584      Charles County Court Proceedings, 1674.

          Liber F In a Cause depending between John Hartwell plaintiffe & William
               Taylor Defendt William Taylor was Attached to Answer to John
               Hartwell of a plea tht hee rendr unto him eight hundred pounds of
               Tobaccoe & Caske which hee unjustly deteineth
                 And the sd John Hariwell (by his Atturney John Jones) sayth
               that whereas the sd William Taylor by his certaine Writting obliga-
               tory under his hand & seale, dated the 27th day of June (1674) is
               held & firmely bound unto him the sd John his certaine Atturney
           [p.8]    executrs Admrs & Assignes in the sume of eight hundred pounds of
               tobaccoe & Caske to be paid upon demand at some Convenient land-
               ing at Portobaccoe Creeke in the County abovesd which sd writting
               is here ready to be produced in Court, And whereas the sd John
               hath often demanded the sd sume of 800 lb tobaccoe & Caske of him
               the sd William, hee the sd William hath & doth neglect to pay the
               same according to the tenour of the sd Writtinge, Whereupon hee
               sayth hee is damnified & hath losse twelve hundred pounds of
               tobaccoe, And brings his suite &c.

                 Whereupon the plaintiffe produces this followeing bill
                 Know all men by these presents tht I William Taylor of Charles
               County in the Province of Maryland planter am holden & firmely
               bound unto John Hartwell of the County & Province aforesd
               Merchant taylor or to his certaine Atturney his heires Execrs Admrs
               & Assignes the full & just sume of Eight hundred pounds of good
               sound Merchantable leafe tobaccoe & Caske to be paid upon demand
               at some Convenient Landing place at Portobaccoe Creeke in the
               County & Province aforesd for which paymt well & truely to be
               made I bind myselfe my heires Execrs Admrs firmely by these
               presents as Wittnesse my hand & seale this 27 day of June (1674)
               Signed sealed & delivered        his marke
                 in the presence of           Willm X Taylor
                    John Clements: Alexander Lowrie

                 Whereupon the Worship full the Comissionrs ordered a judgement
               against the sd William Taylor defendt for the sd sume of Eight
               hundred pounds of tobacco with Cost of suite to the sd John Hart-
               well plaintiffe
                 Bill of costs Entred.
                  To Atturneys Fees                200 lb tobaccoe
                  To John Hartwell Attendee 1 day  030
           to John Clements & Alexad Lowrie each on day.... 060

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                 In a Cause depending between William Boyden plaintiffe & Francis
               Goodricke Deft
                 And whereupon the sd William (by John Jones his Atturney)
               sayth, That hee sometime in the moneth of Feb: 1673) delivered