Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.     427

      said Thomas the said Sume of three thousand foure hundred twenty Liber M M
      three pounds of tobacco to him the said Benjamin in his life time
      nor to the said Lydia since his death though often thereunto required
      according to the said bill hath not paid or satisfied but the same
      to pay or satisfie hath hitherto denyed and still doth deny and refuse
      to pay the same To the damage of the said Lydia foure thousand
      pounds of tobacco and thereupon she bringeth her suite.
        And the said Lydia produceth here in Court the Letters of admin
      istracOn of the goods and Chattells of the said Benjamin whereby
      it may appeare to the Court here that she hath right to Administra
      tion &c.
        And the said Thomas in his proper person cometh and defendeth
      the force and injury when &c and saith nothing in barr of the action
      aforesaid of her the Said Lydia for the debt aforesaid for that he
      acknowledgeth he oweth the same as aforesaid Therefore it is con
      sidered by the Court here that the said Lydia recover against the
      said Thomas aswell the summe of three thousand foure hundred
      twenty three pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the süme
      of One hundred eighty and Seven pounds of tobacco for her costs
      and Charges in the behalf e laid Out and expended and the said
      Thomas in mercy.

      Richard Moy Richard Chiliman late of St Maries County
          agt planter otherwise called Richard Chillman of the
   Richard Chilman   County of St Maries in the Province of Maryland
                  was sumöned to answer unto Richard Moy in a
                  plea that he render unto him the summe of eleaven
                  hundred pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth
                  and unjustly deteineth &c.
        And whereupon the said Richard Moy by Robert Carvile his
      Attorny saith that the said Richard Chillman the two and twentith
      day of October in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred
      Seventy foure by his certaine bill obligatory Sealed with the Seale
      of the said Richard Chillman and here in Court produced whose
      date is the day and yeare abovesaid did con fesse and acknowledge
      himselfe holden and firmly bounden unto the said Richard Moy in
      the full and just quantity of eleven hundred pounds of good Sound
      merchantable tobacco and caske to be paid unto the said Richard
      Moy or to his certaine Attorny his heirs executors administrators
      and assignes in Some convenient place in the County aforesaid upon
      demand To the which payment well and truly to be made he dftl
      bind himselfe his heirs executrs and admrs firmly by those presents
      Notwithstanding which the said Richard Chillman the said sume of
      eleaven hundred pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of his
      said bill though often thereunto required hath not paid but the same
      to pay hitherto hath denyed and yet doth deny whereupon the said
      Richard Moy Saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the Value