444       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.

         Liber M M  deviseing and fraudulently intending him the said John Bailey of the
                 said thirty One thousand five hundred thirtyeight pounds of porke
                 and two and twenty bushells of Salt to deceive he the said Marke
                 the said summe or quantity of thirty One thousand five hundred
                 thirty eight pounds of porke according to his promises aforesaid hath
                 not paid non the said two and twenty bushells of Salt hath not re
                 stored although he hath been by the said John oftentimes since there-
                 unto required but the same porke to content and pay and the said
                 Salt to restore he doth altogether deny and refuse whereupon he the
                 said John Bailey Saith he is dampnified and losse hath to the value
                 of founescore thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth
                 his Suite.
                   And the Said Marke by Keneim Cheseldyn his Attorny doth come
                 and defendeth the force and injury when &c and Saith he did not
                 assume upon himselfe in manner or fonme as the said John Balley
                 above in his declaration hath declared against him and of this he
                 putts himselfe upon the Country. and the said John likewise there
                 fore it is comanded the Sheriff of St Maries County that he cause
                 to come here twelve &c.
                   Now here at this day to wit the tenth day of ffebruary in the 43th
                 yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said John Bailey
                 by his Attorny and offered himselfe against the said Marke in the
                 plea aforesaid and the said Marke by his Attorny and the jurors
                 of that jury likewise came to wit Roger Baker John Burage Thomas
                 Doxey John Garnish Justinian Gerard Samuel Dobson Wm Watts
                 John Gittings Thomas Bowdle William Worgan James Veitch and
                 Cornelius Watkinson who being impannelled sumoned and swonne to
                 Say the truth in the premisses and standing at the barre and the
                 declaration and plea aforesaid being read the said Marke Cordea by
                 his Attorny aforesaid Saith nothing in barre or avoidance of the
             p. 440 action aforesaid of him the Said John whereupon the said John
                 Bailey remaineth against the Said Marke Cordea thereof undefended
                 therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the said John BaIley
                 recover against the said Marke Cordea the said Sume of thirty One
                 thousand five hundred thirty eight pounds of tobacco and two and
                 twenty bushells of Salt as also the summe of One thousand flinty
                 Six pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges in this behalfe laid
                 Out and expended and the Said Marke Cordea in mercy &c.
                   The jury in this cause being impannelled SumOned and Sworne
                 and ready to try the issue joyned and the defendant confesseing
                 judgment to the action Ordered that the jury be paid their charges.

                Benjamin Cowell Comãnd was given the Sheriff of Talbott County
                     agt Whereas Richard Tilghman of his County Chi
               Richard Tilghman    rurgeon the Sixtenth day of April in the 40th
                              yeare of his Lopps Dominion & before Philip