Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673.     105

       pforme the Duty of a Bayliffe from ye said Twentieth day of Aprill Liber M M
       in the yeare one Thowsand six hundred & seaventy untill ye 10ht
       day of October in the year 1672. and that their is due to him for his
       sallary & wages f or that time the sume of Eighty pounds sterling
       and that he hath in that time disbursed in and about the p!antation for
       provision and other necessaryes for the servants the sume of Tenn
       pounds six shillings sterling money and the sume of foure thowsand
       nine hundred seaventy three pounds of Tobacco, as may apeare by
       the account here in Cort produced, and hereunto annexed which said
       sevrall sumes of money in the whole amounts to ninety pounds six
       shillings sterling yet the said Alexandr though often required the
       said sume of ninety pounds six shillings sterling and the sayd sume
       of fowre thowsand nine hundred seaventy three pounds of Tobacco
       to him the said Thomas hath not payd though often thereunto re
       quired but the same to him to pay doth altogether refuse to the
       Damage of him ye said Thomas whereupon he saith he is the worse
       and hath Damage to the vallue of one hundred and fifty pounds
       sterling and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
        And the said Christopher Rousby by John Rousby his Attorney
       and the said Garrat Vanswearingen by Robert Carvile his Attorney
       come & Defend the force & injury when &c and they both pray liberty
       of Speaking unto the same untill the first day of the next Provincial
       Cort and it is graunted unto them and the same day is given unto
       the said Thomas likewise
        At which day that is to say the Eighth day of Aprill in the 41th
       yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annocp Domini 1673. came
       the said Thomas Hawkins by Kenelm Chiseldine his Attorney and
       offered himself agt the said Christopher and Garrat Attornyes of
       the said Alexandr of and upon the pTmises but ye said Christopher
       and Garrat appeared not but made default, wherefore it is considered
       by the Cort that the said Thomas Hawkins Recover agt the Estate
       of the said Alexander remaining in the hands of the said Christopher
       & Garrat the sume of ninety pounds six shillings sterling money and
       also the sume of foure thowsand nine hundred seaventy and three
       pounds of Tobacco for the Debt aforesayd so due as aforesayd as
       also the sume of pounds of Tobacco for his Costs
       and Charges in this behalfe Expended. and the said Alexandr in
       mercy &c

       Garrat Vanswearingen
            agt
       Cornelius Steuart   These two Causes Continued untill next
       Kenelm Chiseldine   Cort.
            agt
       Cornelius Steuart