24        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

            Liber N N estate of the Said George according to Act of Assembly and it is

                  granted unto him by the Court here.
                  Wm Dare James Nuthall late of Calvert County was attached to
                     agt answer unto William Dare merchant in a plea of
                  James Nuthall trespas upon the case.
                              And whereupon the said Wm by Robert Carvile his
                  Attorny Saith that whereas the said James upon the eighth day of July
               p. 16  in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure
                  and upon the twentith day of October in the same yeare and at sever-
                  all dayes and tymes since had bought and received of the said William
                  severall goods wares and merchandizes amounting to the summe of
                  foure thousand five hundred & eight pounds of tobacco a particular
                  whereof is hereunto annexed He the said James in consideration
                  thereof did assume upon himselfe and to the said Wm did faithfully
                  promise that he the Said James the said Summe of foure thousand
                  five hundred and eight pounds of tobacco to him the said William
                  when thereunto required would well & truly Satisfie & pay Yet not-
                  withstanding the said James his promise & assumption aforesaid little
                  regarding but deviseing & fraudulently intending him the Said Wm
                  in that behalf e to deceive & defraud the said Summe of foure thou-
                  sand five hundred and eight pounds of tobacco to him the said Wm
                  though often thereunto requested hath not hitherto Satisfied or paid
                  but the same to pay hath & Still doth deny & refuse to the damage
                  of the Said Wm Seven thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco &
                  thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
                   And the Said James by George Oldfeild his Attorny cometh &
                  defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty of Speake-
                  ing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is granted him
                  the same day is given to both parties.
                   Now here at this day to wit the Six & twentith day of November
                  in the foure & fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came
                  the said Wm by his Attorny aforesaid and offered himselfe against
                  the said James in the plea aforesaid but the said James came not but
                  made default Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the
                  said Wm Dare recover against the said James Nuthall aswell the
                  summe of foure thousand five hundred and eight pounds of tobacco
                  damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also the summe of
                  Seven hundred & three pounds of tobacco Costs of Suite.

                  Thomas Doxey  George Marshall Administrator of all and
                     agt Singular the goods Chattells & Creditts of
                  George Marshall admr Joseph Brough late of St Maries County de
                   Joseph Broughceased was attached to answer unto Thomas
                   Doxey of a plea of trespas upon the case.
                   And whereupon the said Thomas by Robert Ridgely his Attorny
                  complaineth that whereas the Said Thomas the twelfth day of June