Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  333




        And the said Owen by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh & Liber M M
      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.
        Att which day to witt the sixtenth day of October in the 43th
      yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c came the said Walter by Mathew
      Warde his Attorny and offered himselfe against the said Owen in p. 249
      the plea aforesaid and the said Owen likewise came in his proper
      person and saith nothing in barr of the action aforesaid of him the
      said Walter Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the
      said Walter recover against the said Owen the said Summe of One
      thousand and twelve pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also
      the summe of pounds of tobacco for his costs and
      charges in this behalfe laid Out and expended.

      Charles   Calvert Esq Memorandum that this Court to witt the 18th
            agt day of April in the 42th yeare of the Do-
  Thomas Taillor Esq minion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom 1674
                    came the Honble Charles Calvert Esq Cheife
                    justice of the said Court by Robert Ridgely
                    his Attorny and exhibiteth here into Court his
                    certaine bill against Thomas Taillour Esq
                    One of the justices of the said Court in a plea
                    of trespas upon the case.
        And whereupon the said Charles Calvert by Robert Ridgely his
      Attorny complaineth that whereas the said Thomas was indebted to
      the said Charles in the Sume of twenty nine pounds seaven shillings
      sterling mony and being so indebted the said Thomas did in con
      sideration thereof On the 12th day of April in the 41th yeare of the
      Dominion of Caecilius &c Annop Doth 1673 draw One bill of ex
      change according to the Custome of Merchants and signed with
      the proper hand of the said Thomas and directed to One John Harris
      of London merchant for the payment of the said twenty nine pounds
      seven Shillings Sterling at twenty dayes Sight to the said Charles or
      his Order and the said Thomas did then and there assume upon
      himself e and to the said Charles did faithfully promise that if the
      said John Harris the twenty nine pounds Seaven shillings sterling
      to him the said Charles or his Order should not well & truly pay
      according to the tenor of the said bill of Exchange that he the said
      Thomas would well and truly pay the same when thereunto required
      And the said Charles in fact saith that on the 30th day of June 1673
      he did order the said bill of exchange by an indorsment On the back
      side thereof according to the custome of merchants under the proper
      hand of him the said Charles to be paid by the said John Harris
      unto Mr Daniel Arthur or his Order and that the said Daniel Arthur
      on the 29th day of the month of December Annoq Doth 1673 and