Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  353




     Richard Keene Mathias Decosta late of St Maries County planter Liber M M
         agt otherwise called Mathias Decosta of St Maries
   Mathias Decosta   County in the Province of Maryland was Sum
                  öned to answer unto Richard Keene of the County
                  of Calvert Inholder of a plea that he render unto
                  him the Summe of One thousand One hundred &
                  One pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco
                  & caske which to him he Oweth and unjustly
                  deteineth
       And whereupon the Said Richard by Robert Ridgely his Attorny
      Saith yt whereas the Said Mathias the tenth day of August in the
      43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom 1674 by
      his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the Said
      Mathias and here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare
      aforesaid did acknowledge himselfe to owe and Stand indebted to
      the Said Richard the full & just quantity of One thousand One hun
      dred & One pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco & caske
      to be paid to the Said Richard Keene or his certaine Attorny his
      heirs executors admrs upon demand thereof conveniently in St Maries
      County To the which payment well and truely to be made the Said
      Mathias did bind himself his heirs executors & administrators firmly
      by those presents Notwithstanding which the Said Mathias the
      Said One thousand One hundred & One pounds of tobacco to him
      the Said Richard according to the tenor of the Said writing Obliga
      tory though often demanded hath not paid but the Same to pay hath
      denyed and yet doth deny to the damage of the Said Richard eight
      hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
       Now here at this day to wit the 16th day of October in the 43th p. 266
      yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c the Sheriff of St Maries County
      makes returne to the Court here that the Said Mathias is not found
      in his Bailiwick whereupon the Said Richard prayed an attachmt
      against the estate of the Said Mathias according to Act of Assembly
      and it is granted him.

      Garrett Vansweringen the deft by Robert Carvile his Attorny ap
        agt         peare & imparle untill next Court.
  Richard Moy
      Jno Blomfeild
         agt
      Benjamin Hunton
   the Same       the defts by George Oldfeild their Attorny ap
        agt         peare & imparle until next Court.
      Philip Rossell and
     Geo:  Mathews
      Thomas Lomax the deft by Keneim Cheseldyn his Attorny appeare
          agt      imparle untill next Court.
      John Coade & ux