Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     329

       Sath: Price by his Atturney Rich: Boughton Came & appeared to Liber E
     prosecute his Suite Comenced agt Ed: Madock who by his Atturney [fol. 41]
     Richard Edelen came & appeared to defend the Same.
       whereupon the plt preferred his declaracon wch was Read in
     Court to the Effect as foll:
       The plt Complaineth agt the Deft for that whereas the Deft for
     that whereas on the 6th of Janry last past or thereabouts the Sd
     plt did Employ him the sd deft in looking after a Runaway Servant
     belonging to him the Sd Plt who had at that time absented himselfe
     from his Service in Consideracon whereof the Said plt did then
     assume on himselfe & to the Sd Deft did promise that he would pay
     to the Sd Deft the Sume of foure hundred pounds of tobaccoe which
     nevertheles the Sd Defendt although often thereunto required hath
     not Satisfyed but doth altogether refuse to pay the Same to the Sd
     Plts Damage the Sume of 600 lb of tob & thereupon he bringeth his
     Suite.
       Whereupon after many alligations by the Atturnys on Either Side
     the Sd Plt having proved his declaration the Court gave Judgemt agt
     the Deft for the Sume of foure hundred pounds of tobaccoe with
     Costs of Suite: whereupon the plt preferred this Ensueing bill of
     Costs which was allowed him:
                                        lb Tob:
       To Atturnys Fees                     060
       To the Said Sath price for his owne Coming goeing &
        attend on the Court 3 days att 30 lb p diem    090
       To Tho: Steele & his wife for Evidence charge for att 2
                                           240
Courts 2 days Each Court att 30 p diem
       To John ward for 3 days att: at Court at 30th p diem.... 090

                                            480


       Upon a Reference granted the last Court in a certain matter of
     difference depending between James Smaliwood Plt: & Martha
     Lewgar Admrx of the Goods Chattells & Creditts of John Lewgar
     deed in a plea of debt.
       The plt preferred his declaracon as foll:
       The Said James Complaineth agt the sd Martha for that whereas
     the Said John Lewgar in his life time on the tenth day of october
     in the xxxviith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Annoq Domini
     1668 by a certain writing under the Seale of him the Said John did
     become bound unto the Said James to pay unto him the Sume of foure
     hundred & ten pounds of tobaccoe & Caske when thereunto required
     Notwithstanding the Said John in his life time nor the Said Martha
     as Administratrix of his Goods & Chattells since his death the Said
     Sume of 410 lb of tobaccoe to him the Said James although often
     thereunto required hath not Satisfyed but doth altogether refuse