Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670. 247

      The Deft had nothing to alleadge agt the Acct Whereupon It was Liber D
     ordered the Deft should pay nine hundred & eighty pounds of tob [p. 132]
     wth Costs & chargs of suite to the Plt & hereupon the Plt prouduced
     this following bill of Costs wch was Allowed him p the Court
           four Dales Attendance       120
           Atturs Fees                 060
      180

      William Smoote plt came to prosecute the suite by him Commenced
     agt Thoms Thorowgood
      Thoms Thorowgood Deft came also & Appeared to defd the suite
     comenced agt him by Wm Smoote
     Wm Smoot Plt   Thoms Thorowgood Deft
      And whereupon the sd plt Complaineth agt the sd Thoms for tht
     whereas the sd Thoms did in the xxxvii yeare of the Dominion of
     Caecilius 1668 agree & faithfully promise unto the sd William
     tht is to say tht he the sd Thomas would well & truly teach Wm
     Hungerford to write & Cast Accts in Consideracon whereof the sd
     WiTh did pay unto him the sd Thoms one boate of foureteene foot
     by the Keele one Cow & one yearleing Heifer Yet notwthstanding the
     sd Thoms his sd obligacon & agreemt little regarding but minding
     & fraudulently intending him the sd Witti of the sd boate & Cattle
     to deceive neither hath performed his sd agreemt but shortly after
     goeing out of the Country the sd youth negligently did leave un-
     taught & now doth altogether refuse to make him the sd William
     any reparacon whereby the sd Wm sth he is damnified to the Valew
     of 2900 lb of tob & thereupon he bringeth his suite
      Whereupon the Deft replied tht the plt never made any bargaine
      him for to teach the sd youth          his mother Mrs Legatt &
     tht wn he was out of the Country Mr Blakiston did teach the M
     youth.
      And hereupon the Court found noe Cause of Action Therefore
     It was ordered tht a Nonsuite pass agt the Plt wth Costs & chargs of
     suite, whereupon the Deft prefered this bill of Cost wch was al-
     lowed him
         3 daies Attendance 30           90
         2 Witness 3 daies aps           30  180
         A nonsuite                     050
                                         320


      Richd Dodd Plt Came & appeared to prosecute the suite by him [p. 133]
     Comenced agt James Hayes
      James Hayes Deft alsoe came & appeared to defd the suite corn-
     menced agt him p Richd Dodd