640  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.



         Liber M M Thomas Jones Thomas Pattison late of Dorchester County was
                     agt attached to answer unto Thomas Jones in a plea
                   Thomas Pattison of trespas upon the case.
                    And whereupon the Said Thomas Jones by Kenelm Cheseldyn
                  his Attorny complaineth that whereas the Said Thomas Pattison
                  the ninetenth of October 1674 Stood indebted to the said Thomas
                  Jones the summe of foure thousand eight hundred flinty three
                  pounds of tobacco the said Thomas Pattison did assume upon him
                  selfe & to the said Thomas Jones did faithfully promise that he the
                  said Thomas Pattison the same when thereunto required would
                  well & truly content & pay Notwithstanding which the said Thomas
                  Pattison though often required the Same hath not paid to him
              p. 616  the Said Thomas Jones but the same to pay hitherto hath and
                  Still doth deny to the damage of the said Jones the summe of Six
                  thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
                    Now here at this day to wit the twentith day of November in the
                  44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doth One thou
                  sand Six hundred Seventy five came the said Thomas Pattison by
                  Vincent Lowe his Attorny and defendeth the force and injury when
                  &c and Saith nothing in barre or avoidance of the action aforesaid
                  of him the said Thomas Jones because he oweth the said Thomas
                  Jones the said summe of foure thousand eight hundred flinty three
                  pounds of tobacco in such manner and forme as the said Thomas
                  Jones hath above declared whereupon the said Thomas Jones re
                  maineth against the said Thomas Pattison thereof undefended There
                  fore it is Considered by the Court here that the said Thomas Jones
                  recover against the said Thomas Pattison aswell the summe of foure
                  thousand eight hundred ninty three pounds of tobacco for his dam
                  ages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also the Summe of five
                  hundred twenty eight pounds of tobacco costs of Suite & the said
                  Thomas Pattison in mercy.

                  Esq Lowe my accompt to Capt Jones is foure thousand eight hun
                  dred and ninty three I desire you will please to confesse judgmt
                  On my behalfe & likewise for Mr Cheseldyne ifees & also be pleased
                  to appeare for me at the Suite of Mr Carter
                  November 20th 1675.     Your humble Servant
                                                Tho: Pattison

                 Christopher Goodhand Tobias Wells executor of the last will and
                        agt Testament of Mary Pine late of Kent County
                   Tobias Wells executr widdow deceased was attached to answer unto
                    Mary Pine Christopher Goodhand of a plea of trespas
                               on the case.
                    And whereupon the Said Christopher by Robert Ridgely his At
                  torny complaineth that whereas the Said Mary in her life time to wit