92 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1666—1668.

        Liber C At.     a Courte held in Charles County on the 13th Day of August 1667
                Mr Henry Adams
                                            Mr Will Marshall
           Mr Zacherie Wade       Present
                                 .          Mr Fran. Pope
                Mr Tho: Mathewes Comissionrs
                                          Mr Walt. Beane
                Mr Joseph Harrison
              Tho: Alcocks Plaintife   Jo: Robinson as Adminr
                        of Jo: Lumbrozo Deft
        [p. 214] The Plaintife arresting the Defendt in his acon of the Case to
              the value of 900 lb of good Merchantable tobaccoe preferreth his
              Declaracon as followeth (vizt)
                To the Worple the Comissionrs of Charles Countie.
                The Plaintife Declares agt the Defendt in his aeon of the Case
              for that some time in the yeare of our Lord 1665 there happening
              a Certaine Matter of Difference between the Plaintife & John
              Lumbrozo by reason that the said Lumbrozo in his Life time re-
              ceaved into his Custodie severall goods belonging to the Plaintife
              which upon the late unhappie Murder of the Plaintifes wife, and
              Children by the Indians were taken out of the Plaintifes house, he
              the Plaintife and the said Lumbrozo did assume, and promise each
              the other, and likewise became Mutually Bound to each other in a
              penall Bond bearing date the 16th of November 1665 for payment
              of the Sume of tenne thousand pounds of tobaccoe That as well the
              Plaintife as the said Lumbrozo should for the ending of all Con-
        [p. 215]   troversies and Debates between them stand to, abide, and Submit
              unto the award, arbitrement, determinacon, and Judgment of Wil-
              liam Calvert Esq, and Zachery Wade gent
                Nowe May it please your Worships the said Arbitrators William
              Calvert Esq and Zachery Wade gent taking upon them the Charge
              of the said Award & arbitremt and having heard, and weighed the
              Sayings and Alegacons of either of the said parties the Plaintife,
              and the said Lumbrozo did thereupon publish, and put in writing
              this their award, and Determinacon as in Manner and forme follow-
              eth (vizt) That the said John Lumbrozo should pay unto the Plaintife
              the sume of 900 lb of tobaccoe with Caske upon demand and all such
              goods as he Receaved of the Indians appertaining unto the English
              he should Deliver unto the Plaintife upon oath as by the said Award
              relacon being thereunto had may more plainly appeare But the said
        [p. 216]   John Lumbrozo deceasing soone after the said award the Plaintife
              hath Required the Defendt as Administrator of the said Lumbrozo's
              estate, as aforesd to performe that part of the sd Award and Arbitre-
              ment whereby the said Lumbrozo became obliged to pay unto the
              Plaintife the said Sume of 900 lb of tobaccoe, and hath Demanded
              the same of the Defendt But the Defendt litle regarding the said
              promise, and assumption of the said Lumbrozo but plotting and
              fraudulentlie intending him the Plaintife of the said Sume of Nine
              hundred pounds of good sound tobaccoe and Caske to deceave, and