310 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

        Liber E Likewise Wi!liam & John Boyden being attached to answer to
              Mathias obrian as aforesaid in an accon of debt upon a note to the
              vallew of foure hundred pounds of Tobaccoe, the dec!aracon for
              the Said debt & note being produced in Court by the Said plt: the
              Said william Boyden came & Confessed Judgemt for the Said Sume
              of foure hundred pounds of Tobaccoe with Costs of Suite.
                Whereupon at the request of the Said plt Execucon was imme-
              diately issued out against the body of the Said william for both
              the Sumes above written & to the Sheriff directed.

                Upon Proclamacon made whither any could informe of any crimes
              or misdemeanors Comitted by Joseph Peters Standing upon his
              good behaviour & none being able to Informe of the same he was
              acquitted paying his charge to the Sheriff.

                Richard Boughton Plt. Came & appeared to prosecute his Suite
              Comenced against Daniel Mathena
                Daniel Mathena likewise Came & appeared to defend the Suite
              Comenced against him by Richard Boughton as aforesaid.
                whereupon the plt preferred his declaracon to the Court as foll:
                And whereupon the plt Complaineth against the Deft for that
              whereas the Deft did promise & assume to pay the Said Richard the
              quantity of foure hundred pounds of Tobaccoe in Caske for a Con-
              sideracon by him the Said Deft Recd yett neverthe!es the Same he
              hath not Satisfyed but doth altogether refuse to pay the Same
              whereupon the Said Richard Bringeth his Suite. R: Boughton
                And to prove this his Declaracon he produced this Evidence
              Ensueing
                John Munne Aged 25 yeares or thereabouts Subpad & Sworne in
              Court Saith that he did heare the Defendant Say he would give a
              hoghd of Tobaccoe to the plt for being Atturney for him in the
              difference depending between Philip Cary & him the said deft.
                Whereupon the Court gave Judgement against the defendant for
              the Said Sume of 400 lb of Tobaccoe with Costs of Suite.

                Daniel Mathena plt: Came & appeared to prosecute his Suite
              Comenced against william Boyden who likewise came & appeared
              to defend the Said Suite
                And in prosecution of the Said Suite the plt: preferred this En-
              sueing peticon
                To the Worshipfull the Comrs of Charles County
                The Humble peticon of Daniel Mathena Humbly Sheweth
                That whereas your Peticoner had Bought of william Boyden one
              Cow of Thomas Ailansons marke & gave him full Satisfaction for
              the Same Yett nevertheles the Said william Boyden although by a
              certain writing under his hand & Seale he was become bound to