Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 295

dwelling in London by the authority of his said Majesty admitted
and Sworn Speaking to y^e s^d Coll Thomas Panton att his house in
y^e Hay Markett London demanded of him if he would now accept
or pay when due the Origenall bill of Exchang of ffifteen pounds
Sterling aforemenconed Whereupon the said Coll Thomas Panton
aswered that he would neither accept or pay y^e s^d bill when due for
want of Effects w^ch Answer y^e Said Notary having heard (att the
request afd) had ptested & by those p^rsents did ptest as well ag^t the
Said Garrat Vansweringen drawer or Subscriber of the s^d bill and
ag^t all others in the Said bill any aways oblidged for all Costs dam-
ages & Intrests already suffered and susteined and hereafter to be
Suffered and Susteined for want of acceptance and paym^t of the
Said bill, all w^ch the said Notary because he was p^rsent and did see
hear & know all the said things acted & done as they are before
recited the day & year and places afd Did therefore to a certaine
Instrum^t of Protest subscribe his name and put to his wonted &
accustomed Seale being requested to Certifie & testifie y^e p^rmisses
w^ch said Instrum^t of Protest is by y^e s^d John here in Court pduced
Now the s^d Garrat Vansweringen little regarding his pmise and
assumpcon made as afd but plotting & fraudulently intending him
the Said John to deceive & defraud of y^e s^d ffifteen pounds sterling
the same ffifteen pounds Sterling to him the Said John hath not paid
although often he hath been therevnto required but doth vtterly
refuse to pay y^e same by w^ch the s^d John the whole pfitt gaines and
advantage w^ch he w^th y^e said ffifteen pounds if it had been paid to
y^e S^d John (according to the pmise of the s^d Garrat in that behalfe
made) by buying and selling and lawfully bargaining w^th the same,
might have had and gained is now totally Lost and deprived of :
Wherevpon he Saith he is damnified & hath loss to y^e Value of
Thirty pounds Sterling and therevpon he bringeth his Suit.

Jn^o Doe
Ridgely p Quer Pledg de pscj Roe

And the said John bringeth here into Court as well the said bill
of Exchange as y^e Instrum^t of Protest whereby y^e p^rmisses may the
more sufficiently appear vnto y^e Court in manner & forme as is af^d
Memorandum that this day to witt the twenty day of Jan^ry in y^e
sixth yeare of y^e Dominion of Charles &c Annoq Dno 1680 before
me Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancellor of this Province of Maryland
and One of the Justices of the Pro^ll Court att my house att y^e City
of S^t Mary psonally appeared Garret Vansweringen above named
in his pper pson and did Consent y^e judgm^t Should pass ag^t him for
the said Sume of ffifteen pounds Sterling y^e debt afd as alsoe for

Liber W. C.
p. 268

the Sume of fower pounds & tenn Shillings Sterling for damages
by the s^d John Lucom Susteined by reason of the non payment of

p. 269