Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681. 89

      Now here at this day to wit the Sixteenth day of November in            Liber W. C.
    the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord
    Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1681 Came the said partyes by their
    Attorneys aforesaid, and the said plantiffe refuseth to make any
    farther prosecucon against the said Deft in the plea aforesaid
      Therefore It is Considered that the said Nicholas Maneire take
    nothing by his writ aforesaid but be in Mercy for his false plaint
    thereupon and the said John Baker may goe thereof without Day.
    and that the said John Baker Recover against the said Nicholas
    Maneire the sume of Nine hundred and foure pounds of Tobacco
    for his Costs and charges by him about his Defence in this behalfe
    Layd out and Expended, and the said John Baker may have thereof
    Execucon:

   Joseph Eaton Edward Inglish late of Cecill County was attached
       agt to answere unto Joseph Eaton of a plea of Tres
   Edward Inglish passe of the Case
                And Whereupon the said Joseph by Robert Car-
    vile his Attorney sayth That Whereas the said Edward Inglish was
    was indebted to the said Joseph Eaton the sume of Twenty and
    three pounds and five shillings sterl. and being soe indebted the
    said Edward Inglish did in Consideracon thereof the fifth day of
    June in the yeare of our Lord 1680 in Maryland aforesaid Draw
    two bills of Exchange according to the custome of Marchants, and
    signed with the prop hand of the said Edward Inglish & directed
    to one Peter Devitt Marchant at Leadenhall street in London att
    Twenty dayes sight of either of the said bills of Exchange the
    other not being payd To pay unto the said Joseph Eaton or his
    Order the said sume of Twenty and three Pounds and five shillings,
    And the said Edward Inglish did then and there Assume upon
    himself and to the said Joseph Did faithfully promise that if the
    said Peter Devitt the said Twenty three pounds five shillings to him
    the said Joseph or his ordr should not well and truely pay according
    to the Tenor of the said bills of Exchange That hee the said [Edward]
    Inglish would well and truely pay the same when thereunto required,        p. 472
    And the said Joseph in fact sayth that hee the said Joseph did de
    liver the Second of the said bills of Exchange to one John Jef
    reys Esq to receive for the said Joseph Eaton who on the behalfe of
    the said Joseph Eaton on the second day of October in the yeare
    of our Lord 1680 aforesaid Did deliver the same unto Nicholas
    Hayward Notary and Tabellion publiq Dwelling in London to De
    mand the same, Wch said Notary the said second Day of October in
    the yeare aforesaid at the Request of the said John Jeffereys haveing
    in his hands the said bill of Exchange The said Nicholas went to
    the said Peter Devitt and speakeing to him Demanded if hee would
    pay the said bill of Twenty three pounds five shillings sterling