Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.   509

    said seven hundred and seventeene pounds of tobacco to the said Liber JJ
    Mary while she was sole nor to the said Daniel and Mary after the
    espousalls betweene them celebrated hath not paid according to the
    tenor and effect of the said bill whereby an action did accrue to the
    said Daniel and Mary to require and have of the said Edmund the
    said Seaven hundred and Seventeene pounds of tobacco Neverthelesse
    the aforesaid Edmund although often required the same to the said
    Daniel and Mary hath not rendred but the same to them hitherto to
    render hath denyed and still doth deny whereupon they say they are
    dampnified and have losse to the value of twelve hundred pounds ot
    tobacco                  pledg: depse Jno Doo
                                          Ri: Roo

      And the said Edmund by Benjamin Rozer his Attorny cometh and
    defendeth the force and injury when &c and as to the seven hundred
    and seventeene pounds of tobacco and caske in the declaration men-
    tioned the said Benjamin saith he is not informed by the said Edmund
    his Client of any answer thereunto to give therefore the said Daniel
    and Mary doe remaine against him the said Edmund as to the said
    Seven hundred and seventeene pounds of tobacco and caske unde
    fended.                             Benja Rozer
    Daniel Jenifer agt                  pp
    Edmund Lindsey Benja Rozer.
      Edmund Lindsey late of Charles County otherwise called Edmund
    Lindsey of the County of Charles was summoned to answer Daniel
    Jenifer One of the Attornyes according to the liberties &c in a plea
    that he render unto him two thousand three hundred and five pounds
    of tobacco which he oweth him and unjustly doth detaine &c And
    whereupon the said Daniel in his proper person saith that whereas the
    aforesaid Edmund the fiftenth day of December in the xxxviith yeare
    of the Dominion of Caecilius &c One thousand six hundred sixty
    eight at the house of the said Daniel Jenifer scituate at East St Maries
    in St Maries County by his certaine bill Obligatory which he the said
    Daniel with the seale of the said Edmund Signed he bringeth into
    Court did acknowledge himselfe to owe unto the said Daniel eleaven
    hundred sixty One pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco and
    caske part of the aforesaid two thousand three hundred and five
    pounds of tobacco to be paid to him the said Daniel or to his certaine
    Attorny his executors administrators or assignes upon demand And
    whereas also the aforesaid Edmund the sevententh day of April in
    the seven and thirtith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c One
    thousand six hundred sixty nine by his certaine Other bill Obligatory
    which he the said Daniel with the seale of the aforesaid Edmund
    signed here in like manner brings into Court the date whereof is the
    same day and yeare abovesaid did Oblige himselfe to pay to him the