438  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.




          Liber M M  cell for the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary in any Court of
                  Record within this Province in all suits and causes whatsoever re
                  lateing to his Lopps concernes Given under my hand this six and
                  twentith day of March 1675. Charles Calvert.

                  John    Quigley John Blackistone late of St Maries County was
                      agt attached to answer unto John Quigley in a plea of
                  John Blackistone trespas upon the case
                    And whereupon the said John Quigley by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
                  Attorny complaineth that whereas the said John Blackistone the Six-
                  tenth day of June in the yeare One thousand six hundred Seventy
                  foure bought had and received of the Said John Quigley divers
                  goods and merchandizes at divers dayes and times to witt from the
                  said Sixtenth day of June in the yeare aforesaid untill the eight and
                  twentith day of June in the same yeare a particular whereof is here
                  in Court produced amounting in the whole to the summe of ten
                  thousand two hundred forty nine pounds of tobacco In consideration
                  whereof the said John Blackiston did assume upon himselfe and to
                  the said John Quigley did faithfully promise that he the said John
              p. 435 Blackiston the said summe of ten thousand two hundred forty nine
                  pounds of tobacco to him the said John Quigley when thereunto
                  required would well and truly content and pay Notwithstanding
                  which the Said John Blackistone the said Summe of ten thousand
                  two hundred forty nine pounds of tobacco according to his promise
                  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 twelve thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bring
                  eth his suite.
                    Now here at this day to wit the ninth day of December in the 43th
                  yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said John Black
                  istone in his Proper person and Saith nothing in barr or avoidance
                  of the action aforesaid of him the said John Quigley for that he
                  oweth unto the said John Quigley the Said Summe of ten thousand
                  two hundred forty nine pounds of tobacco in the declaration above-
                  said mentioned whereupon the said John Quigley remaineth against
                  the said John Blackistone thereof undefended therefore it is con
                  sidered by the Court here that the said John Quigley recover against
                  the said John Blackistone the said Sume of ten thousand two hundred
                  forty nine pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe
                  of pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges in
                  that behalf e laid Out & expended and the said John Blackistone in
                  mercy.

                  Michael Miller    Comãnd was given the Sheriff of Kent County
                      agt That whereas Michael Miller the Seven
                  Eliz:   Head executrix tenth day of April last past Obteined judg
                    Wm Head melt against William Head deceased for Six