To a Castor hatt two hundred pounds to a rapier
              two hundred pounds to three yards and a half e of Kersey at One hun-
              dred Seventy five pounds, to One paire of worsted Stockins at twenty
              five pounds which in all comes too the full summe of six hundred
              pounds of tobacco which the said Hughes did promise to pay unto
              the said Simonds in October last or upon demand, the deft not
              regarding his severall promises to the plaintiff made hath not paid
              the said six hundred pounds of tobacco nor any part thereof but
              doth utterly refuse to content and pay the same, to the damage of
              him the said Robert Simonds of twenty hundred pounds of tobacco
              and thereupon he bringeth his suite &c.
                Upon the plts Affidavit that the defendant Standeth indebted to
              him the said quantity of six hundred pounds of tobacco Ordered
              That it be Comanded the sheriff that he attach any the Goods Chattells
              or Creditts of the defendant to the value aforesaid &c.

                      December xviith MDClxix
              Thomas Doxey plt agt     Knighton
              Thomas Hughes deft
                It was Comanded the Sheriff of St Maries County That he attach
              Thomas Hughes if &c and him Safe Keepe so that he have his body
              here at this day to answer Thomas Doxey in a plea of debt Att which
              day the same Sheriff returnes That the said Thomas Hughes is not
              found in his Bailiwick.
                And whereupon the said Thomas Doxey by Thomas Knighton
              his Attorny saith whereas the said Thomas Hughes the two and
              twentith day of April Anno One thousand Six hundred Sixty seaven
              became indebted to the plaintiff in One thousand three hundred and
              three pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco in caske as by his
              bill may appeare it being dated the same day and yeare as is above
              mentioned payable the tenth day of November then next following,
              the deft being afterwards often demanded the payment of the said
              One thousand three hundred and three pounds of tobacco due upon
              the bill as aforesaid did faithfully promise to pay the same to the
              plaintiff But the deft not regarding his promise and assumption to
              the plaintiff so made as aforesaid hath not paid nor satisfied nor
              given Content to the plaintiff but doth utterly refuse to pay the same
              to the great damage of the said plaintiff whereupon the said plain-
              tiff saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the value of five thousand
              pounds of tobacco and thereupon he brings his Suite.
                The plaintiff not haveing his evidence to prove the debt aforesaid
              Day given him untill the morrow Att which day Joseph Brough
        [p. 36]    made Oath in Open Court that he saw the said Thomas Hughes
              signe and deliver the within specified bill as his act and deed where-
              fore it is Comanded the same Sheriff that he attach any the goods