Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673. 171

        And whereupon they the said Henry Hosier and John Staynes Liber M M
       by George Parker their Attorney say that whereas the said ffrancis
       Kilborne the fourth day of May in the yeare of our Lord 1670
       by his certeine bill or writing obligatory sealed with the seale of the
       said ffrancis and here in Cort pduced whose date is the day and yeare
       first abovewritten did binde himself his heires Executors Admrs or
       assignes to pay or cause to be payd unto Henry Hosier and John
       Staynes of the Citty of Bristol Marchants or either of them or
       Either of their heires Executors Admrs or assignes for the accompt
       of Mr William Bullen of the Citty of Bristol Marchant at or before
       the Tenth day of October next Ensueing the date thereof the full &
       Just sume of Tenn hundred thirty foure pounds of good Mar
       chantable Tobacco and Casque to Conteine the same within halfe a p. 107
       mile of some Convenient Landing place of the Clifts, The vallue
       of wch said Tobacco is already Received in goods Notwithstanding
       the said ffrancis the said sume of Tenn hundred thirty foure pounds
       of Tobacco to them the said Henry and John or to either of them
       hath not payd though often required but the same to pay hath Re
       fused and still doth Refuse, whereupon they say they are Damnifyed
       and have losse to the value of fifteene hundred pounds of Tobacco,
       and thereupon they bring their suite
        And the said ffrancis by Robert Carvile his Attorney cometh and
       Defendeth the force and injury when &c and as to six hundred and
       Twelve pounds of Tob pt of the said Debt of One Thowsand thirty
       foure pounds of Tobacco the said Robert sayes nothing in Debarring
       the said Henry of Judgmt for the same agt the said ffrancis by
       the said Henry Remaineth agt the said ffrancis thereupon undefended
       Therefore it is Considered by the Cort here that the said Henry have
       Judgemt for the said six hundred and Twelve pounds of Tobacco
       debt and One hundred Seaventy & Two pounds of Tobacco costs of
       suite, and the said ffrancis in mercy &c.

       John Morecroftt
           agtIn these three Causes the Seurall plts Gave the
       Hugh OnealeRespective Defendts Rule to plead by Thursday
       John Coopermorning or Judgt to be awarded agt them by
          agDefault, the said Defendts put in their seurall
       Mary Pine    pleas in time wherefore    the said Causes are con-
       Thomas Gannt .               rt
                    tinued untill the next Cort.
           ag
       ffrancis Gunby &
       Mathew Smith

      Richard Moy John Eason late of Talbot County otherwise called
          agt John Eason of the County of Talbot in the Province
      John Eason of Maryland gentl was sumOned to answere unto