326  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.





         Liber M M   be held at the Citty of St Maries the eighth day of December next
                 attested under the hand and Seale of the Said Surveyour Genera!l
                 or his Deputy as aforesaid as of the Said Sheriff and the jurors
                 That So his Lopps justices here being fully informed of the truth
                 of the premisses may doe herein as to justice Shall appurteine.

                 John     Manning George Lordman late of Calvert County planter
                     agt. otherwise called George Lordman of Talhott
               George Lordman  County planter was Summoned to answer unto
                             John Manning of a plea that he Keepe with him
                 the Covenant betweene them made according to the forme force and
                 effect of a certaine writeing thereof betweene them made.
                   And whereupon the Said John by George Parker his Attorny
                 Saith that whereas the aforesaid George Lordman by a certaine
                 writeing made the Six and twentith day of January in the yeare of
                 Our Lord God One thousand Six hundred Seventy two Sealed with
                 the Seale of him the Said George and here in Court produced whose
                 date is the Same day and yeare first abovewritten did Covenant and
                 agree to and with the Said John to Serve him faithfully in all things
                 what the Said Manning Shall imploy him from the day of the date
                 of the Said writeing untill the last day of November next ensueing
                 the date thereof as by the Said writeing it doth and may move fully
                 appeare And the Said John in fact Saith that the aforesaid George
                 did not Serve him faithfully in all things untill the last day of
                 November aforesaid as by the abovesaid writeing he is engaged
                 although often thereunto required But him the said John to Serve he
                 hath denyed and Still doth deny to the great damage of the Said
                 John whereupon he Saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the
                 value of three thousand pounds of tobacco and there upon he brings
                 his Suite.
                   And the Said George by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh and
                 defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
                 Speakeing hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and it is granted
                 him the Same day is given to both parties
                   Now here at this day came the said John by his Attorny to witt
              p. 244 the Sixtenth day of October in the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion
                 &c and offered himselfe against the Said George but the Said George
                 came not but made default. Therefore it is considered by the Court
                 here that the Said John Manning recover against the Said George
                 Lordman his damages for the trespas aforesaid together with the
                 quantity of pounds of tobacco for his costs of Suite.

                 John     Manning George Lordman late of Calvert County planter
                     agt otherwise called George Lordman of Talbott
               George Lordman  County planter was Summoned to answere unto
                             John Manning of a plea that he render unto him