418  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.




          Liber M M  pas upon the case this day exhibited against the said Richard as
                  wittnes my hand this 21th day of September 1674.
                  Peter Eure                        Ro: Carvile
                   Robert Ridgely

                 Isaac    ffoxcroft John Richardson late of Talbott County Inholder
                     agt was attached to answer unto Isaac ffoxcroft of
                  John Richardson Accamack Gent of a plea of trespas upon the case.
                   And whereupon the Said Isaac by Robert Ridgely his Attorny
                  complaineth that whereas the said John the tenth day of December
                  in the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annxp Dom 1674
                  accounted together with the said Isaac for divers Summes of tobacco
                  before that time due and oweing for goods and merchandizes and
                  other things to the said Isaac by the Said John Due & oweing & to the
                  said Isaac to be paid and upon that accompt the said John was
                  found in arrears and indebted to the said Isaac the summe of two
                  thousand seaven hundred twenty Six pounds of tobacco in consid
                  eration whereof the said John did assume upon himself e and to the
                  said Isaac did then and there faithfully promise that he the said
                  John the said Summe of two thousand Seven hundred twenty Six
                  pounds of tobacco to him the said Isaac when thereunto required
                  would well & truly content and pay Notwithstanding which the said
                  John the said Sume of two thousand Seven hundred twenty Six
                  pounds of tobacco to him the said Isaac according to his Promise
                  hath not paid to the Said Isaac though often thereunto required but
                  the same to pay hath denyed and yet doth deny to the damage of the
                  said Isaac three thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he pro
                  duceth his Suite.
                   And the aforesaid John in his Proper person cometh & defendeth
                  the force and injury when &c and the said John nothing in barr of
                  the aforesaid Isaac Saith for the debt 2foregaid, wherefore it is con
                  sidered by the Court here that the said Isaac against the Said John
                  for the said Sume of two thousand seven hundred twenty Six pounds
                  of tobacco remaineth wholy unde fended and that the said Isaac
                  recover against the said John the said sume of two thousand seven
                  hundred twenty Six pounds of tobacco & the said John in mercy.

                 Justinian Gerard John Coode late of St Maries County Gent and
                     agt Susanna his wife late called Susanna Sly widdow
               John Coode & ux were attached to answere unto Justinian Gerard
                             Gent in a plea of trespas upon the case
                   And whereupon the said Justinian by Robert Ridgely his Attorny
                  complaineth that whereas the aforesaid Susanna the tenth day of
                  february in the 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq
                  Dom 1673 the said Susanna being then sole in consideration that the
                  said Justinian at the Special instance and request of her the Said