260  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.




         Liber M M   for the quantity of three hundred bushells of Allum Salt for the
                 space of One whole yeare and so long after as he the said Robert
                 should require and have Occasion for the same the said Robert
                 did assume upon himselfe and to the said Thomas did faithfully
                 promise that he the said Robert would for the first yeare pay unto
                 him the said Thomas for the Same the Summe of five hundred
                 pounds of tobacco and so much as it should deserve for what time
                 it should so long lye at the house of him the said Thomas and the
                 said Thomas in fact saith that the said Salt hath had Storage at
                 the house of him the said Thomas beyond the yeare agreed for the
                 space of three yeares and three months and that he the said Thomas
                 doth well deserve two hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco p yeare
                 for the same in the whole eight hundred and twelve pounds of
                 tobacco which together with the five hundred pounds of tobacco
                 agreed for the first yeare in the whole amounteth unto thirteen
                 hundred and twelve pounds of tobacco notwithstanding which the
                 said Robert the said Summe of thirteene hundred and twelve pounds
                 of tobacco according to his promise though often thereunto re
                 quired according to his promise hath not paid but the same to him
                 to pay hath and Still doth deny to the damage of the said Thomas
                 One thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon bringeth Suite
                   Now here at this day to wit the eightenth day of April in the
                 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c the same Sheriff returnes
                 to the Court here that the said Robert Nicholas is not found in his
                 Bailiwick, whereupon the said Thomas prayeth this Court that
                 attachment of the goods and Chattells of the said Robert may to
                 him be granted according to act of assembly in Such case made and
                 provided and it is granted unto him
                   Therefore it is Comanded the same Sheriff that he attach any
                 the goods or chattells of the Said Robert if &c to the Value of seven
                 teene hundred forty nine pounds of tobacco and them or any part
                 thereof in his custody Keepe untill the said Robert shall by himself e
                 or his Attorny appeare here upon the twelfth day of may next to
                 answer the said Thomas in the plea aforesaid.

                 Thomas Gibson
                                  agt
                 Arthur Turnerthe defts appeare by Kenelm Cheseldyne
                 Wm Hallett et at   their Attorny and imparle till next Court
                      agt
                 Demetrius Cartwright


             p.  On the backside of a patent Granted unto Gothfrid Harmar for
                 three hundred and fifty acres the fourtenth day of January in the
                 seaven & twentith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annop
                 Dom One thousand six hundred fifty eight was thus written