Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 443




      John in fact Saith that he trusting to the assumption and faithfull Liber M M
      promise of the said Marke did at the same time to wit the Second
      day of April One thousand six hundred seventy three furnish unto
      the said Mark Condea forty One hdds of tobacco containeing neat
      seventeen thousand eight hundred and ninty Six pounds of tobacco
      Moreover the said John Bailey Saith that whereas upon the Seventh
      day of June following of the same yeare One thousand Six hundred
      Seventy three the said Marke Cordea did againe instantly request
      the said John Bailey to furnish him Other thirty hdds of tobacco
      more to be sent for Petuxent aboard the Canary-bird assumeing upon
      himself e and unto the said John faithfully did promise that he would
      pay unto him the said John in the month of Novem[ber] then next
      ensueing at some convenient places of the easterne shoare within
      this Province as many pounds of porke as the said thirty hdds of
      tobacco should containe pounds of tobacco and the said John saith
      that he trusting to the assumption and faithfull promise of the said
      Marke did at the same time to wit the Seventh day of June One
      thousand six hundred seventy three furnish unto him the said Marke
      Cordea the said number of thirty hdds of tobacco containeing neate
      thirteene thousand six hundred and fonty two pounds of tobacco
      both which summes of forty One hdds containeing Seventeene thou
      sand eight hundred ninty Six pounds and thirty hdds containing
      thinteene thousand six hundred forty two pounds amounts together p. 439
      unto the sume of thirty One thousand five hundred and thirty eight
      pounds of tobacco for the which the said Marke Cordea was to pay
      according to his agreement assumption and faithfull promise thirty
      One thousand five hundred & thirty eight pounds of porke unto the
      said John Bailey as aforesaid Moreover the Said John Bailey Saith
      that he hath oftentimes requested the said Marke Condea to make
      him payment of the said ponke and especially upon the nine and
      twentith day of November of the same yeare One thousand six hun
      dred Seventy three at which time the said John did carry unto the
      said Marke Condea his Plantation upon the Crosse Mannour in
      St Maries County foure caske containeing two and twenty bushells
      of Salt to be transported for the Eastern shore and he the Said
      John to goe along with it and therewith to salt and preserve the Said
      quantity of porke which he then expected to receive of the said
      Marke Whereupon the said Marke did require a delay of payment
      untill after Christmas Hollidayes faithfully promiseing that then
      he would without faile give notice to the said John to goe along with
      him for the Eastenne Shore to make him payment of the said porke
      and then they should carry along with them the said foune caske of
      Salt and that in the meane time he the said Marke would cause the
      said Salt to be Secured and housed in some of the tobacco houses
      of the Said Plantation Yet notwithstanding the said Marke Condea
      his promises and assumptions aforesaid little regarding but craftily