Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     505

    appears And the Defdt by his Attorn Nicholas Best appeares The Plt Liber E
    declares that at the instance & request of the Defdt he did accomodate
    & lend unto him the defdt a boate & Oares to fetch corne from Wicka-
    comoco River to his owne howse & did deliv the sd boate to Richard
    Bell the Defdts Overseer to the same use, And required his said
    boate of the Defdt, he hath neglected & doth refuse to deliver the
    sd boate unto him the Plt to his damage 2000 lb tobacco, The Defdt
    Thomas Howell saith that the Plt hath no cause of accon agst him
    because the boate & Oares were not borrowed at his instance &
    request as averred by the Plt And brings his Plea of Demurrer agst
    the Plt & saith there is no certainty of tyme or thinge menconed
    in the declaracon & therefore is not Sufficient in Law Whereupon
    the Court Ordrd a Nonsuite to be entred agst the Plt there beinge
    no cause of Action & to pay Costs of suite
      The bill of Costs in the Suite betweene Smoote & Howell.
                                      lb
    To a Nonsuite                    050
    To attendance two Courts 3 dayes each Court  at         in all
     30 p dia                        180 320 lb
    To Morgan Evans for attendance 3 dayes at    30        Tobacco
     pday                            090

      In a difference dependinge betweene John Heard Plt & Giles Cole
    Defdt its referred to the next Court at the Request of the Defdt

      In a difference dependinge betweene Mathew Hill Plaintiff & John
    Dobbs Defdt A nonsuite against the Plaintiffe because he refused
    to come to tryall.

      Ordered that all declaracons be filed with the Clerk of the County
    three dayes before the Court upon penaltie of A Nonsuite

      In a difference dependinge betweene Nicholas Richardson Plt &
    George Athy Defdt A Refference is granted at the request of the
    Defdt.

      In a difference dependinge betweene Bridgett Leggett Deft &
    Mathew Hill Plantuf Clrk The Plt Mathew Hill by his Attorney
    Nicholas Best appeares And the Defdt Bridgett Leggatt by her Atton
    Captn Josias Fendall appeares to defend the suite vizt: The Plt de-
    clares that he was possessed of a Cow & Calfe on the fifteenth day
    of July 1673 which cow was one of the number of the Church
    Cattle & his right which did with another Cow & Calfe of the Plt [p. 137]
    Runn away from his Servants to the Plantacon of the Defdt where
    the Servants were constrained to leave her, Which Cow & calfe
    beinge often demanded, by the Plt the Defdt deteyneth to his damage
    1800 lb ton, The Defdt saith she never deteyned any Cow that ever