578  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.




         Liber M M   of the Said bill of exchange and it is read unto him and he also pray
                 eth the heareing of the Protest of the Said bill of exchange and it
                 is read unto him in these words following Vizt By this publique
                 instrument of protest be it Knowne unto all who shall See these
                 presents or heare the Same read that On the third day of the month
                 October Anno Dom 1674 and in the Six and twentith yeare of the
                 Reigne of Our Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of
                 God King of England Scotland ifrance and Irland Defender of the
                 ifaith &c at the request of Mr Henry Meese of London merchant I
                 Nicholas Hayward Notary and Tabellion publique dwelling in Lon
                 don by Authority of his Said Matie admitted and Sworne went Sev
                 erall times to the house of Mr John ifoster Scituate in Gratious Street
                 London where Speakeing to his man Servant I demanded of him if
                 the Said Mr ifoster was within or if he would accept or pay the Origi
                 nal bill of exchange of eleaven pounds five shillings and foure pence
                 of Current mony of England where a true Coppy is written on the
                 otherside whereupon he answered that the Said Mr ffoster his Master
                 was not within but haveing informed him of his Said bill he told him
                 respondent that he neither would accept nor pay the Same Which
                 answer I the Said Notary haveing heard at the request aforesaid
                 have protested and by these presents doe protest aswell against Wm
                 Stevens drawer of the Said bill and against all others therein Obliged
                 for change and rechange together with all costs damages and in
                 terests already Suffered & Susteined and to be Suffered and Sus
                 teined for want of acceptance or payment of the Said bill This done
                 and protested in London in the presence of Thomas Potter and John
             p. 557  Lidiard Which being read & heard the Said William Stevens Saith
                 nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said
                 Charles for that he oweth the Said Charles the said Summe of
                 eleven pounds five shillings and foure pence whereupon the said
                 Charles remaineth against the Said William thereof wholly unde
                 fended Therefore it is this day to wit the eighth day of May in the
                 43 yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Considered by the Court
                 here that the Said Charles Calvert recover against the Said William
                 Stevens aswell the Said Summe of eleven pounds five shillings and
                 foure pence the debt aforesaid together with three pounds Seven
                 Shillings and Seaven pence for Change and rechange as also the
                 summe of five hundred ninty nine pounds of tobacco for his costs
                 and charges in this behalfe laid Out & expended and the said Wm in
                 mercy &c.
                   These are to Authorize and impower you Robert Ridgely One
                 of the Attornyes of the Provinciall Court to appeare for me at the
                 Suite of the Honble Charles Calvert Governour of Maryland upon
                 the protest of a bill of exchange and to putt in Such plea as you
                 shall thinke fitt And for your proceedings herein this shall be your