258 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.

        LiberD     dred forty one pounds of tobaccoe the sd John Hitchinson in his
              life time did assume upon him self and to the sd Robert did faith-
        [p. 159]   fully promise to pay not standing the said John Hitchinson in his
              Life time the said sume of 841 lb of tobaccoe nor the sd John Allen
              to whome Administracon of all and: Singualar the Goods & Chattles
              of the said Hitchinson were Committed since his death hath not
              satisfied though often thereunto required but doth altogether refuse
              to pay the same to the great Damage of him the said Robert where-
              upon he saith he hath loss to the Valew of twelve hundred pounds
              of tob & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                Whereupon this ensueing bill was produced
              Mr Sly
                Sr pray send me by this bearer Mr John Cooper this box of sugar
              and charge it to his Acct who is yors to Comand
              June the 5 1668                John Hitchinson
                Pray if he hath occasion for any thing else let him have & charge
              it to my Accompt
                Recd this sixth of June 1668 of Robert Sly one quarter Cask of
              wine & sixty one pounds of sugar being both to the Valew of seaven
              hundred & fourteene lb of tob & Cask upon the Acct of Mr John
              Hitchinson as witness my hand     John Cooper
        [p. 160] Recd of Mr Robert Sly forty two pounds of Biscake & two paire
              of tanned Leather Gloves & fifeteene skeans of silke I say recd p
              me this 3rd of June 1668 John Hitchinson
                Whereupon It was ordered the plt should have judgmt granted
              him agt the Estate of W John Allen in the hands of Mr Benja: Rozer
              for eight hundred forty one pounds of tobacco & Caske Costs
              and Charges of suite.

                John Hatch & Robt Rowland Admtrs of Francis Bullock Plts
                Henry Bonner Deft in an acc of Debt.
                Whereupon the sd John and Robert Complaineth against the said
              Henry for that whereas the said Henry by A Certaine obligation
              under his hand and seale beareing date the twenty seventh day of
              Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1669 did become bound unto the
              said Francis Bullock in the sume of two thousand three hundred
        [p. 161]   poundes of tobaccoe and Cask to be paid the tenth day of October
              in the same yeare as by the said writeing here in Court by the
              said John Hatch and Robert Rowland produced may more att large
              appeare yet never the less the sd Henry his said obligacon little re-
              garding the said sume of 2300 lb of tob hath not paid neither to the
              said Francis Bullock in his life time nor to the sd John Hatch &
              Robert Rowland since his death but doth altogether refuse to pay
              the same, whereupon the said John & Robert say they are damnified
              & have Loss to the Valew of 2900 lb of tob & thereupon they bring
              their Suite.