Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  269




       sand six hundred Seventy two by their certaine bill Obligatory Liber M M
       sealed with the scales of the said William and John and here in
       Court produced whose date is the same day and yeare did acknowl
       edge themselves joyntly and severally to Owe and stand indebted
       unto the said Samuel in the full and just summe of three thousand
       pounds of good merchantable tobacco to be paid at or upon the
       twentith day of March then next ensueing the date of the said bill
       at some Convenient place in the County of Dorcester and to the
       same payment well and truly to be made they bound themselves
       their heirs executrs and admrs joyntly and severally by those presents
       Notwithstanding the aforesaid William and John although often
       demanded the aforesaid Summe of three thousand pounds of tobacco
       to the said Samuel hath not nor either of them hath paid or satisfied
       but the same hitherto have denyed and as yet doe deny and refuse
       whereupon he saith he his dampnified and hath losse to the Value
       of two thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his
       Suite
         And the said John by Robert Carvile his Attonny cometh and
       defendeth the force and injury when &c and saith that he is not
       informed by the said John his Client of any answer for the said
       John to the said Samuel in the dedaration aforesaid to be given
       and Saith nothing else thereupon by which the said Samuel Winslow
       remaineth against the aforesaid John thereupon undefended there
       fore it is considered that the said Samuel recover against the afore
       said John the aforesaid Summe of three thousand pounds of tobacco
       debt and two hundred fifty six pounds of tobacco costs and the Said
       John in mercy &c.

    Maryland ss To Robert Carvile and Kenelm Cheseldyne Gent At- p. 197
                   tornyes of the Provinciall Court or to either of
                   them or any other Attonny of the said Court.

         These are to authorize you or either or any of you to appeare for
       me John Grãmer the next Provinciall Court in an action of debt for
       the Summe of three thousand pounds of tobacco brought against me
       and William Moffett by Samuel Winslow merchant to confesse
       judgment for the said debt with cost of suite by non sum informatus
       nil dicit or Otherwise and for your or any of your so doeing this
       shall be your Sufficient warrant Given under my hand and seale this
       8th day of April in the yeare of Our Lord 1674
       Sealed and delivered in    John Grammer (scale)
        the presence of us
          Jo:    Rousby
          George Lockier.