Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.     71

       John Jarbo in his life time to wit the eighth day of June in the yeare Liber N N
       of Our Lord 1672 Stood indebted unto John England & Thomas
       Jones the summe of three thousand One hundred flinty three pounds
       of tobacco In consideration whereof the said John Jarbo did assume
       upon himselfe & to the said Thomas did faithfully promise that he
       the said John would pay the same on demand after the tenth of
       October next ensueing the eighth day of June aforesaid to the said
       John England or to the said Thomas Jones their heirs executrs or
       admrs & the said Thomas in fact saith that the said John in his
       life time nor the said Mary while she was Sole nor the said Stephen
       and Mary Since espousalls executrix of the last will & Testament of
       the said John hath not paid to either the said John England or
       Thomas Jones but the same to pay hitherto & Still doth deny to pay
       to the damage of the said Thomas foure thousand pounds of tobacco
       & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
         And the said Stephen & Mary by Robert Carvile their Attorny
       cometh & defend the force & injury when &c & pray liberty to im
       parle hereunto untill the next Court & it is granted them the same
       day is given to the said Thomas Jones.
         Att which said next Court to wit the sixth day of October Anno
       1677 Came the said Thomas Jones by his said Attorny & offered
       himselfe against the said Stephen & Mary in the plea aforesaid but
       the said Stephen & Mary came not but made default & the said
       Thomas Jones did under his hand acknowledge that there is only
       One thousand five hundred fifty three pounds of tobacco the re- p. 356
       mainder of the debt aforesaid due unto him the said Thomas Jones
       Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the said Thomas
       Jones recover against the estate of the said John Jarbo the summe of
       One thousand five hundred fifty three pounds of tobacco the debt
       aforesaid as also the summe of pound of tobacco
       Costs of suite.

       Edward Pynn Charles James late of Cecil County was attached to
           agt answer unto Edward Pynn of a plea of trespas upon
       Charles James the case.
                   And whereupon the said Edward by Robert Car-
       vile his Attorny complaineth that whereas the said Edward upon
       the 4th day of May Anno Dom 1676 was employed by severall mer
       chants and other persons Inhabitants within this Province to collect
       gather in & receive for such merchants & others as aforesaid severall
       considerable sumes of tobacco amounting to above the summe of
       three hundred thousand pounds of tobacco for the gathering & Col
       lecting whereof & of all such summes of tobacco as he should so
       collect he was to have & receive the summe of ten pounds of tobacco
       for every hundred pound received, And the said Edward haveing
       Occasions on the said 4th day of May aforesaid to come to the house