Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674. 245




      day of October in the yeare One thousand Six hundred Seventy One Liber MM
      by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the Said
      Marke here in Court produced whose date is the Same day and yeare
      abovewritten did acknowledge himsel fe to Stand engaged unto James
      Nuthall his heirs and assignes to deliver unto him the Said James
      or his certaine Attorny One negro man being of age betweene Six
      teene and twenty being of perfect limbs and Sound body So farr
      as One is able to judge at or before the tenth day of October which
      will be in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy
      two notwithstanding which the Said Marke Cordea the Said negro
      man aged as aforesaid according to the tenor of the Said bill to
      him the Said James hitherto hath not rendred though often there-
      unto required but the Same to render doth altogether deny to the
      damage of him the Said James twelve thousand pounds of tobacco
      and thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
       And the Said Marke Cordea by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh
      and defends the force and injury &c and prayeth liberty of Speake
      ing thereunto untill the first day of the next Provinciall Court and
      the Same day is given to both parties.
       Att which Said day to witt the Sevententh day of April in the
      42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the aforesaid James
      Nuthall by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny and offered himselfe
      against the Said Marke Cordea of and upon the premisses but the
      Said Marke came not but made default. wherefore it is considered
      by the Court here that the said Marke Cordea have judgment
      awarded against him by default and that the Said James recover
      against the Said Marke the negro man aforesaid as also the full
      quantity of eight hundred forty and foure pounds of tobacco for his
      costs and charges in this behalf e laid Out and expended.

     Stephen Murty Henry Bonner late of Charles County otherwise
          agt called Henry Bonner of Charles County in the Prov
    Henry Bonner ince of Maryland was Sumöned to anser unto
                 Stephen Murty in a plea that he render unto him
                 the Sume of Seaventeene hundred and Seventy
                 Pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and
                 unjustly deteineth.
       And whereupon the Said Stephen by Kenelm Chesldyn his At
      torny Saith that whereas the said Henry the first day of ffebruary
      in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy and
      One did by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale
      of the Said Henry here in Court produced whose date is the same
      day and yeare abovewritten acknowledge himself e endebted unto the
      Said Stephen in the full and just Summe of Seventeene hundred
      and Seventeene pounds of tobacco and caske to be paid to the Said
      Stephen Murty his heirs or assignes upon demand for the which pay-