Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.     5'

        Crowne Malego Walter Dunch Comander Servant to Capt Thomas Liber N N
        Harwood bound by Indenture for foure yeares as by a Certificate
        issued Out of the Office beareing date the 1 1th of July Anno 1671
        does appeare And the said Capt Harwood sold the Petitioner unto
        Robert Lockwood of Ann Arundell County for the terme aforesaid
        which he hath most truly and faithfully served Yet notwithstanding
        the said Robert Lockwood refuseth to sett him free. Which said
        Certificate being produced in Court It is the judgment of the Court
        here this tenth day of ffebruary One thousand six hundred seventy
        five that the Petitioner hath Served his full terme or time of Service
        according to the said Certificate.

        Samuel Millington George Beckwith late of Calvert County other-
             agt wise called George Beckwith of Calvert County
     George Beckwith j in the Province of Maryland Gent was Sum-
                      moned to answer unto Samuel Millington in
        a plea that he render unto him the summe of two thousand pounds
        of tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
          Whereupon the Said Samuel by Vincent Lowe his Attorny Saith
        that whereas the Said George Beckwith the Sevententh day of August
        in the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Döm One
        thousand Six hundred Seventy foure by his certaine writeing Obliga-
        tory Sealed with the seale of him the said George here in Court
        produced whose date is the same day and yeare abovewritten did
        bind himselfe his heirs executors & admrs to pay unto the said
        Samuel Millington or to his certaine Attorny executrs admts or
        assignes the full & just quantity of two thousand pounds of good
        Sound large & every way well conditioned tobacco & caske in
        Dorchester County Yet notwithstanding the aforesaid Summe of
        two thousand pounds of tobacco the said George hath not paid to
        him the said Samuel according to the tenor of his Said bill though
        often thereunto required but doth altogether refuse to pay the Same
        whereupon the said Samuel Saith he is dampnified & hath losse to the
        value of three thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth
        his suite.

          And the said George by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh &
        defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to
        imparle here untill next Court the same day is given to both parties.
          Now here at this day to wit the twelfth day of ffebruary in the
        yeare One thousand Six hundred Seventy five came the said Samuel
        by his Attorny aforesaid and offered himselfe against the said
        George in the plea aforesaid but the said George came not but
        made default therefore it is considered by the Court here that the
        said Samuel recover against the said George aswell the summe of
        two thousand pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the
        summe of five hundred flinty and Eight pounds of tobacco costs of
        Suite.