362        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

    Liber W. C.  is fyned to his Lopp the Right honoble the Lord Proprietary the
                 sume of Two thousand pounds of tobacco:


                 Eod Die:
                   William Leedes haveing comenced an action in this Court against
                 George Abbott of Calvent County in a plea of trespass of the case
                 for a Servant purchased by the said Abbott of one Capt Phillip
                 Jordan, came into Court Richard Keen of Calvert County afore
                 said and undertooke for the said Phillip Jordan that if the said
                 George Abbott shall be cast in the said suite and the said Phillip
                 Jordan shall not satisfy and pay to the said George Abbott what
                 he the said George Abbott shall be cast therein that then he the said
                 Richard Keene will well and truely content satisfy and pay ye Same


                 Eod. Die.
                 Thomas Cooke of Dorchester County being sumoned to Serve upon
                 the petty Jury and not appearing though three times called, is fyned
                 to his Lopp the Lord Propry according to an act of Assembly in
                 that case made and provided


                 March ye 31th 1683
                   Allowed to ffrancis Malden of Calvert County for comeing goe
                 ing and attendance to Testify for William Leedes against George
                 Abbott in all Seaven dayes att thirty pounds of tobacco p day the
                 sume of Two hundred and tenn pounds of tobacco.


                Richard Houghton The plt in this Cause being a fforreigner the
                     agt Defendant by Robert Carvile his Attorney
               William Thomas  moved for security for costs of suite, Where
                               upon Thomas Burford gentl Attorney for the
                 plt being present in Court did promise that at the next Provinciall
                 Court hee the said Thomas Burford will either become Surety
                 for the said Richard Haughton to the sd William Thomas to pay
                 unto the said William the costs by him Layd out & expended in
                 this Cause by this Court to be taxed (If the said Richard Houghton
                 shail be cast therein) or otherwise to Suffer a Nonsuite without
                 any further prosecution


                   Thomas Cleverly of Calvert County being sumoned to testify
                 the truth of his knowledge in a certaine matter of controversie
                 here depending betweene William Leedes plt and George Abbott
                 deft, and refuseing to give his Evidence upon oath he is fyned to
                 his Lopp the Lord Propry according to an Act of Assembly in that
                 case made and Provided