354 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

Dobson the said twenty fifth day of ffebruary in the yeare aforesaid,
Contriveing and designing him the said Thomas Jones of ffoure
hundred and foure pounds of Tobacco to deceive and defraud, Did
acquaint the said Thomas Jones that hee the said Thomas stood
indebted to the Hono^ble William Calvert Esq Secretary of this
Province The Sume of ffoure hundred and foure pounds of Tobacco
for fees w⁰⁰ hee had Order to Collect and Receive, and therefore
required the said Thomas to pay the same unto him the said Sam^ll or
else hee the said Sam^ll him the said Thomas in Execucon for the
Same would forthwith Seize and take, The said Thomas fearing
the said Sam^ll would take him in Execucon as aforesaid, and not
Knowing whether hee owed the said Secretary the said Sume of
ffoure hundred & foure pounds of Tobacco or not forthwith paid
unto the said Sam^ll the said sume of ffoure hundred and foure
Pounds of Tobacco for Secretarys ffees as aforesd, Supposed to bee
due to the said Secretary from the said Thomas, and that hee the
Said Sam^ll had ord^r to Collect gather up and Receive the same, And
the said Thomas in ffact Sayth That att the Time aforesaid hee
did not owe unto the said Secretary the said Sume of ffoure hun-
dred and foure pounds of Tobacco nor had the said Sam^ll any order
to Collect and Receive the same, Nor had the said Secretary any
accompt thereof, But the said Samuel him the s^d Thomas of the said
ffoure hundred and foure pounds of Tobacco the day and Yeare
aforesaid fraudulently and deceitfully did deceive and defraud to the
damage of the said Thomas Two thousand pounds of Tobacco. And
thereupon hee brings his suite.
And the said Sam^ll Dobson by Kenelm Cheseldyne his Attorney
cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth
Liberty to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and it is
granted unto him the same day is given to the plantiffe also
Att w^ch said next Provinciall Court to witt the Thirtyeth day of
November in the Sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right hono^ble
Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1680 Came the said
ptyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And the said Sam^ll Dobson by his
said Attorney saith That the said Thomas Jones his accon aforesaid
against him the said Sam^ll ought not to have, for that hee eayth,

That at the time of the supposed receiveing of the ffoure hundred &
foure pounds of Tobacco in the Declaracon menconed of the said
Thomas by him the said Sam^ll. The said Sam^ll sayth that hee was
Undersheriffe and Deputy to Cap^t Gerrard Slye high Sheriffe of
S^r Maryes County, from whome hee the said Sam^ll Received a cer-
taine list of debts belonging to the hono^ble the secretary of this
Province to bee Leavyed by way of Execucon upon seav^ll psons in
st Maryes County; amongst w^ch the said Thomas Jones in the List
aforesaid was charged the Sume of ffoure hundred and foure
pounds of Tobacco in the Declaracon mentioned and delivered to