512      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.

         Liber JJ   &c to answer unto Daniel Jenifer Gent One of the Attornyes &c in a
               plea that he render unto him two thousand seaven hundred and fifty
               pounds of tobacco which &c, Att which day the same Sheriff retunnes
               that the said Thomas Gerard is not found in his baylywick wherefore
               it is granted by the Count here to witt the same eighth day of Feb-
               ruary in the yeare aforesaid that Comand be given to the sheriff to
               attach &c.

          [p. 61]   Philip Biss agt Edmund Lindsey of Charles County otherwise
               Edmund Lindsey Jcalled Edmund Lindsey of Charles County planter
               was sumoned to answer unto Philip Biss that he render unto him the
               summe of foure thousand six hundred and eighty pounds of tobacco
               which he oweth and unjustly detaineth
                And whereupon the said philip by John Morecroft his Attorny
               Saith that whereas the said Edmund upon the twenty seventh day of
               April in the yeare of Our Lord God One thousand six hundred sixty
               eight in the seaven and thirtith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius
               &c by his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the seale of the said
               Edmund here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare
               abovewnitten did acknowledge himselfe to Owe and Stand indebted
               unto the said Philip Biss his heirs executrs administrators and as-
               signes the full and just summe of foure thousand six hundred and
               eighty pounds of tobacco and caske to be paid upon his dwelling plan-
               tation in portobacco Creeke att or before the tenth day of November
               next ensueing the date of the said bill which said summe of foure
               thousand six hundred and eighty pounds of tobacco the said Edmund
               hath not paid to the said Philip according to the tenor of the said bill
               but doth altogether refuse to pay the same though often thereunto
               required whereupon he saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the
               value of six thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bningeth
               his suite.
                And the said Edmund by Benja Rozer his Attorny cometh and
               defendeth the force and injury when &c and the said Benjamin Saith
               that he is not informed by the said Edmund his Client of any answer
               to him to be given wherefore the said Philip remaineth against the
               said Edmund undefended wherefore it is considered of by the Court
               here that the said Philip shall recover against the said Edmund the
               said summe of foure thousand six hundred and eighty pounds of
               tobacco with costs of suite.

               Maryland ss.
                To Mr Robert Carvile One of the Attornyes of the Provinciall
               Court or to any other Attorny of the same Court:
                Whereas I Jenkin Price of Calvert County planter doe really Stand
               bona fide indebted to Christopher Rousby of Calvert County afore-
               said merchant by Severall bills and accompts the summe of three