306 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

	Liber W. C.	(10) The said Accomptant Gibbs chargeth Tobacco"
		ptended to bee payd to Lewin Denard but set-
		teth downe noe time when or how long hee used
		the Store, w"* ought not to be allowed because	....... 1500
		the sairl arcotintant chargeth 15" Tob p Genl	U
		for his Comission, in wch Storeidge is Included
		according to the Custome of Marchandizeing
		in this Province .........................
		(il) — The said Accountant Gibbs chargeth 20 gall
		of Rum spent in sale of the goods, but doth not
		Mention whose goods but ought not to be al-
		lowed by reason the said accountant had noe	.... 700
		ordr from the said Arthur Sawyer to buy Rum
		to sell his goods being altogether Unnecessary
		for the said Sawyers use ..................
		(12) — The said Accountant Gibbs chargeth thirty
		pounds of sugar wch ought not to bee Allowed	90
		being altogether Unnecessary for the said saw-
		yers use: ...............................
		(13) The said accountant Gibbs chargeth Tob pd for
		ye ffreight of his goods in the Sarah and Eliza-	.... 8oo
		beth wch ought not to bee allowed because hee
		the said Gibbs did not pay the same...........
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The Exceptant Sayth that hee ought to bee allowed after the rate
of 30^lb Tob p Cent for what Tob the Accountant shall bee found
in arreareages Due to the Exceptant, for the wrong done him the
said Exceptant by the Carelesnesse. and Negligence of him the said
Accountant in not Shipping home and makeing due Returnes of
the goods and Tobaccoes of him the s^d Arthur as hee ought to have
done to the said Exceptant, and for that the said Accountant Al-
lowed Tenn shillings and Six pence p 100 for Tobacco, when as
good Tobacco was bought at the same time for 8^s 6^d p loo, and
for that Tobacco is not worth at this time above foure shillings
p 100. w^ch must bee and is very greate Losse and Damage to the
said Exceptant, w^ch the said Exceptant hopes that You the said
Audito" will bee pleased to take into Yo^r Serious Considerations

Soe that hee may not be too great? fl Looser by the Said Accountant

Geo: Parker:

The Acco^t of Edward Gibbs Exhibited the I^st day of Septemb^r
1680 Unto Arthur Sawyer of the Citty of Bristoll Marchant before
Certaine Audito" by the Honoble the Provincial Court of this
Province Authorised, and Appointed as followeth: Viz