328 Charles County Court Proceedings, 167 1—1674.

      LiberE Miles Chafe Plt  John Allen Admr of the goods & Chattells of
                            John Hitchinson deed Defendant in a plea of
                            trespasse upon the Case.
                 whereupon the plt preferred his declaracon to be read in Court
               as foll:
                 The Sd Miles Complaineth agt the Said John for that the Said
               John Hitchinson before his Decease in the xxxvii yeare of the
               Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dni 1668 or thereabouts agreed
               with the Said miles to teach him the Said Hitchinson to play upon
               the Gitthren for which he oblig'd to pay the Said miles 800 lb of
               tobco & Caske: But the Said Hitchison dying presently after the
               Said miles had performed on his part & the Said John Administring
               the Said miles did at Severall times demand the Said Sume of 800 lb
               tobaccoe from the Sd John but he as often denying to Satisfie the
               Said Sume & Still refusing is to the Sd Miles his Damage 500 lb of
               tobaccoe & thereupon he Bringeth his Suite
                 whereupon the Defth Atturney Richd Edelen craved a refference till
               next Court which was Granted.

           Richd Ambrose plt:  Robert Cady & Ellenor his wife formerly
                               calid Ellenor Corner in a plea of debt for
                               the Sum of 400 lb of tobaccoe Defendts
                 The plt declareth agt the Defts for that whereas the Said Ellenor
               during the time of her widdowhood by a certain writing obligatory
               Sealed with the Seale of her the Said Ellenor bearing date the 11th
               day of march 1669 in the xxxviiii year of the Dominion of Caecilius
               &c, did become bound to pay to the Said plt the Sume of 400 lb of
               tobaccoe on the 10th day of october next yet nevertheles the Said
               Defendts the Said. obligacon little minding or regarding but devising
               him the Sd Plt of the Sd Sume of 400 lb of tobaccoe to deceive the
               Said Sume of 400 lb tobaccoe although often thereunto required
               hath not payd but do altogether refuse to pay the Same to his the
               Sd Pits Damage to the vallew of 600th of tobaccoe & thereupon he
               bringeth his Suite.
                 whereupon the Deft craved a refference till next Court wch was
               granted.

                 In a Certain matter of difference depending between Rich Bough-
               ton plt & Rich Beck deft in a plea of trespasse upon the Case the plt
               not being able to prove any assumption the Court ordered the Said
               Boughton be nonsuite & pay Costs of Suite: whereupon the deft
               preferd this Ensueing bill of Costs wth was allowed him:
                    To a nonsuite                  050
                    To Atturnys Fees               060
                    To Coming goeing & Attendance at Court  090
                                                   200