6o6      Charles County Court Proceedings, 1674.

         Liber F    is the same day & yeare, Did acknowledge himselfe to owe & stand
               firmely indebted unto the sd Matthias the full & just sume of One
               thousand foure hundred seaventy & Eight pounds of good sound
         [p.30]     Merchantable leafe tobaccoe & Caske, To be paid to the sd Matthias
               his heires Execrs & Admrs at or before the tenth day of Octob then
               next ensueinge, Notwithstanding the sd David though often de-
               manded the sd sume of 1478th of tob & Caske according to the tenour
               of the sd Obligacon hath not paid or rendred, but the same hitherto
               hath neglected & refused & still doth refuse to pay, Whereupon the
               sd Matthias saith hee is damnified, & hath loste to the value of two
               thousand two hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon hee brings
               his suite

                 Whereupon this ensueinge bill was produced in open Court
                 Know all men by these presents that I David Thomas of Charles
               County in the Province of Maryland planter doe acknowledge &
               Confesse to stand firmely indebted unto Matthias OBryan of the
               same County & Province aforesd to him his heires Execrs Admrs or
               Assignes the full & just sume of one thousand foure hundred
               seaventy & eight pounds of good sound Merchantable leafe tobaccoe
               & Caske to conteine the same, to be paid at or before the tenth day
               of Octob next ensueinge the date hereof, & allsoe the sd is to bring
               the tobaccoe downe to the now dwellinge house of Matthias OBryan,
               & for the true performance of the abovesaid premises to be well &
               truely made & done, I the sd David Thomas doe binde my self e my
               heires Execrs & Admrs firmely by these presents in wittnesse whereof
               I have hereunto sett my hand & seale this 2d day of March: Anno
              1671                            his marke
               Signed sealed & delivered    David D T Thomas
                 in the presence of               (locus) sigilli
                    Francis Adams
                    Hugh Mackenemar

                 Whereupon the Defendant David Thomas con fest judgement in
               open Court to the Plaintife Matthias OBryan for the sume of 1478 lb
               of tobacco with Cost of suite
                 Bill of Costs
                    To Atturneyes Fees             200 lb tob
                    To Francis Adames 3 dayes at 30    090

                                               Sume 290

                 Whereas a writt of Capias was issued forth against Edward
               Hathond (& returned by the sherife non est inventus) at the suite of
               Humphrey Warren An Attachment is granted by order of Court
               to the sd Humphrey Warren plaintife against the goods Chattles &
               Creditts of the sd Edward Hathond Deft for the sume of three thou-
               sand pounds of tobaccoe for tht the Deft is not to be found in the
               County