Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  267




                     of a plea that he render unto him two thousand Liber M M
                     foure hundred and eighteene pounds of tobacco
                     which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
                     &c.
         And whereupon the said Christopher by John Rousby his Attorny
       saith that whereas the said William upon the first day of November
       in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy and
       two by his certaine bill Obligatory sealed with the scale of him
       the said William and here in Court produced whose date is the day
       and yeare abovesaid did bind himselfe his heirs executors and ad
       ministrators to pay unto the said Christopher the just quantity of
       two thousand foure hundred and eighteene pounds of good sound
       well conditioned tobacco in caske convenient, to be paid to the said
       Christopher or to his certaine Attorny executors admrs or assignes
       at his the said Williams then dwelling plantacãn upon the Bay side
       in St Maries County aforesaid Notwithstanding the aforesaid Wil
       liam although often demanded the said summe of two thousand
       foure hundred and eighteene pounds of tobacco to the said Christo
       pher hath not hitherto paid or satisfied but the same to him the said
       Christopher to pay or satisfie doth still deny and refuse whereupon
       he saith he is dampnified and hath damage to the Value of five
       thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
         And the said William by Robert Carvile his Attorney cometh and
       defendeth the force and injury when &c and saith that he is not
       informed by the said Wm his Client of any answer for the said Wil
       liam to the aforesaid Christopher Rousby in the declaration afore
       said to be given and saith nothing else thereupon by which the same
       Christopher Rousby remaineth against the aforesaid Wm thereupon
       undefended therefore it is considered that the said Christopher re
       cover against the said William the aforesaid summe of two thousand
       foure hundred and eighteen pounds of tobacco debt and two hundred
       fifty six pounds of tobacco costs of suite And the deft in mercy &c.

       Christopher Rousby William Baker late of St Maries County
           agt Planter was attached to answer Christopher
       William Baker Rousby Gent in a plea of Trespas upon the case
         And whereupon the said Christopher by John Rousby his Attorny
       saith that whereas the said William the tenth day of November in
       the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy two
       being justly indebted to the said Christopher the summe of three
       hundred and thirty pounds of tobacco in consideration thereof did
       assume upon himselfe and to the said Christopher did faithfully
       promise the said three hundred and thirty pounds of tobacco would
       well and truly pay at any time then after when he should be there-
       unto required Notwithstanding which the said William although
       often required the said summe of three hundred and thirty pounds