332        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

        Liber M M   Cheseldyn his Attorny and the said Marke Cordea by Robert Car-
                vile his Attorny and the jurors of that jury likewise came to witt
                John Wright Philip Lynes Cornelius Corneil Joseph Alvey Curtis
                ffetcher John Barnes Jno Askin John Ingram John Hartwell John
                Waghop John Waters and John Wells who being impannelled sum
                oned and sworne to say the truth in the premisses upon their Oathes
                doe say that they find for the plaintiff three thousand pounds of
                tobacco damage therefore it is considered by the Court here that the
                said James recover against the said Marke Cordea the said sume
                of three thousand pounds of tobacco damages with cOsts of Suite.

                Lord Proprietary
                    agt     Continued untill next Court.
                Luke Barbier

                  John Waghop being impannelled sumoned and sworne upon the
                writt of enquiry of damages betweene James Nutthall plaintiff &
                Marke Cordea deft and not being present at the delivery of the
           fine 500 l verdict fined 500 l tob.
              tob
                Walter Rowles Owen Howel late of St Maries County otherwise
                    agt called Owen Howel of St Maries County in the
              Owen Howell  Province of Maryland Cooper was sumoned to
                           answer unto Walter Rowles of a plea that he
                           render unto him One thousand and twelve pounds
                           of tobacco & caske which to him he oweth & un
                           justly deteineth
                  And whereupon the said Walter by Mathew Warde his Attorny
                saith that whereas the said Owen upon the tenth day of June One
                thousand six hundred and seventy by his certaine bill in writeing
                sealed with the seale of the said Owen and delivered as his act and
                deed to the use of the said Walter & here in Court produced whose
                date is the same day & yeare aforesaid did bind himselfe his heirs
                executors admrs or assignes to pay or cause to be paid unto Walter
                Rowles of the County & Province aforesaid Taylor his heirs execu
                tors admrs or assignes or to his Attorny in his behalfe the full and
                just Summe of One thousand and twelve pounds of tobacco & caske
                according to the Act of Assembly to be paid in some convenient
                place in St George River at or before the tenth day of October next
                ensueing the date thereof Yet notwithstanding the said Owen the
                said sume of One thousand and twelve pounds of tobacco to him
                the said Walter though often thereunto required according to the
                said bill hath not paid & contented but the same to him to pay doth
                altogether deny and refuse whereupon he saith he is dampnified and
                hath losse to the value of two thousand pounds of tobacco & there
                upon he bringeth Suite