12        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

               Liber N N     the action aforesaid of him the said Thomas in forme aforesaid
                    brought whereupon the said Thomas remaineth against the said
                    George thereof wholly undefended Whereupon it is granted by the
                    Court here that the said Thomas Cosden recover against the said
                    George Oldfeild aswell the summe of three thousand three hundred
                    & seventy pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also five hundred
                    and Sixteene pounds of tobacco cost of suite.

                    Proprietary Memorandum That at a Provinciall Court held
                      agt the two & twentith day of June in the second yeare
                  Benjamin Rozer. of the Dominion of Charles &c Annoq3 Doth 1677
                                Came here in Court Kenelm Cheseldyn Attorny
                    Generall of the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary who on this be
                    halfe for the said Lord Proprietary prosecuteth and exhibiteth his
                    certaine information against Benja Rozer Esqr one of the justices
                    of this Court and giveth the Court here to understand & be informed
                      That whereas Richard Robinson late of Charles County Stood
                    indebted unto the right Honble Charles absolute Lord & Propry for
                    port dutyes & impost f or the Shipp Constant John of Hull the
                    summe of eighteen pounds eight Shillings sterling The said Ben
                    jamin the twentith day of May 1676 in consideration that the said
                    Lord Propry would accept the said Richard Robinsons bills of Ex
                    change for the said eighteen pounds eight Shillings Sterling passed
                    upon Sr John Leethenleure in London merchant the said Benjamin
                    did assume upon himselfe and to the said Lord Propry did faith
                    fully promise that in case the said bill of exchange should not be
                    paid by the said Leethenleure that the said Benjamin would when
                    required pay the said eighteen pounds eight shillings And also that
                    in case the said bills of Exc° should be protested he would pay after
                    the rate of thirty PCent for his damages for such protest And the
                    said Lord Propry in fact saith that the said Leethenleure did not
                    pay the said bills of Exchange but the same did returne ptested not
                    withstanding which the said Benjamin the said summe of Eighteen
                    pounds Eight shillings after the rate of thirty pounds PCent for
                    the protest of the said bill of Exchange hath not paid but the same
                    to pay denyeth to the damage of the said Lord Propry fifty pounds
                    Sterling & hereupon the said Kenelm Attorny Generall for the said
                    Ld Propry prayeth the said Benjamin unto the prmisses in the infor
                    mation may answer.
                      Now here at this day to wit the three & twentith day of June
                    Anno Doth 1676 came the said Benjamin Rozer in his proper person
                    & Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of his
                    said Txpp in forme aforesaid brought & the said Lord Propry have
                    ing produced the said bill of exchange & protest in Court here It is
                    granted by the Court that the said Lord Propry recover against the
                    said Benjamin Rozer aswell the summe of eighteen pounds eight