Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.     365

      hundred flinty Six pounds of tobacco costs of Suite to him the Said Liber M M
      Daniel of his assent by the Court adjudged and the aforesaid
      Lodowick in mercy.

      Garrett Vansweringen Curtis ifietcher late of St Maries County
          agt otherwise called Curtis ffetcher of the
      Curtis ffetcher     County of St Maries Marriner was Sumoned
      to answer unto Garrett Vansweringen of a
      plea that he render unto him the summe of
      three thousand pounds of neate porke which
      to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth &c.
        And whereupon the Said Garrett Vansweringen by Kenelm Ches
      eldyn his Attorny Saith that whereas the Said Curtis ifietcher upon
      the tenth day of June in the yeare of Our Lord 1673 by his cer
      tame writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the Said
      Curtis ifietcher here in Court produced whose date is the day and
      yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe his heirs executors
      admrs or assignes to be oweing and Stand justly indebted unto
      the Said Garrett Vansweningen his heirs executors admrs or assignes
      in the full and neate quantity of three thousand pounds of neate
      porke tb be delivered convenient at the Citty of St Maries at or
      before the last day of December then next ensueing the date thereof
      To the which payment well and truly to be made and done he did
      bind himselfe his heirs executors administrators or assignes firmly
      by those presents Notwithstanding which the Said Curtis ifietcher
      the Said Summe of three thousand pounds of neate porke though
      often thereunto required according to the tenor of his Said writeing
      Obligatory hath not paid unto him the Said Garrett Vansweringen
      but the same to pay hitherto hath and Still doth altogether deny
      whereupon the Said Garrett Vansweringen Saith he is dampnified p. 276
      and hath losse to the value of five thousand pounds of tobacco &
      thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
        And the Said Curtis ifietcher in his proper person Cometh into
      Court here and Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action
      aforesaid of the Said Garrett by which the Said Garrett remaineth
      against the Said Curtis thereupon undefended therefore it is consid
      ered by the Court here that the Said Garrett Vansweringen recover
      against the Said Curtis ifietcher aswell his debt of three thousand
      pounds of neate porke as also the Sume of pounds
      of tobacco for his costs and charges in that behal fe expended and
      laid Out and the Said Curtis in mercy.

      Garrett Vansweringen Curtis ffetcher late of St Maries County
          agt otherwise called Curtis ffletcher of the County
      Curtis ffletcher    of St Maries in the Province of Maryland
      was Sumoned to answer unto Garrett Van-