318       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

        Liber M M  ton Abell James Thomas Griffin Wm Melton Robert Morgan Con
                stant Daniell and Richard Bayly who being impannelled Sumoned
                and Sworne to Speake the truth upon their Oathes doe Say they
                find for the plaintiff Nehemiah Blackistone.
                  Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the Said
                Nehemiah Blackistone recover against the Said Edward Connery
                the Sume of two thousand foure hundred eighty and foure pounds
                of tobacco fui his costs and Charges in this behalfe expended and
                the Said Edward in mercy.

                Elizabeth Young
                  agt      agreed.
                Wm Smith

                Wm Worgan Anthony Dawson late of Dorchester County
                   agt otherwise called Anthony Dawson Carpenter of
             Anthony Dawson the County of Dorchester in the Province of
                            Maryland was Suthoned to answer unto William
                Worgan in a plea that he render unto him the Sume of foure thou
                sand Seaven hundred and eighteene pounds of tobacco which to
                him he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
                  Whereupon the Said William by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
                Saith that whereas the Said Anthony the Sixth day of January in
                the yeare 1673 did by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with
                the Seale of the Said Anthony here in Court produced whose date
                is the Same day and yeare above written acknowledge himselfe to
                be holden and firmly bound unto the Said William Worgan of the
                same County and Province Inholder to him his heirs executors or
                administrators or certaine Attorny the full and just Sume or quantity
                of foure thousand Seaven hundred and eighteene pounds of good
                Sound merchantable tobacco and caske according to Act of Assembly
                it being for a valuable Consideration, in hand already received by
                me thus to be paid at Some convenient place in little Choptanck River
                upon all demands and for the true performance of the Same he did
                bind himselfe his heirs executors admrs firmly by those presents
                notwithstanding which the Said Anthony the Said Sume of foure
                thousand Seven hundred and eighteene pounds of tobacco accord
                ing to the tenor of his Said bill hath not paid though often there-
                unto required but the Same to pay hitherto hath denied and as yet
                doth deny to the damage of the Said William 6000l of tobacco and
                thereupon he bringeth his Suite
                  And the Said Anthony by John Rousby his Attorny Cometh and
                defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayes liberty of Speake
                ing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is granted him
                the Same day is given to both parties.
                  Now here at this day to witt the 14th day of October in the 43th
                yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Came the Said William by Keneim