450       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.

            LiberMM 1673
             Contra Credr                                     l tob
                  P tob paid to Mr Rousby               01600
                  P tob paid to Capt Harwood            00721
                  P 8 hdds tob out of Choptancke        03200
                   Rest due to ballance                 39329
                                                          44850

                    And the said Stephen Tully in his proper person Saith that as to
                  thirty nine thousand three hundred twenty nine pounds of tobacco
                  the ballance of the accompt abovesaid he cannot gainsay but that
                  he oweth the same unto the said Charles Calvert. Therefore it is
                  considered of by the Court here that the said Charles Calvert recover
                  against the Said Stephen Tully the said Sume of thirty nine thou
                  sand three hundred twenty nine pounds of tobacco the debt afore
                  said as also the summe of five hundred Sixty eight pounds of tobacco
                  for his costs and charges in this behalfe laid Out and expended.
                  whereupon it was comanded the Sheriff of St Maries County that
                  he take the said Stephen Tully into safe Custody untill he satisfie
                  unto the said Charles Calvert the said summe of thirty nine thousand
                  three hundred twenty nine pounds of tobacco together with the said
                  Summe of five hundred Sixty eight pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

                  Mathew Paine James Thompson late of Calvert County other
                      agt wise called James Thompson of Calvert County
                James Thompson in the Province of Maryland was Sumöned to
                               answer unto Mathew Paine in a plea that he
                               render unto him the summe of thirty six pounds
                               lawfull mony of England which to him he oweth
                               and unjustly deteineth.
                    And whereupon the said Mathew Paine by Keneim Cheseldyn his
                  Attorny Saith that whereas the said James Thompson the twentith
                  day of September in the two and twentith yeare of the Reigne of
                  Our Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second King of England Scot
                  land &c Annoq Dom One thousand six hundred and Seventy by
                  his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of the said
                  James here in Court produced whose date is the same day and yeare
                  abovewritten did acknowledge himsel fe holden and firmly bound unto
                  Mathew Paine of the parish of Stepney in the County of Middle
                  sex in the Kingdome of England Marriner in the Sume of thirty Six
              p.  pounds lawfull mony of England to be paid to the said Mathew
                  Paine or his certaine Attorny executors and administrators to the
                  payment well and truly to be made he did Oblige himselfe his heirs
                  executors and administrators to the which payment well and truly to