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                           Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.


           Liber M M Job Corner
           in ejectment.
                    agt       the Survey with the Verdict of the jury to en-
                 Robert Ingoldsby quire of and upon the land in question being
                              returned this cause continued untill next Court.

                   Thomas Taylor of Dorchester County planter was admitted in
                 form a pauperis and chose Keneim Cheseldyn his Attorny who was
                 allowed off by the Court here

                 John Hilliard this cause being upon an appeale from the County
                    agt Court of Somerset County and the defendant ap
               George Johnson  peareing by Robert Carvile his Attorny and the
                            plaintiff makeing default herein Ordered that a pro
                            cedendo be granted the defendant in this cause.

                   Samuel Chew Esq and Robert Conant being Summoned as evi
                 dences on the part of Thomas Chandler and Wm Russell at suite
                 John Wells and the cause being dismist and attending here when
                 the same Should come to tryall
                   Ordered that the Said Thomas Chandler and Wm Russell Satisfie
                 & pay to the said wittnesses nine hundred and twenty pounds of to
                 bacco apeice for their Attendance, horses and fferrying their horses.
                 Samuel Winslow admr
                 of Henry agt
                            John Bowles executr
                 Wm Battin
                       Webb John Bowles late
                 of Charles County
                 Gent executor of
                 the  last will and
                 Testament of William
                 Battin merchant de ceased
                 was attached to an swer
                 unto Samuel Winslow Administrator
                 of the goods and Chattells
                 of Henry Webb mercht
                 deceased in a plea
                 of trespas upon the case.

                   And whereupon the said Samuel by John Morecroft his Attorny
                 complaineth that whereas the said Wm Battin in his life time to witt
                 the 22th day of April in the yeare 1654 Stood indebted to the Said
                 Henry Webb in his life time (to witt the two and twentith day of
                 April in the yeare aforesaid) in the sume of twenty pounds Sterling
                 and for thirty pounds in provisions In consideration thereof did
                 assume upon himselfe and to the said Henry did faithfully promise
                 to pay or cause to be paid to the said Henry Webb or his assignes
                 Vizt to Joshua Woolnough or whom the Said Henry should Order in
                 London to receive the full Summe of fifty pounds Sterling and the
                 Said William did also in his life time then and there also assume