128  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673.



         Liber M M This bill bindeth me George Grabourne of Hull in the County of
                 yorke marrinor & my heyres Executors Adminrs & assignes to pay
                 unto mr Richard Covill marrinor of London. or to his heyres Ex
                 ecutrs Adminrs or assignes the full sume of ffifteene hundred wt. of
                 good & large sound Tobaccoe here in maryland or the full sume of
                 six pounds ten shillings sterling in England upon demand. Witnesse
                 my hand and seale this Twenty first of Aprill in the yeare of our
                 Lord god 1673.
                Testes p me Isack Edmonds     George Graburne. sealed
                         Randall Revell
                         Robert Ransom

             p.66    Whereas Randall Revell did Acknowledge before us to haue Re
                 ceiued ffiue Servts from Richard Covill here in maryland & himself e
                 which were passengers in the ship of Salisbury of London for the
                 passage of which six psons the said Richard Covill did demand 1500l
                 of Tobacco a head by agreemt. which Amounts to nyne Thowsand
                 pounds of Tobaccoe and whereas it appeared by other bills giuen by
                 other passengers of the said ship to which the said Revell was a
                 wittnesse that other psons did pay after the same Rate for their
                 passages to the said Covill, Wee doe therefore awarde the said
                 Randall Revell to pay or passe bill upon Demand for the said sume
                 of nyne Thowsand pounds of Tobacco to the said Covill. & the said
                 Covill to giue the said Revell a Receipt for the passages of himselfe
                 & the said flue servants, In witnesse whereof we haue hereunto set
                 our hands this Tenth of June. 1673
       Witnes Robert Ridgely                      Philip Calvert
                                                  Wifl Calvert

                   Whereas Edward Hazard did Acknowledge to haue receiued be
                 fore us. from Capt Richard Covill foure passages in the Ship Salis
                 bury of London and that he shipped One servant that dyed at sea,
                 for the which the said Covill Demanded 1500l of Tobacco a head.
                 which amounts to in the whole seaven Thowsand flue hundred
                 pounds of Tobacco. and we being sattisffied that other psons Gaue
                 the same Rates to the said Covill for passages Wee doe therefore
                 Award the said Edward Hazard to pay or passe bill upon Demaund
                 to the said Covill for the said sume of seaven Thowsand flue hundred
                 pounds of Tobacco. and that the said Covill giue him a Receipt for
                 the same, In witnes whereof we haue hereunto set our hands the
                 Tenth of June 1673
                 Witnes—Robert Ridgely      Philip Calvert
                                             Wilt Calvert
                 Portus Plimouth—
                   Know yee That Abraham Searle & Compn hath Loaden in this
                 Port on Board ye Hope of Pimouth 120. Tons or there abouts Jn°