Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674. 423

       tobacco for his costs and charges in this behalf e expended and laid Uber M M
       Out. and the said George in mercy.

      Marmaduke Semme Samuel Barnes late of St Maries County was
           agt attached to answer unto Marmaduke Semme
      Samuel Barnes of a plea of trespas upon the case.
                     And whereupon the said Marmaduke by
                    Robert Ridgely his Attorny complaineth that
       whereas the said Samuel the eightenth day of January One thousand
       six hundred Seventy three bought had and received of the said
       Marmaduke divers liquors and provisions (he the said Marmaduke
       being a licensed Ordinary Keeper) at divers dayes and times from
       the said eightenth day of January in the yeare aforesaid untill the
       two & twentith day of October then next following a particular
       whereof is here in Court produced amounting in the whole to the
       summe of two thousand five hundred twenty Seaven pounds of
       tobacco In consideration whereof the said Samuel did assume upon
       himselfe and to the said Marmaduke did faithfully promise that he
       the said Samuel when thereunto required the said summe of two
       thousand five hundred twenty Seven pounds of tobacco to him the
       said Marmaduke would well and truly pay Notwithstanding which
       the said Samuel the said sume of two thousand five hundred twenty
       Seven pounds of tobacco according to his promise hath not paid
       though often thereunto required by the same to pay hitherto hath
       denyed and still doth deny to the damage of the said Marmaduke of
       three thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his
       suite.
        Now here at this day to witt the ninth day of December in the
       three & fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c the Sheriff of
       St Maries County maketh returne as formerly that the said Samuel
       Barnes is not found in his Bailiwick whereupon the said Marma
       duke prayed an attachment against the goods and Chattells of the
       said Samuel according to Act of Assembly in that case made and
       provided and it is by the Court here granted unto him.

      Nicholas Bayard and William Worgan late of Dorchester County
        Peter Bayand in the Province of Maryland Inholden other
           agt       wise called William Worgan of Dorchester
       William Worgan County in the Province of Maryland was
                     Summoned to answer unto Nicholas Bayard
                     and Peter Bayard of New-Yorke Merchants
                     of a plea that he render unto them the summe
                     of five thousand three hundred Seventy nine
                     pounds of good Sound merchantable leafe
                     tobacco and caske which to them he oweth and
                     unjustly detaines