Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  241




       jury to witt John Bailey Richard Chilinan John Askins Wm Baker Liber M M
       Abraham Roads Wm Rands Randell Revell John Bigger Edward
       Williams Wm Worgan John Ryce and Thomas Bayle who being
       Sumöned and Sworne to Speake the truth in the prmisses and the
       Said Richard Bayly appeared not but made default the jurors dis
       mist and judgment against the said Richard Bayly for his said
       default
         Therefore it is Ordered by the Court here that the said William
       King recover against the Said Richard Bayly the full quantity
       of pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges ex
       pended and laid Out in and about the prosecution of this Suite &
       the said Richard in mercy &c.

       Richard Cowell & Thomas Groves this cause continued untill next
           agt               Court and then peremptorily to
       Henry Mitchel         come to tryall.

       Philip Shapleigh
           a       the defts in these two causes not appeareing by
           gt themselves or their Attornyes and the Sheriff of
       Richard Patty               .
                    Somersett County haveing returned a Cepi in
       Philip Shapleigh  .
                    both actions Ordered that the said Sheriff be
           agt
                   amerced 4 £ sterl.
       Samuel Jackson

       Elizabeth Young this cause peremptorily do come to tryall next
           agt Court William Stevens of Somerset County Gent
     William Smith came into Court & acknowledged what costs &
                   damages the Said Elizabeth Young shall then re
                   cover agt the deft

       William Worgan
           a       the deft appeareing by John Rousby his Attorny
            gt      this cause continued untill next Court.
       Anthony Dawson

       Jno Neathway & Copartner Thomas Warner late of Charles County
           agt otherwise called Thomas Warner of St
  Thomas Warner          Maries County miller was Sumãned to
                         answer John Neathway and Copartner
                         in a plea that he render unto them the
                         summe of three thousand pounds of to
                         bacco which to them he oweth & un
                         justly deteineth.
         And whereupon the said John Neathway and Copartner by Kenelm
       Cheseldyn their Attorny Saith that whereas the Said Thomas
       Warner the three & twentith day of ffebruary in the yeare of Our
       Lord 1669 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale