Charles County Court Proceedings, 1674.  605

      In a Cause depending betweene Stephen Murty plaintife & James Liber F
    Munkister Defendt:                          [p. 29]
      James Munkister otherwise Called James Munkister of Charles
    County Carpenter was Attached to Answer unto Stephen Murty of
    the County of St Maries inholder of a plea tht hee render unto him
    the sume of six hundred fifty nine pounds of tobaccoe which to him
    hee oweth & unjustly deteineth
      And whereupon the sd Stephen by Samuell Cressey his Atturney
    Complaineth against the sd James for that whereas the sd James by
    his certaine writeing & obligatory, sealed with the seale of him the
    sd James whose date is the 7th day of Novemb 1671 Did become
    bound to pay Unto him the sd Stephen his heires Execrs Admrs or
    Assignes the full & just suffle of six hundred fifty nine pounds of
    tobaccoe & Caske, whensoever hee should be thereto required as by
    the sd writeing here in Court produced more plainely may appeare,
    Yett neverthelesse the sd James although otten thereto required the
    sd sume of 659 lb of tobaccoe hath not satisfied, but doth altogether
    refuse to pay the same, whereupon the sd Stephen saith hee is
    damnified & hath lost to the value of one thousand pounds of tobaccoe
    & thereupon hee bringeth his suite

      Whereupon the plaintife produced this ensueinge bill
      This bill bindeth mee James Munkister of Charles County in the
    Province of Maryland Carpenter my heires Execrs Admrs or Assignes
    to pay or Cause to be paid unto Stephen Murty of the County of St
    Maries inholder his heires Execrs Admrs or Assignes the just & full
    quantity of six hundred & fifty nine pounds of good sound Merchant-
    able tobaccoe in Caske in some Convenient place in Charles County
    at all demands as Wittnesse my hand & seale the seaventh day of
    Novemb 1671            James Munkister (locus) sigilli
  Wittnesse   William Burke
           George Miller

      Whereupon the Worshipfull the Comissioners orders a judgemt
    against the Defendant James Munkister for the sume of 659 lb of
    tobaccoe to be paid to the plaintife Stephen Murty with Cost of suite
         To Atturneyes Fees              200 lb tob

      In a Cause depending betweene Matthias O'Bryan plaintife &
    David Thomas Defendant.
      David Thomas was Attached to Answer unto Matthias OBryan of

    a plea tht hee render unto him one thousand foure hundred seaventy
    & eight pounds of good sound Merchantable leafe tobaccoe & Caske
    which hee oweth & unjustly deteineth
      And thereupon the sd Matthias (by John Jones his Atturney) saith
    that whereas the sd David the second day of March 1671 by his
    certaine writeing obligatory, which hee the sd Matthias with the
    seale of the sd David signed here bringes into Court, whose date