78        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

         Liber FF To the worspll Comma for St Maries County
                The petn of Walter Pake the Attorney of Wm Price the Admr of
               Hugh Lee humbly sheweth
                That Richard Grimes in his life time became endebted unto Hugh
               Lee in the sume of Fiue hundred forty and seauen pounds of tobaccoe
               and Caske as by two bills may more fully appeare, wherefore yor petr
               Craueth OrdT agst Robert Cager the Admr of the said Richard Grimes
               for the sd sume of flue hundred forty and seauen pounds of tot: and
               Caske and Cost of suite,
                                   The deft desires the plt may proue
               Walter Pake the Attorney of
            Wm Price the Administratr his debt—The Plt: pleading his witt-
                                    nesses were not summoned accord-
                of Hugh Lee plaintiffe ring to the subpoenes desires im-
               Robert Cager the Administrr
            of Richard Grimes defendat parleance untill the next Court,
                                    Which is granted by the Board

         [p.321] Att a Court held att Newtowne for the County of St Marys first
               twesday in January 1665/6
         prsent Capt Luke Gardner Mr Randall Hanson Commrs
            Leiutt Coll: John Jarboe Mr William Rosewell
               Walter Pake &c: plt     The plt: the last Court crau'd imparleance
               Rob: Cager &: defendt     untill this Court to produce his wittnesses
               for the prouing of the Bill now in question and now produced the
               Oath of wm Price (which is endorced on the said bill and Certifyed
               undr the hand of George Thompson Cite of Charles County Court)
               uppon which the defendt pleaded the Act of Assembly Entituled an
               Act Concerning paymt of debts due by bill, and desired the bene-
               fitt of the said Act which Act being read the plt: Crau'd an appeale
               to the Prouinall Court, which was granted by the Board, and Ordered
               that the whole proceedings be sent up to the next Prouinall Cort
                                       Vera Copia Walter Hall Cite

                The abouesaid Bill being produc'd to the Board is read and is as
               followeth
                This bill bindeth Mee Richard Grimes of the prouince of Mary-
               land my heires Executors and Administratrs to pay or Cause to be
               paid unto Hugh Lee of St Marys County in the prouince aforesaid
               Innholder his heires or Assignes the full and Just Sume of Three
               hundred and seauenty pounds of good & legall tobacco wth Caske at
               some Conuenient place at saint Maryes aforesaid on or before the
               10th day of Nouembr next ensueing as wittnes my hand this 11th
               day of Octobr Anno domini 1661   Richard Grimes
               Signed & deliuered in the
                Presence of
                         marke of W Wm Dell
                              Wm Price