40        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.
        Liber FF John Bayley plaintiffe    ,
               The deft put s in his answere
         [p. 252] Reymd Staplefort defend

               The Plea of Reymd Staple fort to the declaracon of Jno Bayley
              plaintiffe
               The deft Reymond Staplefort for Plea saith, that he and the
              plaintiffe John Bayley were & are Joynt partners generall of all &
              all manner of thinges Goods and merchandizes whatsoeuer, and that
              these Goods aboue expressed were deliuered to him by the said Bayley
              to be disposed of in the Joynt partnershipe betwixt them and of these
              bee is ready wth all other thinges to come to accompt wth the plaintift
              and make deuision, there being allowed to each of them respectiuely
              theire disbursmts and expences wth full allowance of Proffitt and losse
              as is usuall in all Co-partnershipe

               The deft not prouing his plea that they were in Co-partnership,
              when the Goods to hime were deliuered, The plt: Craues Judgmt
              which to him by the Board was allowed for six thowsand pounds of
              tot: & Caske as allsoe these Charges following
                                         lb tob:
                  an arrest and sumons for a wittnes 45
                  Attorneys Fees              60    lb tob
                  John Bayleys attendance 4 dayes   120
                  one wittnes attendance 4 dayes    120

               Summons issued for wharton and Goosey to testifye on behalf e
              of the lord Propr agst Francis Carpenter
               sherriffe returnes this writt Executed

              William Lister plaintiffe
                              This Cause resplted for a day
              John Gilson defend
        The Court adjournes untill tomorrow morning nine of the Clock
        [p.253]           All mett as yesterday being 5th Aprill 1666

        James Ringgould plaintiffe      .
                                  The Plaintiffes Declaracon ags the
              Anthony Purs by his Attorney
                                  Defendant is as followeth
               Thomas Hinson defendant
              To the Rigt Honble Charles Caluert Esp Leiutennt and Gouernor of
              the Prouince of Maryland And the rest of his Honble Councell
               The humble petn of James Ringould most humbly sheweth
               That yor petrs father did Obtaine a pattent for a tract of land
              Containing twelue hundred acres lying on the Easterne shore in
              Talbott County, and soe it was that yor petrs Father did Conuey a
              parcell of three hundred of the said land to yor petitionr but soe it
              is that Anthony Purs hath gone and seated on yor petrs land and
              Cutt downe much timber and sould it off the said land by making