Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679. 23

M^r Carvile
I doe hereby authorize & appoint you to appeare for me att the
suite of Jacob Leisler in a plea of debt, & to confesse judgm^t for ffif-
teene thousand six hundred fifty & six pounds of tobacco with costs
of suite As also to another accon att the suite of the said Leisler in
a plea of trespasse of the case upon a bill of Exchange protested And
to confesse judgm^t to the same with thirty p Cent damages & costs
And for yo^r so doeing this shall be yo^r warrant As wittnes my hand
this ffifteenth day of Octob^r in the yeare of our Lord 1679.
Mark Cordea
Test W^m Crosse
S^t Maryes May the 12^th 1677
Fifty dayes after sight of this my first bill of Exchange, my sec-
ond & third not being paid, pay to Jacob Leisler or order the Sume
of Ninety Eight pounds sterling money of England the Value
whereof I have received of said Jacob Leisler make good payment
& place itt to the accompt of your friend p advice
Marke Cordea
To M^r Harry Coutarie M^rchant in London
was Endorsed
Att Canterbury 1677. 9 July Mons^r Henry Coutarie Pay the con-
tents of the within menconed bill of Exchange to Master John
Dorville, his receipt will be yo^r discharg
V L Dienaer
Jacob Leisler

On this day the tourth day of July Anno Doni One thousand six
hundred & seventy seven, att the request of M^r John Dorville of
London M^rchant I Abraham deSmith Notary publick & Tabellion
royall resideing in London haveing in my hands a certaine bill of
Exchang whereof the above written is a true copy, went to the
dwelling house of M^r Henry Coutarie, & shewed unto the said
Henry Coutarie the afore mencond bill of Exchange, & demanded
of him the acceptance thereof whereunto he returned me for Answer,
that he would not accept the said bill for want of Effects. There-
fore I the said Notary did as I hereby doe Protest the aforesaid bill
of Exchange for non acceptance against the said M^r Henry Coutarie

Liber W. C.

as also against the drawer Thereof & all others whom itt doth shall
or may any wayes concerne of & for all cost damages & expences
intrest exchange & reexchange by reason of the nonacceptance all-
ready had & sustained, & hereafter to be had & sustained for to re-
cover the same according to Law & justice. This done & protested in
London the day & yeare first above written. Quod attestor sub
manu ac Sigillo mei officij.
(locus sigilli) Abraham deSmith Notar pub
1678

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