660  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.



          Liber M M  aforesaid did accept of the said imployment of Bookekeeper and did
                  upon the said last day of June aforesaid enter into the Service of
                  him the said Robert and Kept his books and accompts & attended his
                  Guests and that he did continue in the Said imployment & Service
                  from the Said last day of June aforesaid till the Sixth day of ffebru
                  ary in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred seventy
                  three being in all seaven months and odd dayes which at the rate of
                  three hundred thirtynine pounds of tobacco p month amounts in
                  the whole to the summe of two thousand three hundred seventy
                  three pounds of tobacco Yet not withstanding the said Robert his
                  promise and assumption aforesaid little regarding but deviseing &
                  fraudulently intending him the said Evan in that behalf e craftily and
                  Subtilly to deceive & defraud the said summe of two thousand three
                  hundred Seventy three pounds of tobacco to him the said Evan hath
                  not paid or satisfied though often thereunto requested but the same
                  to pay hath hitherto denyed & Still doth deny to the damage of the
                  said Evan five thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth
                  his suite.
                   And the said Robert by Thomas Bland his Attorny cometh &
                  defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle
                  here untill next Provinciall Court & it is granted unto him the same
                  day is given to both parties.
                   Att which said next Provinciall Court to wit the twentith day of
                  November in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Came the
                  said Evan by his Attorny aforesaid and the said Robert by his
                  Attorny likewise came & the said Robert Saith he did not assume &
                  promise in manner & forme as in the plaintiffs declaracOn is sett
                  forth & thereupon he putts himselfe upon the Country & the plaintiff
                  likewise Therefore it is Comanded the Sheriff that he cause to come
                  here twelve &c. but before the jurors came the parties abovesaid
                  did by consent of their Attornyes putt themselves to the judgment
                  of the Court. Whereupon it is considered by the Court here that
                  the said Evan recover against the said Robert Proctor the summe
                  of two thousand pounds of tobacco damages for the trespas afore
                  said & also the summe of eight hundred flinty five pounds of tobacco
                  costs of Suite.

             p. 637 Roger Baker     Garret Vansweringen late of St Maries County
                     agt Inholder otherwise called Garret Vanswerin
               Garret Vansweringen  gen of St Maries County. Gent was sum
                                oned to answer unto Roger Baker of a plea
                                that he render unto him the full & just summe
                  & quantity of Six thousand Six hundred pounds of good Sound
                  merchantable tobacco in caske which to him he oweth & unjustly
                  deteineth











           And whereupon the said Roger by Robert Ridgely his Attorny