Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  323




        Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said Randall Liber M M
      recover against the said George aswell the Said Summe of eleaven
      hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco the residue of the debt a fore
      said as also the summe of pounds of tobacco for
      his Costs and charges in this behalf e expended and laid Out and the
      said George in mercy &c.

      John Quigley
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      James Berry these two causes continued untill next Court by con-
      John Quigley sent of the Attornyes of both sides.
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      Wm Berry

      Thomas Abbott Henry Turner late of Dorchester County other
          agt wise called Henry Turner of the County of Dor
    Henry Turner chester and province of Maryland was Sumöned to
                 answer unto Thomas Abbott in a plan that he
                 render unto him the Summe of eleaven hundred
                 pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and un
                 justly deteineth
        And whereupon the Said Thomas Abbott by Kenelm Cheseldyn
      his Attorny Saith that Whereas the Said Henry the eightenth day of
      June Annoq Doth 1673 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
      to Owe & Stand indebted unto the Said Thomas Abbott of the
      Same County and Province aforesaid in the full and just Summe of
      eleaven hundred pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco in
      caske according to the Act of Assembly which Said tobacco is to
      be paid at or upon the tenth day of October next ensueing the date
      thereof in Some convenient place in Little Choptanck it being for
      a valuable consideration already in hand received by him the said
      Turner and to the good meaneing and true performance of the a fore
      said premisses he the Said Henry Turner did bind himselfe his
      heirs executors administrators firmly by those presents Notwith
      standing which the Said Henry the Said Summe of eleaven hundred
      pounds of tobacco according the the tenor of his Said bill though
      often thereunto required hath not paid but the Same to pay hath
      altogether denyed and Still doth deny to the damage of the Said
      Thomas Abbott two thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he
      bringeth his Suite.
        And the Said Henry Turner by Vincent Lowe his Attorny Cometh
      and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
      Speakeing hereunto untill this Court and it is granted unto him and
      the Same day is given to both parties.