Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674. 363

       Notwithstanding which the Said John the said Summe of Nine Liber M M
       hundred pounds of tobacco to the Said Mathew nor to any other
       by his Order or for his use hath not paid according to the tenor of
       the Said bill but doth altogether refuse to pay the Same whereupon
       the Said Mathew Saith he is dampnified & hath losse to the value of
       twelve hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
        And the Said John by Vincent Lowe his Attorny doth come and p. 274
       defend the force and injury when &c and prayeth the heareing of the
       Said writeing and it is read unto him in these words Know all men
       by these presents that I John Scott of Talbott County Carpenter
       doe hereby acknowledge to be indebted unto Mathew Warde of
       St Johns in St Maries County in nine hundred pounds of good
       Sound merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid unto the Said
       Mathew his certaine Attorny his executors admrs or assignes in or
       upon the tenth day of November next ensueing the date hereof at
       or in the now dwelling house of the said John Scott for the true
       and Sure payment whereof I bind me my heirs executors & adminis
       trators Sealed with my Seale dated this thirtenth day of December
       One thousand Six hundred & Seventy, which being read & heard
       the Said John by Vincent Lowe his Attorny craveth licence thereof
       to imparle untill the first day of the next Provinciall Court and he
       hath it & the Same day is given to the Said Mathew here.
        Att which day to witt the 14th day of April in the 43th yeare of
       his Lopps Dominion &c came the Said Mathew and the Said John by
       his Attorny aforesaid and the Said Vincent Saith that he is not in
       formed by the Said John his Clyent of any answer thereunto to
       make therefore it is considered by the Court here that the Said
       Mathew recover against the Said John Scott aswell the Said Sume
       of nine hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the
       Sume of three hundred forty three pounds of tobacco for his costs
       & charges in this behalfe expended and the Said John in mercy.

      Thomas Locker   Jonathan Squire administrator of the goods
          agt and Chattells of John Morecroft deceased
      Jonathan Squire admr was attached to answer unto Thomas Locker
        John Morecroft of a plea of trespas upon the case.
        And whereupon the Said Thomas by Robert Carvile his Attorny
       Saith that whereas the Said John Morecroft in his life time to witt
       the Sixth day of December in the yeare of Our Lord 1673 was
       indebted to the said Thomas in the Summe of eight hundred thirty
       five pounds of tobacco for worke done for the Said John in his
       life time to witt from the first day of November 1672 to the Said
       Sixth day of December 1673 a particular whereof is hereunto an
       nexed he the Said John in Consideration thereof did assume upon
       himselfe and to the Said Thomas did faithfully promise that he the
       said John the Said Summe of 835 l of tob to him the Said Thomas