Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.    507

     the suite, The plt declares that in November 1672 the Defdt reed sevall Liber E
     pcells of tobaco & other Comodities of the goods & chattells of the
     Pltffs amountmge to Eight hundred pounds of tobacco p accompt
     which the Defdt assumed & promised to pay, but neglectinge & re-
     fuseinge the payment thereof, the Plt saith he is damnified 1000 lb
     tob, which assumption the Defdt denyinge And the Plt not sufficiently
     proveinge, the Court order a Nonsuite agst the De fdt with Costs
     which followes
                                    lb tob
     Non suite                         50
     three dayes attendance two Courts at 30 p day     90 in all 200 lb
     Attorñ Fees                       60 of Tobacco

       In the difference dependinge betweene Richard Edelyn Admr of the
     goods & chattles of Isaack Marshall Plt & Thomas Kinge & Josias
     Lambert Defdts The sherriff returneinge non est invent for Josias
     Lambert The Court ordered the suite should be dismissed untill both
     psons appeare joyntly as they are joyntly bound.

       In a difference dependinge betweene Kalome Magloughlin Plt & [p. 138]
     John Helme Defdt, The Plt appeares by his Attorñ Benjamin Rozer
     And the Defdt appeares by his Attorñ Samuell Cressey The Plt
     declares that the Defdt at his the Defdts plantacon before sevll psons
     did utter words of the sd Kalome to his prejudice, sayinge the Plt
     was a hogstealer & had stolen one of James Monckisters hoggs &
     that he would prove it, which words he saith the Defdt uttered on
     purpose to strike at the roote of the reputacon of him the Plaintiff &
     tendinge much to the breach of his comfortable liveinge amongst
     his neighbors to his damage 2000 lb of tobacco. And the Defdt saith
     he is no way guilty of such words & putts himselfe upon the Country,
     And the Plt likewise, But the Jury findinge no cause of Action the
     Court ordered the Platif should pay the charge of a nonsuite & Costs
     of suite vizt
                                    lb
     To a nonsuite                  501
                                      i Costs & charges
     To Attorneys Fees              60 in all 170 lb tobo
     To three dayes attendance at 30 p day   60 /

       In a difference dependinge betweene John OCane Plt And Thomas
     Casey Defdt The Plt appeares by his Attorn Benjamin Rozer And
     the Defdt appeares by his Attorñ Samuell Cressey to defend the Suite
     The Plt declares that the Defdt about the 20th of august 1673 &
     diverse times before did breake his Close & his grasse there grow-
     inge did breake tread downe & destroy & his Tobacco there growinge
     did destroy cutt downe & carry away to the value of One thousand
     pounds of tobacco And the said Trespas hath since at divers tymes