Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.     257

     May Anno Domini 1668 by A certaine writeing obligatory granted Liber D
     him self to be bound to the said Robert Slye in the Just Quantity of
     fifeteen hundred twenty three pounds of Good sound well Condi-
     tioned tobaccoe in Cask to be pd in Port tobacco Creeke the tenth of
     Octor which should be in the yeare 1668 yet the aforesaid John in
     his life time nor the said John Allen since the Death of the sd
     John Hitchison although often thereunto required the aforesaid
     sumé of fifeteene hundred twenty three pounds of tobaccoe hath not
     rendred but the same to render To him the said Robert doth deny [p. 156]
     & unjustly deteine whereupon he saith he is damnified & hath loss
     to the Valew of two thousand five hundred pounds of tobaccoe &
     thereupon he bringeth his suite & bringeth here in Court the writing
     afore sd which the Debt afore said in forme afore said doth testify
     the date of which is the day & yeare aforesaid

      Whereupon this ensueing bill was produced
      This bill bindeth me John Hitchinson of Charles County in the
     Province of Maryland my Exectrs & Adminisrs to pay unto Robt
     Sly of St Maries County to his heirs Exectrs Admtrs or Assignes the
     full & Just quantity of fifeteene hundred twenty three pounds of
     good sound well Conditioned tobaccoe & Cask cleare of Ground [p. 157]
     leaves or seconds payable Conveniently to Content in Port tobacco
     Creeke in October next after the Date as witness my hand & seale
     May the first 1668           John Hitchinson 0
    Witness    William Barton
           Richd Vyyatt
      Whereupon the plt had an order of Court granted him agt the
     Estate of Mr John Allen in the hands of Mr Rozer for one thousand
     five hundred twenty three pounds of tobaccoe Costs & charges
     of Suite.

     Mr Robert Sly plt
     John Allen Administratr of the Goods & Chattles of John Hitchinson
     Deft in a plea of trespass upon the Case
      Robt Sly complaineth agt John Allen Administrator of the Goods
     and Chattles of John Hitchinson deceased for that whereas the said
     John Hitchinson in his life time vizt: the sixth day of June 1668
     had of the said Robert diverse and sundry Goods and Merchantdizes
     as one Quarter Cask of Wine & sixty one pounds of Sugar amount-
     ing both to the Valew of seven hundred and fourteene pounds of
    tobaccoe wch were delivered to one John Cooper p the said Hitchin- [p. 158]
        sons order and upon the third day of June 1668 the said John Hitchin-
        son had of the said Robert forty two pounds of White Biscake att
        eighty four pounds of tobaccoe two paire of tanned leather Gloves
        att twenty eight pounds of tobaccoe & fifeteene skeans of silke att
        fifeteene pounds of tobaccoe all wch amounts to in the whole eight
        hundred fourty one pounds of tobaccoe wch said sume of eight hun-
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