Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  253




        And whereupon the Said Demetrius by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Liber M M
       Attorny Saith that whereas the Said John the the ninth day of
       August in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred and
       Seventy by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale
       of the Said John here in Court produced whose date is the Same
       day and yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe to owe and
       stand indebted unto the said Demetrius Cartwright of St Leonards
       Creeke in the County aforesaid Inholder in the summe of three hun
       dred and thirty pounds of tobacco of good Sound merchantable
       tobacco in casque to be paid upon demand as Some convenient place
       in Petuxent River in the County aforesaid unto the said Demetrius
       Cartwright his heirs executors administrators or assignes to the
       which payment well & truly to be made he did bind himselfe his heirs
       executr admrs firmly by those presents Notwithstanding which the
       said John the said Summe of three hundred and thirty pounds of
       tobacco according to the tenor of the Said bill hath not paid though
       often thereunto required but the same to pay altogether denyes to
       the damage of the said Demetrius eight hundred pounds of tobacco
       & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
        Now here at this day to wit the eightenth day of April in the two
       & fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c the same Sheriff
       returnes that the said John Little is not found in his Bailiwick
       whereupon the said Demetrius prayeth an attachment to be granted
       him against the goods and chattells of the said John Little accord
       ing to Act of Assembly in that case made and provided which is
       accordingly granted unto him

      Demetrius Cartwright Comand was given to the Sheriff of Charles
          agt County that he take Samuel Serrell of his
    Samuel Serrell    said County otherwise called Samuel Serell
                      of Petuxent River in Calvert County planter
                      if &c to answer unto Demetrius Cartwright
                      in a plea that he render unto him the summe
                      of One thousand three hundred and forty
                      pounds of tobacco which to him he Oweth
                      and unjustly deteineth.
        And whereupon the said Demetrius by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
       Attorny Saith yt whereas the said Samuel the twentith day of De
       cember in the yeare One thousand six hundred sixty eight by his
       certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of him the said
       Samuel here in Court produced whose date is the same day & yeare
       abovewritten did bind himselfe and his heirs executors admrs to
       pay or cause to be paid unto the said Demetrius Cartwright of the
       same place abovesaid the full & just summe of three hundred
       and forty pounds of good and Sound merchantable leafe tobacco in