Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.     367

       Anno Doth 1673 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Liber M M
       Seale of the Said William here in Court produced whose date is
       the day and yeare abovewritten did bind himselfe his heirs executors
       administrators to pay or cause to be paid to Richard Smith of
       St Leonards in Calvert County his heirs executors admrs or assignes
       the full and just Summe of six thousand five hundred pounds of
       good Sound well conditioned tobacco and casque in Some convenient
       place in Dorcet County upon demand for the true performance
       thereof did thereunto Sett his hand and Seale Notwithstanding which
       the Said William the Said Sume of Six thousand five hundred
       pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of his Said writeing Obliga
       tory hath not paid though often thereunto required but the Same
       to pay hitherto hath and Still doth altogether deny to the damage
       of the Said Richard eight thousand pounds of tobacco and there
       upon he bringeth his Suite.
         And the Said William by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh &
       defendeth the force and injury when &c and Saith nothing in barr
       or avoydance of the action aforesaid of him the Said Richard by
       which the Said Richard against the Said William remaineth there
       upon undefended Therefore it is considered by the Court here that
       the said Richard Smith recover agt the Said William Worgan aswell
       his debt of Six thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco as also the
       Summe of five hundred and twelve pounds of tobacco for his costs
       and charges in this behalfe expended and laid Out and the Said Wil
       liam Worgan in mercy &c.
       Mr Carvile
         Sr my Kind respects presented unto you the cause of my writeing
       unto you is to acquaint you that the business betweene Henry Turner
       and me you need not proceed in for we have done but I desire you
       to appear for me in the businesse betweene Mr Smith and me and to
       confesse judgment So hopeing you will not faile I rest your
       October the 10th 1674.         William Worgen.

         Upon the Petition of Charles Hay that Joseph Brough in his
       life time Stood indebted to him three hundred pounds of tobacco
       the remainder of his wages prayeth Order for the Same and George
       Marshall Administrator of the Said Brough being then in Court
       undertooke the payment of the same out of the estate of the
       Said Joseph.

      Margarett Penry Thomas Howell late of Baltemore County Gent
           agt otherwise called Thomas Howell of Caecil County
     Thomas Howell Gent was Sumoned to answer unto Margarett
                   Penry in a plea that he render unto her the sume
                   of One hundred and twelve thousand foure hun-