Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  335




      Grace of God King of England Scotland ffrance and Irland De- Liber M M
      fendor of the ffaith &c Att the request of W Daniel Arthure of
      London Merchant of I Wm Scorey Notary & Tabellion Publique by
      authority of Our Said Soveraigen Lord the King admitted and
      Sworne dwelling in London aforesaid did Shew and exhibite the
      Originall bill of exchange whereof the Coppy is abovewritten unto
      W John Harris unto whom the Same is directed in person askeing
      him if he would pay the Sume of twenty nine pounds Seaven Shil
      lings Sterling therein mentioned whereupon the Said Mr John Harris
      answered that he would not pay the Said Sume which being by me
      Notary heard I did Solemnly protest and doe protest by these pres
      ents at the request aforesaid aswell against Thomas Taillour Drawer
      of the Said bill of exchange as all others whom it doth or may con
      cerne of exchange and reexchange & of all costs damages and inter
      ests for want of payment of the Said Summe Suffered & Susteined &
      hereafter to be Suffered and Susteined to be all recovered in time &
      place convenient Thus was this done and protested in London afore
      said in the presence of Josiah Jones and John Pakeman witnesses,
      which being read and heard the Said Thomas Taillour Saith nothing
      in barre of the action aforesaid of him the Said Charles Therefore
      it is considered by the Court here that the said Charles recover
      against the Said Thomas the Summe of twenty nine pounds Seaven
      Shillings the debt foresaid together with the sume of Seaven pounds
      Six Shillings nine pence for his damages and also the Summe of Six
      hundred Sixty Seaven pounds of tobacco for his Costs and charges
      in this behalfe laid Out and expended.

     Thomas Taylor Memorandum That at this Court to witt the 18th
          agt day of April in the 42th yeare of the Dominion of
    George Parker Caecilius &c Annoq Dom 1674 Came Thomas
                  Taylor Gent High Sheriff of the County of Dor
      chester by Robert Ridgely his Attorny and exhibiteth here into p. 251
      Court his certaine Bill against George Parker Gent One of the At
      tornyes of this Court in a plea of trespas upon the case
        And whereupon the Said Thomas Taylor by Robert Ridgely his
      Attorny Saith that whereas the Said Thomas is & alwayes hath
      been a true and faith full man to the Right Honble the Lord Pro
      prietary and as a true and faithfull man unto his Said Lopp with
      out any crime of falsity deceipt extortion perjury or of any other
      hurt full crime from the time of his comeing this Province hitherto
      he hath governed & behaved himselfe & of Such unblemished honesty
      & conversation hath beene reputed & taken amongst all the Inhabi
      tants of this Province unspotted of any wicked Crime of falsity
      deceipt extortion Pjury or of any hurtfull Crime whatsoever & So
      for the whole time aforesaid was reputed as also with the Said Lord
      Proprietary was So taken & adjudged & thereupon in divers weighty