Charles County Court Proceedings, 167 1—1674.    485

       In a certaine difference depending between George God fry Plaintf Liber E
     and Hugh Frensh Deft the Deft not appeareing it was ordred that the
     Plaintiff Should have judgemt for his debt if the Deft appeare not
     the next Court to defend the Suite comend

       in a certaine difference depending between John Grubb Plaintiff
     & Robert Doyne Deft, the Deft not haveing his Evidence ready in
     Court craved a reference wch was granted

       Elizabeth Young was attach't to Answeare unto Nicli Skidmoore in [fol. 127]
     a plea of trespass on the case, For that whereas the sd Nicholas on
     the first day of September Anno Domini 1671 & at divers dayes and
     tymes Since till this prsent tyme did at the Speciall instance at re-
     quest of her the sd Elizabeth make & allter sevall clothes for her
     Selfe and diverse of her Famely amounting to the Sume of Six
     hundred and forty poundes of tot5: & caske in consideracon whereof
     the sd Eliza: did then assume on her Selfe and to the sd Nich: did
     promise that Shee the sd Eliza: the sd Sume of Six hundred forty &
     five pound of tob when thereunto required would Satisfie yet
     Nevertheless shee the sd Eliza: her sd promise & assumcon little
     mindeing or regarding but deviseing & fraudelently intending him
     the sd Nicholas of the sd Sume of tob to deceive, alithough often
     thereunto required hath not Satisfied but doth ailtogether refuse the
     Same whereby the sd Nich: Sayes he is damnified to the value of
     eight hundred poundes of tob & thereupon he brings his Suite;
       Hugh Thomas Sworne and declares that he tendred the tob on the
     behalfe of Mrs Young if the sd Skidmore would Shew him the
     accompt wch he refused, & farther Sayes not; whereupon the Comis-
     sioners ordred that the Plaintiff pay cost & charge of Suite

       James Mackey acknowledgeth this ensueing Tract of Land in
     open Court unto Francis Kylborne called Scotland yard
       This Indenture made the twelfth day of March in the xxxxi th
     Yeare nf the Dominion of Cecilius &c and in the Yeare of our Lord
     one thousand Six hundred Seventy & two by and Between James
     Mackey of Charles County in the Province of Maryland Planter of
     the one part and Francis Kylborne of the Same County & Province
     of the other part Witnesseth that the sd James Mackey for and in
     consideracon of the quantity of two thousand poundes of tob unto
     the Sd James Mackey before the ensealeing & delivery of these prsents
     by the sd Fra: Kylborne well and truely pd, the receipt whereof the
     sd James Mackey doth hereby acknowledg and himself to be therewth
     fully Satisfied & contented & thereof & of every part and pcell thereof
     doeth clearely accquitt exonerate & discharge the sd Francis Kylborne
     his heyres Executors Admrs & assigns and every of them by these
     prsents Hath given granted bargained assigned transferrd enfeofeed