348       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

          Liber M M Charles James
                              the Sheriff of Caecil County amerced unlesse the
                    agt
                             i     deft appeare next Court.
                Michael Williams
                Charles James
                          the def appears by Robert Carvile his Attorny &
                    agt   imparle untill next Court.
                Tho:     Dale & ux
                Richard Smith
                    a     the def appeanes by Robert Carvile his Attorny &
                    gt imparles untill next Court.
                Wm Worgan

                Walter Sencerfe Alexander Mecoter late of Talbott County
                    agt otherwise called Alexander Mecoter in Boiling-
              Alexander Mecoter    brooke in the County of Talbott planter was
                              Sumöned to answer unto Walter Sencerfe in a
                              plea that he render unto him the Summe of two
                              thousand and eighty five pounds of tobacco
                              which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth.
                  And whereupon the Said Walter by Kenelm Cheseldyn his At
                 torny Saith that whereas the Said Alexander the 25th day of March
                 1672 did by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale
                 of the Said Alexander here in Court produced whose date is the day
                 and yeare abovewritten did bind himself e together with his heirs
                 executors and assignes to pay unto the Said Walter Sencerfe of
                 Dover in Old England Marriner his heirs and assignes the full and
                 just quantity of eighteen hundred flinty five pounds of good Sound
                 merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid in Some convenient landing
                 in Great Choptancke at or before the tenth day of October next
                 ensueing & whereas also the Said Alexander the 25th day of March
                 1672 did by his certaine other writeing Obligatory Sealed with the
                 Seale of him the Said Alexander here in Court produced whose
                 date is the same day and yeare abovewritten oblige himselfe his heirs
             p. 262 executors & ass ignes to pay unto the abovesaid Walter Sencerfe or
                 his assignes One hundred and flinty pounds of good tobacco and
                 caske to be paid at the time and place above Said Notwithstanding
                 which the Said Alexander the Said Summe of eighteen hundred
                 flinty five pounds of tobacco nor the Said Summe of One hundred
                 and ninty pounds of tobacco in the whole amounting to the summe
                 of two thousand eighty five pounds of tobacco according to the tenor
                 of his Said Severall writeings Obligatory hath not paid though often
                 thereunto required but the Same hitherto to pay hath and doth
                 altogether deny to the damage of the Said Walter Sencerfe three
                 thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
                  And the Said Alexander in his proper person cometh here into
                 Court and Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action afore
                 said whereupon the Said Walter remaineth against the Said Alex
                 ander thereof undefended therefore it is considered by the Court