Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674. 347

         And whereupon the Said Jonathan by Kenelm Cheseldyn his At- Liber M M
       torny Saith that whereas the Said ffrancis the twelfth day of Decem
       ber in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy
       two by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the
       Said ffrancis here in Court produced whose date is the Same day and
       yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe to Owe and Stand
       indebted unto John Morecroft of the Citty of St Maries Gent in
       the full and just Summe of One thousand two hundred pounds of
       good Sound merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid in Some con
       venient place in Petuxent River in Calvert County upon demand
       unto the Said John Morecroft his heirs executors admrs or assignes
       To the which payment well and truly to me made he did bind him
       selfe his heirs executors admrs firmly by those presents Notwith
       standing which the said ffrancis the Said Summe of One thousand
       two hundred pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of his Said
       writeing Obligatory to him the Said John Morecroft in his life
       time hath not paid nor to the Said Jonathan Since his death to
       whom administration of all & Singular the goods & Chattells which
       were the Said John at the time of his death Since his death to him
       committed hath not paid though often thereunto required but the p. 261
       same to him to pay hath and Still doth deny to the damage of the
       Said Jonathan two thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he
       bringeth his Suite.
         And the Said Jonathan bringeth also here in Court the letters
       of administration to him granted of all and Singular the goods and
       Chattells which were the Said John at the time of his death Since
       his death to him committed that it may appeare to the Court
       here that he is admr of the Said John and thereupon to have
       administration.
         And the Said ffrancis in his Proper person cometh into Court and
       Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the
       Said Jonathan whereby the Said Jonathan remaineth against the
       Said ffrancis thereupon undefended Therefore it is considered by
       the Court that the Said Jonathan recover against the Said ffrancis
       the Said Summe of One thousand two hundred pounds of tobacco
       the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of five hundred and twelve
       pounds of tobacco for his costs of Suite in this behalfe expended
       and laid Out.

       John Peerce
         agt
       John Coade the defts by Kenelm Cheseldyn their Attorny ap
       John Bailey peare and imparle untill next Court.
          agt
       Marke Cordea