648       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

         Liber M M  & defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty of Speake
                 ing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is granted him
                 the same day is given to both partyes here.
             p. 624 Now here at this day to wit the foure & twentith day of Novernbr
                 in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Anncxp Doth
                 One thousand six hundred Seventy five came the said George by
                 his Attorny aforesaid but the said Thomas came not but made de
                 fault Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said
                 George recover against the said Thomas Mount fort aswell the said
                 summe of eight hundred & forty pounds of tobacco the debt a fore
                 said as also the summe of Six hundred thirty five pounds of tobacco
                 cost of Suite & the said Thomas in mercy.

                 Evan Carew Marke Cordea late of St Maries County was at
                    agt tached to answer unto Evan Carew in a plea of tres
                 Marke Cordea pas upon the case.
                            And whereupon the said Evan by Robert Carvile
                           his Attorny Saith that there being upon the first day
                 of ffebruary in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred &
                 Seventy a communication had betweene the said Mark & the Said
                 Evan touching his the said Evans being imployed & reteined by
                 him the Said Mark as his Servant to Keepe his bookes receive his
                 tobacco and doe Such otherworke for him the said Marke as the
                 said Mark Should imploy him in He the said Mark in consideration
                 that the said Evan would be reteined & hired as a Servant to him the
                 said Marke to Keepe his bookes and accompts receive tobacco for
                 him & doe Such other Service as the Said Mark should imploy him
                 in did assume upon himselfe and to the said Evan did faithfully
                 promise that he the said Mark would well & truly pay and Satisfie
                 unto the Said Evan when he Should be thereunto required So much
                 tobacco for his the said Evans wages over & above his necessary
                 accornodations as he the said Evan Should reasonably deserve for
                 So long time as he the said Evan Should continue in the Service or
                 imployment of him the Said Marke And the Said Evan in fact Saith
                 that he trusting to the faire promises and protestations of him the
                 said Mark did upon the Said first day of ffebruary in the yeare
                 aforesaid enter into the Service of him the said Mark and Kept his
                 bookes and received for him severall great quantityes of tobaccoes
                 and did such other worke for him the said Mark as he was required
                 to doe and the said Evan did faithfully Serve him the said Marke
                 in the service and imployment aforesaid from the said first day of
                 ffebruary in the yeare aforesaid untill the Seven & twentith day of
                 June in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Sev
                 enty three being in all eight & twenty monthes and that for such his
                 service & paines he did & doth reasonably deserve after the rate of
                 foure thousand pounds of tobacco annum over & above his neces