526       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.

        Liber jj   aswell the said summe of fifteene pounds sterling for his damages
              aforesaid as also the quantity of seventeene hundred fifty foure
              pounds of tobacco by him expended in the prosecution of the same
              suite, and the said Abraham Hughes in mercy.
               Therefore Comand is given to the Sheriff of the County of Calvert
              that he take the said Abraham Hughes if &c So that he have his body
              before the justices here to witt the twelfth day of April next to
              satisfie the said John Wilson aswell the said summe of fifteene
              pounds sterling which to the said John Wilson by the justices here
              were adjudged for his damages which he susteined Occasioned of a
              certaine trespas assault battery and imprisonment done by the said
              Abraham Hughes by force and armes against the peace of the Lord
              proprietary and also the quantity of seventeen hundred fifty foure
              pounds of tobacco which to the said John Wilson were adjudged for
              his costs of suite expended in the prosecution of the same suite and
              that he then and there make returne &c at which day the same sheriff
              returnes that the said Abraham Hughes is not found within his
              bailiwick therefore it is Comand the sheriff of St Maries County that
              he take the said Abraham Hughes if &c So that he have his body
              before the justices here the seventh day of June next to satisfie to
              the said John aswell the said summe of fifteene pounds sterlings as
              also eighteen hundred twenty three pounds of tobacco costs of suite.

        [p. 73]    James Neale agt Cornelius Stenart late of Delaware Carpenter was
              Cornelius Stenart sumoned to answer unto James Neale executor of
              the last will and testament of Richard Bennet deceased that he render
              unto him the summe of two thousand foure hundred ninty five
              pounds of tobacco which he unjustly deteineth &c
               And whereupon the said James Neale by John Morecroft his At-
              torny saith that whereas the said Cornelius Stenart upon the eighth
              day of October One thousand six hundred sixty eight and in the
              seaven and thirtith yeare Of the Dominion of Caecilius &c by his cer-
              tame writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of the said Cornelius
              Stenart here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare above-
              written did acknowledge himselfe to Owe and Stand indebted unto
              him the said Richard Bennett the full and just quantity of two thou-
              sand foure hundred ninty five pounds of tobacco to be paid to the
              said Richard Bennett his heirs executors administrators or assignes
              at some convenient place in this Province at or before the thirtith
              day of October next ensueing the date of the said writeing which
              said summe of two thousand foure hundred flinty five pounds of
              tobacco to the said Richard Bennett dureing his life tyme nor to the
              said James Neale since his death hath not paid according to the tenor
              of the said bill but doth altogether refuse to pay the same though
              often thereunto required whereupon the said James saith he is damp-
              nified and hath losse to the value of three thousand pounds of tobacco