Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  435




     Garret     Vansweringen Comand was given to the Sheriff of St Liber M M
          agt Maries County that he take Mathias Decosta
      Mathias Decosta     otherwise called Mathias Decosta of St
      Maries County in the Province of Maryland
      planter if he Should be found in his Baili
      wick and him safe Keepe So that he have his body here the eighth
      day of December in the three & fortith yeare of his Lopps Dominion
      &c to answer unto Garret Vansweringen of a plea that he render
      unto him the summe of eight thousand pounds of tobacco which to
      him he Oweth and unjustly deteineth
        Att which day the same Sheriff maketh returne that the said
      Mathias is not found in his Bailiwick, whereupon Ordered that an
      Attachment be granted the plaintiff according to Act of Assembly
      in that case made

     John  Quigley John Dobbs late of Kent County otherwise called
         agt John Dobbs of Kent County was Sumoned to answer
    John Dobbs unto John Quigley in a plea that he render unto him
               Six thousand twenty One pounds of tobacco which
               to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
        And whereupon the said John Quigley by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
      Attorny Saith that whereas the Said John Dobbs the first day of
      June in the yeare One thousand six hundred Seventy foure by his
      certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the Said John
      Dobbs here in Court produced whose date is the same day and yeare
      abovewritten did bind himselfe his heirs executrs admrs to pay or
      cause to be paid to Capt John Quigley his executors administrators
      or certaine Attorny or assignes conveniently in Chester River the
      full and just Summe of Six thousand twenty and One pounds of
      good Sound merchantable tobacco and caske it being for a valuable
      Consideration already in hand received notwithstanding which the
      said John Dobbs the said summe of six thousand twenty One pounds
      of tobacco to him the said John Quigley according to the tenor of
      his said writeing Obligatory hath not paid though often thereunto
      required but the same to pay hitherto hath and Still doth deny to the
      damage of the Said John Quigley eight thousand pounds of tobacco
      And thereupon he bringeth his suite.
        Now here at this day to witt the ninth day of December in the
      43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Came the Said John Dobbs by
      Robert Carvile his Attorny and defendeth the force and injury when
      &c and Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid
      of him the said Jno Quigley for that he oweth the said John Quig
      ley the abovesaid sume of Six thousand twenty One pounds of
      tobacco in the abovesaid declaration mentioned whereupon the said
      John Quigley remaineth against the said John Dobbs thereof unde
      fended, Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said