306 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

         Liber E    having been Continued one yeare & one day Execucon was granted
               to the Said wilt Marshall for the Said Debt.

                Edward fulser plt Came & appeared to prosecute his Suite against
               Henry Hardy & Jemima his wife Admrs of the Goods & Chattells
               of Robt Long decd defts & Constituted Thomas Baker his Atturney
               in the Said Case
                Henry Hardy & Jemima his wife likewise appeared to defend the
               Suite Comenced against them by Ed: Fulser & Constituted Richard
               Boughton their Atturney, whereupon the plt preferred his dec!aracon
               to the Court to the Effect as Foll:
                The plt Complaineth agt the Defts for that whereas the sd plt on
               the 20th day of november in the xxxvith yeare of the Dominion of
               Caecilius &c Annoq Dni 1667, having Covenanted with Robt Long
               to Serve him his heires Execrs or Assignes till the 15th day of
               november next Ensueing In Consideracon whereof the Said Robt
               did then Assume on himselfe & to the sd Edward did Faithfu!ly
               promise to pay to the sd plt the Sume of 1400 lb of tobaccoe with
               Caske to Conteyne the Same & a young Sow with pigg or piggs by
               her Side & his Country Levies Yet nevertheles the Said Robert in his
               life time nor the Said Henry & Jemima his wife Since his death
               the Said Sume of 1400 lb tobaccoe & Sow with pigg or pigges by her
               Side & Country levyes have not satisfyed although often thereunto
               required but doe altogether refuse to pay the Same to the great
               Damage & Injury of him the said plt whereupon he saith he is damni-
               fled & hath Lost to the va!lew of 2500 lb tobaccoe & thereupon he
               bringeth his Suite

                And for the proofe & Confirmacon of this his declaracon he pro-
               duced this Ensueing Covenant
                An Agreement concluded upon Between Edward Fulser of the
               one party & Robert Long on the other party Wittnesseth Imprimis
               That the abovesaid Fulser Doth Covenant promise & grant to and
               with the Said Robert Long that from & after the date of these
               pnts to Serve Continue remaine & abide with the Said Long untill
               the 15 day of november next Ensueing the date hereof to Serve him
               his heires Executors or assignes in such Service or Employment as
               he or they Shall Employ him about and during the Said Tearme
               att a!l times hereafter Shall use truly & faithfully his utmost Care &
               Endeavours in Every busines Employments or affaires that Shall
               from the Said Long be appointed or Comitted to his Charge.
                In Consideration hereof the Said Robert Long doth oblige him-
               selfe his heires Executors or assignes to pay or Cause to be payd
               unto the abovesaid Ed: Fulser the Just quantity of fourteene hundred
               pounds of sound merchantable leafe Tobaccoe & Caske & a young
               Sow with pigg or piggs by her Side & his Cask & Country levyes
               cleare & to Conteyne the Same in or upon the performance of the