120 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1666—1668.
         Liber C Mr Francis Pope Plaintife        Walter Beane as Adminr of the
              as Adminr of the estate of    estate of Arthur Turner decd De
              Richard Smyth decd   fendt
                    In a Plea of trespasse upon the case
                The said Francis Pope the Plaintife made his personall Appearance
              to prosecute the suite Commenced by him as aforesaid agt the said
              Walter Beane the Defendt who Likewise made his personall appear-
              ance to defend the same.
                Hereupon the Plaintife Declared upon an Account for severall
              things had of Arthur Turner in his life time from Richard Smyth
                was as followeth
                Mr Arthur Turner Debtor to the Estate
                  of Richard Smyth late decd as followeth.
                    For his Sonnes diet one yeare     550 lb tob.
                    It. for one Steare           600
                    It. for two hides            100
                    It. for one quarter of Beefe 090
                    It. for Sixteen gallons of Syder  160



                Likewise the Plaintife further Declared upon a Bill passed by the
              said Turner to the said Pope in his life time for the Payment of
              1074 lb of tobaccoe wth was as followeth (vizt)
                This Bill bindeth me Arthur Turner my heires Executors and
              Administrators to pay or cause unto Francis Pope and John Hatch
              two of the Adminrs of the estate of Richard Smyth their heires
              Executors Adminrs or assignes the full and just Summe of one
              Thousand Seaventie foure pounds of tobaccoe and Caske to be paid
              at some Convenient place in Charles County at or upon the tenth
              day of November next ensueing the Date hereof As Witnes my hand
              this 2d Day of Aprill 1664. Arthur Turner
              Test Abraham Rowse
                  Thomas Grinhill
                Whereupon the Defendt demanded an Allowance of the Summe of
              550th of tobaccoe for Caske, and 300 lb of tobaccoe for a Suite of
              Cloathes due from the estate of Richard Smith to the estate of
              Arthur Turner and requested tht both the said Summes might be
              deducted out of the Totall Sume of 2574 lb of tobaccoe for wch the
              Plaintife sued which was done accordinglie and the Remainder being
              1724 lb of tobaccoe the Defendt acknowledged a Judgement for the
              same to the Plaintife and the Court thereupon ordered tht The
        [p. 257] Defendt should Pay and Satisfie the said Summe of 1724 lb of to-
              baccoe to the Plaintife, but the Plaintife to pay costs of suite.

                Likewise the said mr Beane acknowledged a Judgment for 9
              Barrels and a halfe of Corne at 60 lb of tobaccoe p Barrell due to
              James Bowling from the estate of Arthur Turner aforesd decd