420        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

           Liber N N said notes Wee have not absolutely given the same in the
                     creditt Pt of this acct but referr the same to the judgt of
                     the Honble Court in value Supposedly      3747 1 ton.
                   With the like submission to the validity of the 4 notes that
                     relate to the Gournrs tob: recd on Kent val. . . 5560 l tob
                   As likewise a note of Richard Bayleys in regard to order pro-
                     duced for Edmondsons payment thereof vat.. 780 l tob.

                     In Testimony whereof Wee have hereunto subscribed Our names
                   and affixed Our seales this sevententh day of January Anno Doth
                   1676.
                                          Phil: Loyd(sealed)
                                          Wm ffoorde(sealed)
                                           Edwd Man (sealed)
                                           Wm Crosse(sealed)
                     Which being read & heard and the said notes produced It is the
                   judgment of the Court here the One & twentith day of April Anno
                   Doffi 1677 That what the said Auditors report certaine in Debtor
                   & Creditor be confirmed and that the matter of ifact be tryed by a
                   jury. Wherefore Comand is given to the Sheriff of st Maries County
                   that he cause to come here twelve &c Afterwards to witt the foure &
                   twentith day of April in the yeare aforesaid Came the said John
                   Rousby and Henry Tripp by their Attornyes & the jurors of that
                   jury came also to witt Edward Inglish Richard Peacocke Thomas
                   Spinke Marmaduke Semme Samuel Raspin Roger Baker James Ives
                   Thomas Russell Mark Cordea Ninian Beale John Darby and John
                   Barnes who being impannelled Sumoned & Sworne to Say the truth
                   in the premisses upon their Oathes doe say Wee find for the de-
                   fendant and referre the damages to this Honble Court. Whereupon
                   it is the judgment of the Court that no damages be allowed the
                   plaintiff But that the said John Rousby recover against the said
                   Henry Tripp the summe of twenty One thousand & eighteene pounds
                   of tobacco the debt aforesaid together with One thousand five hun-
                   dred flinty six pounds of tobacco costs taxed by this Court.

              p. 260 Josias ffendall James Neale was Sumoned to answer unto Josias
                      agt ffendall of a plea wherefore he tooke two thousand
                 James Neale five hundred pounds of tobacco and two & twenty
                             barrells of Indian Corne of the proper goods of him
                   the Said Josias ffendall and them unjustly deteined against suertyes
                   & pledges untill &c.
                     And whereupon the said Josias ffendall by John Jones his At-
                   torny complaineth that the Said James Neale the three & twentith
                   day of November 1675/6 in Charles County at the plantation late
                   of Hugh 0 Neale tooke two thousand five hundred pounds of to-
                   bacco and two & twenty barrells of Indian Come of the proper