Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.     327

                  the just Sume of five hundred pounds of good Liber M M
                  Sound tobacco and caske which he oweth and un
                  justly deteineth.
        And whereupon the Said John Manning by George Parker his
      Attorny Saith that whereas the Said George the nine and twentith
      day of January in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hun
      dred Seventy & two by his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the
      Seale of the Said George and here in Court produced whose date is
      the Same day & yeare first abovewritten did bind himselfe his heirs
      executors admrs or assignes to pay or cause to be paid unto the said
      John his heirs executrs admrs or assignes the just Sume of five hun
      dred pounds of good Sound tobacco and caske to be paid On the
      C!ifts at or upon the tenth day of October next ensueing the date
      of the Said bill Notwithstanding the Said George the Said Sume of
      five hundred pounds of tobacco to him the Said John hath not paid
      although often thereunto required but the same to pay hath refused
      and still doth refuse whereupon he Saith he is dampnified and hath
      losse to the value of One thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon
      he bringeth Suite
        And the Said George by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh and
      defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
      Speakeing hereunto untill next Court and it is granted him the Same
      day is given to both parties.
        Now here at this day to witt the Sixtenth day of October in the
      43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Came the Said John by his
      Attorny but the Said George Came not but made default therefore
      it is considered by the Court here that the Said John Recover against
      the Said George Lordman aswell the said Sume of five hundred
      pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the Sume of
           pounds of tobacco for his costs of Suite in this behalfe laid
      Out and expended.

      Edward Armstrong
                  tthe Sheriff of Somersett County amerced 40s
      John Anderson the deft not appeareing by himselfe or Attorny

      Walter Carr John Russell late of the Clifts in Calvert County
         agt planter otherwise called John Russell of Calvert
    John Russell     County in the Province of Maryland planter was
               Sumöned to answer unto Walter Carr in a plea that
               he render unto him eighteene thousand and twenty
      pounds of good Sound well conditioned merchantable tobacco and
      caske to containe the same which to him he oweth and unjustly
      deteineth.
        And whereupon the said Walter Carr by George Parker his At-