612       Charles County Court Proceedings, 1674.

         Liber F    County in the Province of Maryland doe owe & stand indebted unto
               John Wood of the same County & Province in the full & just sume
               of foure hundred pounds of good sound Merchantable leafe tobacco
               & Caske to be paid unto the sd John Wood his heires Execrs Admrs
               or Assignes at or upon the tenth day of Octobr next ensueinge the
               date hereof at some Convenient place in Portobacco Creeke, to which
               payment well & truely to be made & done I binde myself e my heires
               Exects & Admrs firmely by these presents, In Wittnesse whereof I
               have hereunto sett my hand & seale. Thomas Witter
               Signed sealed in the presence of   (locus) sigilli
                    John Stone
                    Samuell Walter
                Whereupon the plaintife John Wood obteined a judgment p order
               of Court against the Defendant Thomas Witter for the suffie of foure
               hundred pounds of tobacco with Cost of suite
                Bill of Costs                    tb tobacco
                   To Atturneyes Fees             200
                   To Samuell Walter 2 dayes Attendance     060
                                               Sume 260

                In a Cause depending betweene Samuell Snead plaintife & John
               Oliver Defendant, It is ordered by the worshipfull the Comissioners
               that the action be dismist.

                In a Cause depending betweene Benjamin Rozer plaintife & John
               Allen Admr of all & singular the goods & Chattles of Nicholas Solby
               dec Defendant
                John Allen Administratr of all & singular the goods & Chattles
               of Nicholas Solby dec was Attached to Answer unto Benjamin Rozer
               of a plea that hee render unto him two thousand pounds of tobacco
               which hee unjustly deteineth.
                Whereupon the sd Benjamin in his propor person saith, that
               whereas the aforesd Nicholas in his life on the fifth day of Novembr
               1673 by his certaine writeing obligatory sealed with his seale,
         [p.35]     which the Benjamin bringeth here in Court, Did acknowledge
               himselfe to owe & stand justly indebted unto the sd Benjamin the
               full & just quantity of two thousand pounds of tobacco & Caske to
               be paid unto the Benjamin his heires &c at or before the tenth day
               of Octobr then next ensueinge, And to the same payment well &
               truely to be made the aforesd Nicholas did binde himself e his heires
               Execrs & Admrs by the same bill Yett neither the aforesd Nicholas
               in his life time, nor the John to whom Administracon of all &
               singular the goods & Chattles which were of the sd Nicholas at the
               time of his death was Comitted although often demanded, the
               aforesd 2000 lb of tobacco have not rendred to the sd Benjamin &
               the sd John to render doth deny & unjustly deteine, whereupon hee