150      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681/1682.

    Liber W. C. him the said John and wch to him to Rendr he ought And for that
                the said partyes have Proceeded in Our Provinciall Court off and
                upon the premisses Soe farr that by and with the Consent of the
                Attorneys of both sides Judgment is by the Justices of our Said
                Court awarded That the said Thomas Jones ought to account with
                the said John Pinke for the time he was Receiver of the goods and
                tobaccoes of him the said John Pinke Wee doe therefore hereby
                authorize and Empower you the said Henry Smith and Robert
                Mason auditors to audite state and the account of the said Thomas
                Jones to the said John Pinke to the End aforesaid to examine, and
                that you forthwith meete at such place as you shall think Conven
                ient for the stateing auditeing and Examineing the same, & that
                the sd Thomas Jones doe then and there attend you untill his said
                account be by you stated audited & Examined as aforesaid, & for
                the more effectual discovery of the truth of ye premisses you are
                hereby further Empowered & appointed to Administer oath or Oathes
                to any witnesse or witnesses that shall be Produced before you
                touching and Concerning the premisses, and that the said accompt
                after Mature Deleberation thereupon had & when the same is au
                dited stated & Examined by you as aforesaid that you the said
                Auditors make Report thereof unto Our Justices of our Provinciall
                Court to be held at our Citty of st Maryes this Third day of March
                instant under your hands and seales, And for your Proceedings herein
                this shall be yor warrant Witnesse Our self the third day of March
                in the seaventh yeare of our Dominion over Our said Provinces &c.
                Annoq Doni. 1681,

                                           Wm Calvert. Secretary
                  On wch said third day of March in the yeare of our Lord 1681,
                aforesaid Came the said Plantiffe by his Attorney aforesaid. and
                the said Deft Likewise & the said Henry Smith and Robert Mason
                made returne to the Court here of an accompt by them stated audited
       p. 521   and Examined betweene the said Plantiffe and deft, and their hands
                and seales wch followes in these words Viz.

                  W Thomas Jones. Dr to Mr Jno Pinke
                                                      li    Porke
                To seaverall new bills for Porke
                                                                               6i16
                  delivered you

                             p Contra C1
                                                   Ii Porke
                By Porke brought W Pinke               3893
                By shrinkidge of ye sd Quantity ‘5 p Cent585
                By sallary ‘0 p Cent                    390
                By salt upon the Meate                  250
                By Caske to put it in and to put ye fatt in 220
                By abatement of M1' Hutchins            030