334       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

        Liber M M   in the 25th yeare of the Reigne of Our Soveraigne Lord Charles
                the 2d by the Grace of God King of England Scotland ifrance &
                Irland Defendour of the ffaith &c by Wm Scorey Notary and Tabel
                lion Publique by authority of Our Said Soveraigne Lord the King
                admitted and Sworne dwelling in London aforesaid did Shew and
                exhibite the said bill of exchange abovementioned unto the said John
                Harris unto whom the same was directed in Person askeing him if
                he would pay the summe of twenty nine pounds seaven shillings
                sterling therein mentioned, whereupon the said Mr John Harris
                answered that he would not pay the said summe which being by the
                Said Notary heard he did Solemnly protest and doe protest by
                those presents at the request of the said Daniel Arthur aswell against
                the said Thomas Taillour Drawer of the said bill of Exchange as
                all others whom it did or might concerne of exchange & reexchange
                and of all costs damages & interests for want of paymt of the said
                summe suffered and susteined and thereafter to be suffered on and
                susteined to be all recovered in time and place convenient all which
                the said Wm Scorey Notary and Tabellion publique admitted &
                sworne as aforesaid because he was present & did see heare and
                Know all the said things acted and done as they are before recited
                the day yeare and place aforesaid did therefore to a certaine Instru
                ment of protest subscribe his name & putt to his wonted & accustomed
            p. 250  seale of Office being requested to testifie & certifie the prmisses which
                said Instrument of Protest is by the said Charles here in Court
                produced notwithstanding which the said Thomas little regarding his
                promise & assumption so as aforesaid made but plotting and fraudu
                lently intending him the said Charles in this behalfe craftily and
                subtilly to deceive & defraud the said twenty nine pounds seaven
                shillings sterling to him the said Charles hath not paid though he
                hath beene often thereunto required but doth utterly refuse and
                deny to pay the same by which the said Charles the whole profitt
                game & advantage which he with the said twenty nine pounds seaven
                shillings sterling if it had beene paid to him according to the promise
                & assumption of the said Thomas in that behalf e made by buying sell
                ing & law full bargaining with the same might have had and gained is
                now totally lost & deprived of whereupon he saith he is the worse and
                hath damage to the value of One hundred pounds sterling, and
                thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
                  And the aforesaid Thomas by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh
                & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth heareing of
                the Said bill of exchange and it is read unto him he also prayeth
                heareing of the protest of the Said bill of exchange and it is read
                unto him in these words following Vizt By this Publique Instrument
                of Protest Bee it Knowne & manifest unto all people that On the 29th
                day of the month of December Anno Doth 1673 & in the 25th yeare
                of the Reigne of Our Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second by the