316        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

                 for his Costs and Charges by him about his defence in this behalfe
                 layd out and expended and the Said William may have thereof
                 Execution

                 Joseph Eaton The Jury finding for the plt in this Cause Nine
                    agt pounds five shillings Sterling With Costs of Suite
               John Wood   the Deft by George Parker his Attorney moved in
                           Arrest of Judgment and day is thereupon given to
                both partyes untill the next Provinciall Court

                Daniel Clocker Michael Miller late of Kent County Sheriffe was
                     agt attached to answere unto Daniel Clocker of a plea
                Michael Miller of Trespasse of the Case
                             And Whereupon the said Daniel by Robert Car-
                 vile his Attorney complaineth that Whereas at a Sessions of Gen
                 erall Assembly begunn and held at the Citty of St Maries the six
                 teenth day of August in the yeare of our Lord 1681 there was
                 Allowed to the said Daniel Clocker by the Said Assembly the Sume
                 of One thousand foure hundred fifty and three pounds of tobacco
                 to be payd him the said Daniel out of the publkp Leavy in the
                 County aforesaid And the said Michael Miller being then Sheriffe
                 of the said County of Kent did receive the said One thousand foure
                 hundred fifty three pounds of tobacco soe Ordered to be payd to
                 the said Daniel as aforesaid And the same One thousand foure
                 hundred fifty three pounds of tobacco being in the posession of
                 him the said Michael Miller reed as aforesaid he the said Michael
                 Miller Did upon the fourth day of May 1682 at the Citty of
                 st Maryes. Assure and promise the said Daniel Clocker that if
                 the said Daniel did at any time then after Send for the said Tobacco.
                 the Same should be readily and Conveniently paid to him the said
                 Daniel Clocker or his order when the same should of him the said
                 Michael be demanded And the said Daniel in fact sayth that he
                 trusting to the promise of the said Michael in that behalfe made as
                 aforesaid Did upon ye fourtenth day of May aforesaid Send his
                 Shallope with two hands in her by the said Daniel hyred to goe to
                 the Said Michael Miller at his house in the County of Kent afore
                 said there to Demand and receive of him the said Michael Miller
                 the said ifourteene hundred fifty three pounds of Tobacco & put
                 the same on board the said Shallope and the same soe received to
                 pay and deliver to George Robotham of Talbot County Marcht
                 in satisfaccon for some Goods the said Daniel had bargained and
                 agreed to buy of the said George Robotham & wch the servants of the
                 said Daniel were to receive of the said George and bring with
                 them to the said Daniel's house, And accordingly the said Servants
       p. 653    of the said Daniel did with the said Shallope arrive at the said
                 Michael Millers house in Kent County aforesaid upon the one and