Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.	5

    Notley That it may appeare to the Court here that they thereof              Liber W. C.
    are Exrs
      And the said Thomas Jones by Robert Carvile 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 plantiffes Likewise
      Now here at this day to wit the Twenty eighth day of Aprill in
    the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord
    Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1681 Came the said Charles Lord
    Baltemore and Benjamin Rozer Esq by their Attorney aforesaid
    and Offered themselves against the said Thomas Jones in the plea
    aforesaid, but the said Thomas Jones Came not but made Default
    therefore It is Considered that the said Charles Lord Baltemore and
    Benjamin Rozer Esq Exrs as aforesaid Recover against the said
    Thomas Jones aswell the aforesaid sume of Tenn thousand foure
    hundred pounds of Tobacco debt as also the sume of six hundred and
    Eight Pounds of Tobacco Costs of Suite. And the Deft in Mercy &c

   William Jones Memorandum that this Court to wit the three                p.
       agt & twentyeth day of November in the fifth yeare
 Vincent Lowe Esq of the Dominion of Charles &c Annop Dominj
                  168o came William Jones of the Citty of Bris
    toll Marriner by Robert Ridgely his Attorney and Exhibited his
    Certaine Bill against the honoble Vincent Lowe Esq one of the Jus
    tices of this Court of a plea of Trespasse upon the Case
      And Whereupon the said William Jones by Robert Ridgely his
    Attorney Complaineth that whereas the one and Twentyeth day of
    May 1680 samuel Hatton of Talbot County stood indebted unto the
    said William Jones the sume of Two thousand Pounds of Tobacco,
    the said Vincent in ConsideracOn that the said William would dis
    charge the said Samuel of the sd debt & accept of the said Vincent
    to pay the same, hee the said Vincent did assume upon himselfe to
    the said William the said one and twentyeth day of May at Chaptanke
    River in Talbot County did faithfully promise That he the said
    Vincent him the said William the said sume of Two thousand pounds
    of Tobacco would well & faithfully Content and pay in Chaptanke
    River in Talbot County aforesaid, and the said William in ifact
    sayth that Trusting to the faithfull promise of him the said Vincent
    to him the said William in this behalfe so as aforesaid made, hee
    the said William him the said Samuel the Day & yeare aforesaid from
    the said debt of Two thousand pounds of Tobacco did discharge &
    Release, and did accept of the said Vincent to pay the same Yet the
    aforesaid Vincent Lowe his promise and assumption so as aforesaid
    made not Regarding but Deviseing and fraudulently intending him
    the said William of the said Two thousand pounds of Tobacco to
    deceive and defraude, the said Two thousand pounds of Tobacco to