428 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1574.

         Liber E changeably Sett theyre hands & Seales the day & yeare first above
               written                   Edmond Lyndsy (locus
               Signed Sealed & delivered         Sigilli)
                 in the prsence of
                   Rich: Edelen
                    Jonathan Marler
               Received then of Michael Minocke the full & just sume of fifty foure
               pounds of Tobacco it being in full for the rent of on hundred &
               fifty acres of Land Called St Edmunds, wth the alienation
                                        p mee John Allen Sheriffe

                 In a certaine matter of difference depending betweene Hen: Moore
               Plantiffe and Peter Renare Deft the Plt not haveing his declaracon
               ready craved a reference untill the next Court wch was granted;

                 In a certaine Matter of difference depending between Barnard
               Hamy Plantiffe and Ann Fowke Deft, the Plt not appeareing in two
               Courts the Comishoners ordred the Suite to fall

         Efol. 89] Mr John Stone prsents a Servt to the Court to be adjudgd of his
               age, who is named Willm Davies who is adjuded to Serve Six yeares

                 In a matter of difference depending betweene John Grubb Plantiffe
               & Fra: Kylborne & Eliza: his wife Defts the Plantf produceth this
               ensueing Bill (vizt)
                 Know all men by these prsents tht I Eliza: Johnson of Charles
               County in the Province of Maryland doe owe unto John Grubb the
               just quantity of one Hundred & twenty pounds of tobacco to be paid
               at or upon the tenth of October next as wittness my hand and Seale
               this 14th of March 1670    Eliza: Johnson (locus
               Witness James Martin                   Sigilli)
                     Tho:     Helgar
                 The plaintiffe allso prferrs his Declaracon as followeth
                 Charles County ss: John Grubb Complayneth agt Fra: Kylborne
               and Elizabeth his wife formerly called Eliza: Johnson of a plea tht
               they render unto him the Sume of one hundred and twenty pounds
               of tobacco wch they owe &c.
                 And whereupon the said John Grubb by his Attorny Sam: Cressy
               Complaynes agt the Said Fra: and Eliza: his wife for tht whereas
               the said Eliza: dureing the tyme tht Shee was Sole (vizt) Before
               the intermarrage of thm the Said Fra: & Eliza: by a certaine Obli-
               gacon undr her hand & Seale Beareing date the fourteenth day of
               March 1670 Did. becom bound to pay on the tenth of October next
               ensueing the sume of one hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco and
               Caske unto the said John or his assignes as by the said writeing
               here in Court pduced more playnely it may appeare Yet the Said