Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     465

         the said Wm in fact saith that trusting to the promise of the said Liber N N
         Johanna to him the said wm so as aforesaid made he the said Wm
         was at the trouble & charge of the funerall of the said Robert &
         for his trouble & care & expences thereon he doth reasonably deserve
         eight hundred pounds of tobacco & also did entertaine the said
         Johanna as a boarder in his house & her there with meate drink &
         lodging at his own Charge did Keepe & mainteine from the said
         first day of November in the yeare aforesaid to the twelfth day of
         March then next following for which he doth reasonably deserve the
         summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco & also did assist the
         said Johanna at the proveing of the said Roberts Will & appraiseing
         his estate the space of ten dayes for which he doth reasonably deserve
         three hundred pounds of tobacco which said Sumes amount to in the
         whole the summe of two thousand three hundred pounds of tobacco
         Yet the aforesaid Johanna her promise & assumption so as af ore-
         said made not regarding but deviseing & fraudulently intending him
         the said Wm in this behalfe craftily & Subtilly of the said two thou-
         sand three hundred pounds of tobacco to deceive & defraud the same
         two thousand three hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Wm
         according to her promise hath not paid or given any content or satis-
         faction for the Same but the same to pay hath refused & denyed & as
         yet doth refuse & deny to the damage of the said Wm three thousand
         pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
          And the said Johanna by Kenelm Cheseldyn her Attorny cometh &
         defendeth the force & injury when &c and saith she did not assume
         upon herselfe in manner & forme as the said Wm hath above declared
         against her & of this she putts herself e upon the Country & the said
         Wm also Therefore Comand is given to the Sheriff that he cause to
         come here twelve &c.
          Now here at this day to wit the eight & twentith day of April
         Anno 1677 came the partyes aforesaid by their Attornyes & the
         jurors of that jury came also to wit Thomas Pattison Thomas Potter
         Thomas Keyting John Brookes Jno Garnish Joseph Hackney Lewis
         Blangy Constant Dan jell Elias Beech Jno Stephens Thomas Kemp & P. 291
         Thomas Bowdell who being impannelled Suthoned & Sworne to Say
         the tenth in the prmisses upon their Oathes doe say Wee of the
         jury doe find for the plaintiff One thousand and five hundred pounds
         of tobacco with costs of Suite. Whereupon it is granted by the Court
         here that the said William Canaday recover against the said Johanna
         ffarrer as well the summe of One thousand five hundred pounds of
         tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also One
         thousand & four pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

        Thomas     Notley Esq Marmaduke Semme late of st Maries County
              agt Planter was attached to answer unto Thomas
      Marmaduke Semme Notley Esq of a plea of trespas upon the case
                         And whereupon the said Thomas by Robert