242  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.






        Liber M M   of the Said Thomas here in Court produced whose date is the Same
                day and yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe to Owe and
                Stand justly endebted unto the said John Neathway merchant in
                ifyall and to his Copartner in wines the just and full quantity of
                three thousand pounds of tobacco in caske according to Act of
                Assembly which said Suihe he did bind himselfe his heirs executors
                administrators to pay or cause to be paid to the Said John Neathway
                and his Copartner or to Garret Van Sweringen for their Use upon
                demand after the tenth day of October next ensueing the date thereof
                in some Convenient place or places in St Maries County Notwith
            p. 176  standing which the said Thomas Warner the Said Summe of three
                thousand pounds of tobacco to the said John Neathway and Co
                partner nor to the Said Garret Vansweringen for their use though
                often thereunto required hath not paid but the Same to pay hath and
                Still doth deny to the damage of the said John Neathway & Co
                partner the summe of foure thousand pounds of tobacco and there
                upon they bring their Suite
                  And now here at this day to witt the sixtenth day of April in the
                42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the said Thomas
                Warner in his proper person and confessed judgmt to the Said John
                Neathway & Copartner for the debt abovesaid wherefore it is con
                sidered of by the Court here that the said John Neathway and Co
                partner recover against the Said Thomas Warner aswell the Said
                debt of three thousand pounds of tobacco as the full quantity of
                three hundred & forty pounds of tobacco for their costs and charges
                in this behalfe laid Out and expended and that execution cease till
                the tenth day of October next comeing

                 Richard Moy James Lewis late of St Maries County otherwise called
                    agt James Lewis of the County of St Maries in the Prov
               James Lewis    ince of Maryland Planter was Sumãned to answer
                          unto Richard Moy of a plea that he render unto him
                          the summe of thirteene hundred and Seaventeen
                          pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly
                          deteineth &c.
                  And whereupon the Said Richard by Robert Carvile his Attorny
                Saith that whereas the Said James upon the Seventh day of march
                in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy two
                by his certaine bill or writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale
                of him the Said James and here in Court produced whose date is the
                day and yeare above said did con fesse and acknowledge himselfe to
                be holden and firmly bound unto him the Said Richard in the Sume
                of five hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco and caske part of the
                Said Summe of thirteene hundred and Seaventeen pounds of tobacco
                to be paid to the Said Richard in Some Convenient place in the said
                County upon demand And whereas also the Said James Lewis upon