138 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.

        Liber C Robert Sampson Plaintife Came and made his Personall appear-
               ance this Court to Prosecute the suite Commenced by him against
               William Thomas Defendt in a Plea of Detinue
                William Thomas Defendt made his personall appearance to Defend
               the said Suite Commenced against him by the said Robert Sampson
               as aforesaid
                Whereupon the Plaintifes Declaracon was read in as fol-
               loweth (vizt)
                To the Worple the Comissionrs of Charles Countie.
               Robert   Sampson Plaintife William Thomas Deft
                     In a Plea of Detinue
                Whereupon the said Robert Complaineth agt the said William
               For tht tht is to Say That Whereas one Robert Humphreys became
               indebted unto the said William in the Summe of 2800 lb of tobaccoe
               for the true Payment of wch the said Robert Humphreys gave Bill
               to the said William; And Likewise Whereas [Continued in next
               liber.]

          Liber D the said Robert the Plaintife did for a valueable Consideracon all-
           [P. 1] readie Receaved by the said William Purchase of him the said

               William all his right, title, and interest in the said Bill passed
               to him for the said 2800 lb of tobaccoe by the said Robert Humphreys
               as aforesaid, & the said William the Defendt did Likewise make
               firme Assignment of his title in the said Bill by Writing signed
               sealed and Delivered by him unto the said Robert in the Presence
               of Edmond Roberts and John Selbee; yet Notwithstanding his said
               Assignment he refuseth to Deliver the said Bill to the said Robert
               as of Right he ought to doe but hath detained the same and doth
               still detaine the same Whereupon he brings his Suite.
                Hereupon the Defendt entered William Calvert Esq his At-
               torney in this action allsoe who Pleaded tht Whereas It did appeare
               by expresse words in the Declaracon tht the Bill for wch the Plain-
               tife sued was Delivered t& the Plaintife before Witnes he did
               Desire order of Nonsuite agt the Plaintife and the Plaintifes At-
               torney Henrie Neale making noe Sufficient Replie to the said Plea,
               as not specifleing whether the Assignment in the Declaracon Men-
               tioned were endorsed on the back of the Bill, or were a distinct and
               severall writing and Instrument of itselfe It was Therefore Ordered
               That the Plaintife be Nonsuited and Pay Costs of suite

                Walter Peake of St Maries Countie Plaintife versus Miles Chaffe
               and William Sturdivant Defendth in a Plea of Debt to the value of
               795 lb of tobaccoe; Damages to the value of [blank] Writt to the
               Sherrife Retornable on the 11th Day of August 1668.

          Sherrifes The Bodie of Miles Chaffe within menconed I have readie as the
           retorne Writt requireth