68        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.

        Liber W. C.     Likewise It is therefore Comanded the sheriffe of St Maryes County
                that he Cause to come here Twelve &c. by whome &c and who Neither
                &c To Recognize &c because as well &c,
                  On wch said seaventeenth day of November in the yeare aforesaid
                came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and the Jurors
                Impannelled being Called likewise came (To wit) Philip Lynes,
                Anthony Dawson, John Richardson, William Hill, John Evans,
                William Stevens, William Mishew, William Smith, Rhoderick lLoyd,
                Vincent Mans feild, Henry Exon & John Paler. Who being elected
                tryed & sworne to Say the truth in the premisses Upon their oathes
                Doe say That the said Gerrard Slye did assume and promisse in
                manner and forme as the said John in his DeclaracOn above against
                him hath complained, and they assesse the Damage of the said John
                Slye to Six thousand One hundred Twenty three pounds of tobacco,
                Therefore It is Considered that the said John Slye Recover against
                the said Gerrard Slye aswell the aforesaid sume of Six thousand one
                hundred twenty three pounds of tobacco Damages by the Jurors
                aforesaid in fforme aforesaid Assessed as also the sume of One thou
                sand ninety and eight pounds of Tobacco for costs of Suite, and
                the said Deft in mercy &c:


                Joseph Pile Thomas Toulson of London Marchant was at
                  agt tached to answere unto Joseph Pile of a plea of
                Thomas Toulson Trespasse of the case.
                             And whereupon the said Joseph Pile by Rob
                ert Carvile his Attorney complaineth that Whereas the Second day of
                November in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred
                seaventy and ffoure at st Maryes a Certaine Comuncacon was had
                betweene the said Joseph Pile, and the said Thomas Toulson touch
                ing a trade together, and the said Thomas Toulson by his Letter bear
                ing date at London beyond the Seas the day and yeare aforesaid To
                the said Joseph Pile in st Maryes County directed (amongst other
                things therein conteined) haveing promised and assured the said
                Joseph Pile that what Tobacco The said Joseph Pile should then
                after send to him the said Thomas Toulson and put on board hee
                the said Thomas Thomas Toulson would Runne the Rescue thereof
                of the seas & beare the Adventure & send the said Joseph Pile a
                good Returne & allowe the said Joseph Pile ifourteene shillings for
                every one hundred pounds of Tobacco wth the said Joseph Pile should
                consigne to the said Thomas Whereupon It was agreed betweene
                the said partyes & the said Thomas Toulson Did Seaverall times
                since the said Second day of November Assume upon himself and to
                the said Joseph Pile ifaith fully pmise that for every one hundred
                pounds of Tobacco the said Joseph pile should Soe send & Consigne
           p. 450  to the said Thomas Toulson hee the said Thomas Toulson would
                allowe to the said Joseph Pile ifourteene shillings p Cent and Runn