114 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1666—1668.

Liber C   and as yet refuseth Whereby the said Thomas saith he hath Damage
              to the value of 3000 lb of tobaccoe, and thereupon he brings his suite.
                The Plaintife Likewise Declared agt the Defendt for the Sume
              of 1930 lb of tobaccoe as part of the Account mentioned in the former
              Declaration and the Declaracon was read in Court as followeth vizt.
                And Whereupon the said Thomas Complaineth agt the said George
              Thompson For that tht is to say That the said Thomas did in the
              yeare 1666 and 1667 at the instance and request of the said George
              undertake make and finish severall peices of Carpenters worke for
              the said George as as by Accot written wth the proper hand of the
              said George & incerted in forme following doth and may appeare
              That is to say Imprimis for two Windowes and five doores 250 lb of
              tobaccoe For making a paire of welsh Staires, and taking downe of
              a welsh Chimney to the Wall-plate and building it wth a Roofe up
              250 lb of tobaccoe; For making a paire of Racks for Guns, one Long
              Ladder and for Wind-beaming a fourtie foot house and. for new
              Covering his Dwelling house of 40 foot long 630 lb of tobaccoe For
              Building a Kitchin of 20 foot long, and sixtie foot wide with a
              welsh Chimney and a Lobs Corner 2 partitions and grounceld Sooth
              of tobaccoe All which said Sumes Amounting in the whole to the
              sume of 1930 lb of tobaccoe the said George did Assume and promise
              to pay unto the said Thomas when thereunto required But not-
              withstanding he the said George though often required hath not
              Satisfied nor paid the same to the said Thomas, but hath refused
              soe to doe and still doth refuse to doe the same whereby the said
              Thomas hath Damage to the value of 1500 lb of tobaccoe And there-
              upon he brings his suite.
                Hereupon the Plaintifes Attorney Craved two Appeales to the
              Provinciall Court which was Graunted.

                Garret Synnet presents his Servant Aedith Chew to have her age
              adjudged and the Court adjudged her to be fourteen yeares of age

                James Johnson Attorney of Walter Beane came into Court and
              Confessed a judgement to Robert Gaytes for 550 lb of tobaccoe due
              unto him from Arthur Turner lately deceased the said Beane being
              Administrator of the said Turners estate and produced this Letter
              of Attorney following
                Know all men by these presents That I Walter Beane of Charles
              Countie doe Constitute and make James Johnson my Law full At-
              torney for this Court to Answer to the suite of Robert Gaytes As
              witnes my hand this 13th Day of Januarie 1667.
              Witnes   his                       his
                   James  Marum             Walter X Beane
                       marke                     marke
                   Richard X Bell