Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673.  153




        At wch said Twelveth day of November in the 42th yeare of the Liber M M
      Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq3 Domini 1673. came aswell the said
      ffrancis Holland by Keneim Chiseldine his Attorney as the said
      Henry Beedle and Sophia his wife by John Morecroft their Attorney
      and the Jurors of that Jury likewise came to wit Thomas Simson
      Tobyas Miles Tho ffrancis Justinian Tennison Richard Bayley
      Joseph Brough Thomas Marsh Robert Burle Joshua Doyne Thomas
      Vaughan John Hollins and Richard Smith. who to say the truth
      in the prmises being elected tryed & sworne & the proofes and Evi
      dences being heard of both sides the said Jurors retired from the
      barre to consider of their verdict in that behalfe, and the sayd Jurors
      imediately Retorning into Cort and being Respectively called Every
      man answered to his name and they Declaring they were agreed
      of their verdict the said plt ffrancis Holland was called to appeare
      to the sayd verdict but he appeared not wherefore it is considered
      by the Cort that a nonsuite be awarded against the said ffrancis Hol
      land upon Evidence given and that the said Henry Beedle & Sophia
      his wife Recover agt the said ffrancis holland the sume of
                  pounds of Tobacco for their costs and Charges
      in this behalfe Expended, and the said ffrancis be in mercy for his
      false complainte.

      Henry Spry Hugh ifrench late of Charles County planter was
          agt attached to answere unto Henry Spry of a plea of
      Hugh ffrench trespas upon the case.
        And whereupon the said Henry by John Morecroft his Attorney
      complaineth that whereas the said Hugh the 23th day of ffebruary
      in the 40th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c brought received
      and had of the said Henry one servant man for sixteene hundred
      pounds of Tobacco one hdd of Malossus for Eight hundred pounds
      of Tobacco in all amounting to Two Thowsand foure hundred
      pounds of Tobacco In consideration whereof the said Hugh did
      assume upon himself and to the said Henry did then and there
      faithfully pmise that the said Hugh the said suth of Two Thowsand p. 91
      foure hundred pounds of Tobacco to him the said Henry well and
      truly when thereunto Required would satisfy and pay notwith
      standing wch the said Hugh his said promise and assumpcOn little
      reguarding, but Devising and fraudulently intending him the said
      Henry of the said sume of Two Thowsand and foure hundred
      pounds of Tobacco to Defraud the said sume of 2400l Tob to him
      the said Henry according to his promise and assumption so as afore
      said made hath not payd but the same to him to pay doth altogether
      refuse to the greate Damage of him the said Henry whereupon he
      saith he is Damnifyed and hath losse to the vallue of Three Thow
      sand pounds of Tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
        And the said Hugh by Robert Carvile his Attorney comes and