80        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.

     Liber W. C. Edward Inglish
                     a        The plt in these two Cawses haveing writts of
                     agt      Error &c directed to the Comists of Cecill
                 ffrancis Harmer
                         County. and the Records in the same Cawses
                 The same
                              not being returned It is ordered that the said
                   ag         writs of Error & scire facias be Renewed
                 The same

                Cuthbert Drew John Steventon late of st Maryes County Marchant
                     agt was attached to answere unto Cuthbert Drew of a
                John Steventon plea of Trespasse upon the case,
                              And Whereupon the said Cuthbert Drew by Rob
                 ert Ridgely his Attorney Complaineth That Whereas the said John
          p. 462 Steventon was indebted to the said Cuthbert Drew the sume of eight
                 pounds twelve shillings sterling, & being soe indebted the said John
                 did the ffifteenth day of October One thousand and six hundred
                 seaventy seaven in Wiccocomoco River in St Maryes County & within
                 the Jurisdiccon of this Court in Consideracon thereof draw one bill
                 of Exchange according to the Custome of Marchants & signed with
                 the prop hand of the said John steventon & directed to one Certaine
                 John steventon of London by the Name of his Honoured Father
                 John Steventon for the payment of the said sume of Eight pounds
                 Twelve shillings to the said Cuthbert Drew or his ordr and the said
                 John Steventon the younger Did then and there Assume upon him
                 self and to the said Cuthbert Drew did faithfully promise that if he
                 the said John Steventon the elder of London aforesaid the said sume
                 of eight pounds Twelve shillings sterling to him the said Cuthbert
                 Drew or his Ordr did not well and truely pay according to the Tenor
                 of the said bill of Exchange that he the said John Steventon would
                 well and truely pay the same when thereunto required, And the said
                 Cuthbert Drew in ffact sayth that on the Tenth day of the Moneth of
                 September Anno Doni 1678 & in the thirtyeth yeare of the Reigne
                 of our Soveraine. Lord Charles the second by the grace of god King
                 of England &c att the Request of the said Cuthbert Drew, William
                 Scorey Notary and Tebellion Publiq by authority of Our said soy
                 eraigne Lord the King admitted & sworne Dwelling in London afore
                 said, Did shew and Exhibit the said bill of Exchange unto Mr John
                 Steventon the Elder unto whome the same was directed) in person
                 asking him if he would pay the said sume of Eight pounds Twelve
                 shillings therein menconed Whereupon the said John Steventon the
                 Elder said that he would not pay the said bill, wch being heard by the
                 said Notary hee the said Notary Did solemnly Protest by those
                 prsents (att the Request aforesaid Aswell against John Steventon
                 Subscriber of the said bill as all others whome it did or might Con
                 cerne and of all Costs Damages and interests suffered and to be
                 suffered for want of payment thereof, All wch the said Notary, be
                 cause hee was present and did see heare and Know the said things
                 acted and done as they are before recited the day and yeare and