532      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.

         Liber JJ Thomas Fisher admr Jenkin Price of the County of Calvert other-
               of Ri: Atkins wise called Jenkin Prise of the County of Cal-
               agt Jenkin Price vert Planter was Summoned to answer unto
               Thomas Fisher administrator of the goods and chattells of Richard
               Atkins in a plea that he render unto him the summe of two thousand
               six hundred thirty eight pounds of tobacco which he unjustly
               detaineth
                And whereupon the said Thomas by John Morecroft his Attorny
          saith that whereas the said Jenkin Price upon the twenty Seaventh
          day of June one thousand six hundred sixty eight in the seven and
          thirtith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c by his certaine write-
          ing Obligatory sealed with the seale of the said Jenkin Price here
          in court produced whose date is the day and yeare abovewritten did
          acknowledge himself e to owe and stand indebted to the said Richard
          Atkins the full and just summe of eight hundred and seventy pounds
          of good sound merchantable tobacco parcell of the aforesaid Summe
          of two thousand six hundred thirty eight Pounds of tobacco in caske
          upon all demands after the tenth day of October next ensueing the
          date hereof and to bring the said tobacco from pocomoke at his
          Owne charge and land it on Richard Keenes plantation in Petuxent
          River And whereas the said Jenkin upon the eighth day of June in
          the seaven and thirtith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c by
          his certaine other bill Obligatory Sealed with the seale of the said
          Jenkin price here in—
          [p. 78] Upon the petition of Thomas Brooke That Charles Ashcomb being
               appointed Overseer for the Highwayes in the resurection Hundred
               hath through ill will and malice to the petitioner caused a way to be
               made through his corne feud to his great damage
                Ordered by the Court here to witt the ninth day of February in
               the xxxviiith yeare of his Lôpps Dominion &c that when the peti-
               tioners Said Come feild fence be repaired it be no more broken
               downe.

               —Court produced whose date is the day and yeare abovewritten did
               acknowledge himself e to owe and stand indebted to the said Rich-
               ard Atkins his heirs executors administrators or assignes the full and
               just summe of seventeene hundred sixty eight pounds of good sound
               merchantable tobacco residue of the aforesaid two thousand six
               hundred thirty eight pounds of tobacco in caske at or before the first
               day of september next ensueing the date hereof and did promise to
               bring the said tobacco from Pocomoke at his owne charge and land
               it upon the plantation of Richard Keene in petuxent River and so
               pay the amountment of the aforementioned sume of seventeene hun-
               dred sixty eight pounds in sweet-sented at two pounds of Roanoke
               which said severall summes amount unto in the whole the summe of