Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     547

   goods and Chattells of Wm Cotton decd Deft The Plaintiff declares LiberE
   agt the Deft for tht the sd Wm Cotton Stood indebted to the sd
   Clarke in the just quantity of foure hundred poundes of tob for
   Sevall goods bought of the sd Clarke by the sd Cotton tht is to
   Say one Castor hat at 150 lb of tob two payre of frensh fall Shoes
   at one hundred pds of tob one chest at one hundred and twenty
   pounds of tob and ribbon at thirty poundes of tob wch tob the sd
   Cotton did acknowledge to be due not long before his death & did
   assume the paymt thereof before the sd Gibson and his wife, the sd
   Gibson being examined in open Court confess'd tht he heard the sd
   Cotton acknowledge the Debt whereupon it was ordred tht judgmt
   Should be entred agt Est of the sd Cotton for the sd Sume of foure
   hundred pds of tob:

     In a cause depending between Jno Barker Plaintiff and Nich
   Grosse Deft the Plaintiff declares agt the Deft for 800 lb of tob
   due for accomodacon in the tyme of the Defts Sickness: the Deft
   appeares by his Att: John Jones to defend the Suite and Sayes
   that he did not agree to pay 800 lb tob p his accomodacon, the
   Plaintiff by his Att Sam: Cressy desires that Jn0 Smith may be
   Sworne who declares tht the sd Grosse was at the house of the sd
   Barkers for the Space of eight dayes & nights & that the sd Gross
   had one to attend him every night for the tyme of his being there
   & farther Sayes not, whereupon the Comrs awarded the Plaintiff
   400 lb of tob wth costs as followeth
     To Att fees                    60
     To Rest & attendence Jno Smith 60 in all 180 lb tob
     To rest & attendance Meverall Hulse 2 days.. 60

     In a cause depending between Philip Lines Plaintiff & Edmond [p. 168]
   Lindsy Deft the Plaintiff declares agt the Deft for the Sume of
   thirteen hundred thirty & eight poundes of tob due to the Pttf by an
   acct in Court for Ordinary accomodacons pduced, the Deft by his
   Attorny Samuell Cressy pleads non assumsit to the acct & the
   Plaintiff being not able to prove his accompt ordred that a non
   Suite be entred agt the Plaintiff wth costs as followeth
        Imprimis To a Non Suite         50
        To Att fee                      60
        To attendance 3 days at 30th p diem
                                        200


     In a cause depending between Bridget Leggett Plaintiff & Thomas
   Lomax Deft, And whereupon the sd Bridgett by her Attorny John
   Jones, Sayes that whereas Nehemiah Blackstone, in the sevall Yeares
   of our Lord God 1669 & 1670 had his accomodacons & was pvided