270       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

        Liber M M Robert Gibbs William Moffett and John Grammen late of Calvert
                    agt County Planters otherwise called William Moffett
                 Wm Moffett & and John Grammer of Calvert County were Sum
                 Jno Grammer moned to answer unto Robert Gibbs merchant in a
                           plea that they render unto him three thousand pounds
                           of tobacco which to him they Owe and unjustly doe
                           detaine &c
                  And whereupon the said Robert by John Rousby his Attorny
                 saith that whereas the said William Moffett and John Grammer
                 upon the twentith day of November in the yeare of Our Lord One
                 thousand six hundred seventy two by their certaine bill Obliga
                 tory Sealed with the seales of the said William and John and here
                 in Court produced whose date is the Same day and yeare did ac
                 knowledge themselves joyntly and severally to owe and stand in-
                 unto the said Robert his heirs executrs or admts the full and just
                 sume of three thousand pounds of good merchantable tobacco to be
                 paid at or upon the tenth day of October in the yeare One thousand
                 Six hundred seventy three at some Convenient place in the County
                 aforesaid and to the same payment well and truly to be made they
                 bound themselves their heirs execut[rs] and admrs joyntly and sev
                 erally by those presents Notwithstanding the aforesaid William and
                 John though often demanded the said summe of three thousand
                 pounds of tobacco to the said Robert they nor either of them have
                 not paid or satisfied but the same to him to pay they have refused
                 and denyed and yet doe deny whereupon he saith he is dampnified
                 and hath damage to the Value of two thousand pounds of tobacco
                 and thereupon he bringeth his suite
                  And the said John by Robert Carvile his Attorny 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 f or the said
                 John to the said Robert in the declaration aforesaid to be given
                 and saith nothing else thereupon By which the said Robert Gibbs
                 remaineth against the said John thereupon undefended therefore
                 it is considered by the Court here that the said Robert recover
                 against the aforesaid John the aforesaid summe of three thousand
                 pounds of tobacco debt and two hundred fifty six pounds of tobacco
                 Costs and the deft in mercy &c.

             Maryland ss. To  Robert Carvile and Kenelm Cheseldyne Gent At
                            turnyes of the Provincial Court or to either of
                            them or to any other Attorny of the Same Court

                  These are to desire and authorize you or either or any of you to
                 appeare for me John Grãmer at the next Provinciall Court at the
                 suite of Robert Gibbs mercht in an action of debt by him brought
                 against me and Wm Moffett for the sume of three thousand pounds