176 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673.




                    Liber M M Demetrius Cartwright
                    agt        The same.
              John Brookes

                 John England & Tho Jones
                                  agt
                 Randall Revell
                              Roger Baker
                                  agt
                 Richard Ladd
                 Demetrius Cartwright The Seurall Defendts appeare by their
                     agt Respective Attorneys and imple untill
                 Henry Kircoven    the next Provincial Cort.
                 John Ingram
                                  agt
                 George Cowley
                 Richard Edelen
                                  agt
                 James Thompson

                 Richard Moy Curtis ffletcher late of St Maryes County otherwise
                     agt called Curtis ffletcher of the County of St Maryes
               Curtis ffletcher     in the Province of Maryland gentl was sumoned to
                            answere unto Richard Moy of a plea that he Render
                            to him five thowsand three hundred & Seaven
                            pounds of Tobacco wch to him he oweth and un
                            justly Detenieth &c.
                  And whereupon the said Richard by Robert Carvile his Attorney
                 saith that whereas the said Curtis ifietcher the 14th day of March
                 in the yeare of our Lord 1672 by his certeine bill obligatory wth the
                 said Richard with the seale of him the said ifietcher here in Court
                 produces whose date is the same day & yeare abovewritten did ac
                 knowledge himself to be holden and firmly bound to the said Richard
                 Moy in the Just sume or quantity of five Thowsand three hundred
                 and seaven pounds of good sound Marchantable Tobacco & Casque
                 to be payd to the said Richard Moy his heirs Executors Admrs or
                 assignes in some Convenient place in the said County upon De
                 maund, To the which paymt well & truly to be made he did binde
                 himself his heirs Executors and Admrs by those prsents Notwith
                 standing the said Curtis though often Demaunded the said sume of
                 5307l Tob and Casque as aforesayd to him the said Richard hath
                 not as yet Rendred but the same hitherto he hath Denyed to pay and
                 yet doth Deny whereupon he saith he is Damnifyed and hath losse
                 to ye vallue of seaven Thowsand pounds of Tobacco & thereupon
                 he bringeth his suite.
                  And the said Curtis ffletcher in his pp pson cometh & Defendeth