Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  243




       the 17th day of May in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six Liber M M
       hundred Seventy three by his certaine Other bill or writeing Obliga
       tory Sealed also with the Seale of him the Said James and here in
       Court produced whose date is the day and yeare last abovewritten
       did likewise confesse and acknowledge himselfe to be holden and
       firmly bounden to the Said Richard in the Sume of Seaven hundred
       Sixty Seven pounds of like Sound merchantable tobacco in caske
       to be paid to him the said Richard in Some convenient place in the
       County aforesaid upon demand both which Said Summes due in the
       whole amount unto the summe of thirteene hundred and Seventeene
       pounds of tobacco Yet the Said James Lewis the Said Summe of
       thirteen hundred & Seventeene pounds of tobacco or any part thereof
       to him the said Richard according to the tenor of the Said bills
       though often thereunto requested hath not contented or paid but
       the same to content and pay to him the said Richard he the said
       James hath hitherto denyed and refused and Still doth deny and
       refuse whereupon the said Richard Saith he is dampnified & hath
       losse to the Value of fifteen hundred pounds of tobacco and there
       upon he bringeth his suite.
        And now here at this day to wit the Sixtenth day of April Came
       the Said James Lewis in his proper person and confessed judgment
       to the said Richard for the said Summe of thirteene hundred and
       Seventeene pounds of tobacco
        Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the Said Richard
       recover against the said James the debt aforesaid and two hundred
       thirty One pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges in that
       behalf e laid Out and that execution thereupon cease untill the tenth
       of October next.

      William Russell & Thomas Chandler
                              the defts imparles untill next p. 177
                 agt          Court
John Wells

      Demetrius Cartwright Thomas Mounfort late of Talbott County
            agt was attached to answer unto Demetrius Cart-
       Thomas Mountfort wright in a plea of trespas upon the case And
       whereupon the Said Demetrius by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
       Complaineth That whereas the said Thomas Mount fort the twentith
       day of march in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred
       Seventy One in consideration that the Said Demetrius at the spe
       ciall instance and request of him the said Thomas Mountfort deliv
       ered iintn him the said Thomas to the proper use and behoofe of
       him the said Demetrius five bills of Edward Bashaes amounting to
       three thousand foure hundred twenty Six pounds of tobacco due and
       oweing from the Said Andrew Basha unto the said Demetrius and
       also three bills of ffrancis Kilbornes amounting to two thousand Six