AUGUST, 1697 COURT 223

To tobaccoe allowed in the By noate to pay John Gardiner 1000

Leavie in 1694 ....... .... 2000 By ballance due to Col. Jowles 8874

To tobaccoe Received of Joseph ————

Strickland ................ 0374 12409

To tobaccoe paid by John

Willson .................. 0006

To tobaccoe Received of Baker

Brooke ................... 0260

To 2 years forbareance of 7650

lbs. tobacco att 8 per 100 is.. 1224

12409

And the Said Ninian Beall by James Cranford his Attorney Cometh and de-
fendeth the fource and Injury when etc. and Craveth Lycence to Imparle here
untill the next Court And it is granted unto him the Same day is given to the
plantiffe Likewise etc.

Att which Said next Court (to witt) the twenty fourth day of August Annoque
Domini 1697 Came the parties aforesaid by their Attorneys aforesaid and the
Said Henry Jowles prayeth that the Said Ninian Beall to his Decleration afore-
said may Answer etc. And the Said Ninian Beall by James Cranford his Attorney
Cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when etc. and Saith nothing in barr
of the Action of the Said Henry Jowles by which the Said Henry Jowles Re-
maineth against the Said Ninian Beall thereof without defence etc. Therefore
it is Considered that the Said Henry Jowles Recover against the Said Ninian
Beall as well the Sume of Eight thowsand Eight hundred Seaventy four pounds
of tobaccoe the ballance of Account aforesaid as alsoe the Sume of five hundred
thirty four pounds of tobaccoe to the Said Henry Jowles at his Request for his
Cost and Charges in this behalfe laid out and Expended etc. And by the Court
here Adjudged etc. And the Said Ninian Beall in mercy etc.

Ninian Beall Came into Court and Requested that if he Could hereafter
make it Appeare that he had paid any noate or noates order or orders of the
Said Henry Jowles in part or in whole of the above Said ballance of Account
that it might be Allowed him out of the abovesaid Judgment and by the Court
here it was granted unto him etc.

John Rooke plantiffe: James Moore Defendant.

Prince Georges County Ss. James Moore late of Prince Georges County
Carpenter was Attached to Answer unto John Rooke of a plea of trespass upon
the Case etc.

And whereupon the Said John by William Stone his Attorney Complayneth
that whereas the [203] Said James the 12th day of May in the yeare of our
Lord 1693 att Charles Towne within the Jurisdiction of this Court had Received
of the Said John the Sume of four pounds Seventeen Shillings Sterling incon-
sideration whereof the Said James did Assume upon himselfe and to the Said
John then and there faithfully promise that he the Said James to the Said John
would well and truly Content and pay Soe much tobaccoe at the then price
Currant in this province as the aforesaid Sume of four pounds Seaventeen
Shillings Sterling Should amount unto And the Said John in fact Saith that the
then price Current in this province was at five Shillings per hundred which at
the Rate aforesaid the aforesaid Sume of £4 17s Sterling amounteth unto the