Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.  651



       doeing this shall be your Sufficient warrant Wittness my hand the Liber M M
       7th day of August 1675           Mark Cordea.
       Testes Tho: Gant

           J no Darnall.

      Garret Vansweringen George Marshall late of St Maries County p. 627
           agt planter was attached to answer Garret Van-
      George Marshall sweringen in a plea of trespas upon the case
                       And whereupon the said Garret by Kenelm
                     Cheseldyn his Attorny complaineth that whereas
       the said George Marshall the first day of September in the yeare
       One thousand six hundred seventy three Stood indebted to him
       the said Garrett for divers liquors and other accomodations re
       ceived at the house of him the said Garret as also for Severall
       Summes of tobacco at the request of him the said George paid unto
       Severall persons by him the said Garret on the behalf e of him the
       said George as also for One hundred & Seaven pounds of tobacco
       due upon ballance of a former accompt from him the said George
       to him the said Garret at divers dayes and times to wit from the
       said first day of September in the yeare aforesaid untill the eleventh
       day of December in the yeare One thousand six hundred Seventy
       foure a particular of all which is here in Court produced in the
       whole amounting to the summe of two thousand & forty pounds of
       tobacco In consideration whereof the said George did assume upon
       himselfe to the Said Garret did faithfully promise that he the said
       George when thereunto required the Said summe of two thousand &
       forty pounds of tobacco to him the said Garret would well & truly
       content & pay Notwithstanding which the said George the said
       Summe of two thousand & forty pounds of tobacco to him the said
       Garret according to his promise hath not paid though often there-
       unto required but the same to pay hitherto hath & Still doth altogether
       deny to the damage of the said Garret three thousand five hun
       dred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
        And the said George by Robert Carvile his Attorny comes &
       defends the force & injury when &c & saith that he did not assume
       upon himself e nor to the said Garret make such promise as the said
       Garret hath above declared against him and of this he putts him
       selfe upon the Country and the plaintiff likewise therefore it is
       comanded the Sheriff that he cause to come here twelve &c But
       before the jurors came the said George in his proper person came &
       Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him
       the said Garret whereupon the said. Garret remaineth against him
       thereupon wholy undefended Therefore it is considered by the Court
       here to wit at St Maries the five & twentith day of November in the
       44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doth One thou- p. 628
       sand six hundred Seventy five that the said Garret recover against