Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 451




      be made he did bind himselfe his heirs executors and administrators Liber M M
      firmly by those presents
        And the said James by George Thompson his Attorny cometh and
      defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth heareing of the
      writeing aforesaid and it is read unto him he prayeth also heareing
      of the Condition of the said writeing Obligatory and it is read unto
      him in these words following The Condition of this Obligation is
      Such That if the abovebounden James Thompson his executors
      administrators and assignes shall and doe well and truly deliver or
      cause to be delivered unto the abovenamed Mathew Paine or to his
      certaine Attorny his executors administrators or assignes the full
      quantity of foure thousand eight hundred pounds of good bright
      large Sound and merchantable tobacco with Sufficient casque to con-
      tame the same within twenty dayes next after the first and next
      arrivall of the good shipp called the Joseph and Benjamin of Lon
      don whereof the said Mathew Paine is Master in or at Maryland
      abovesaid whereunto the said Shipp is now bound being for and in
      Satisfaction of the intended transportation of him the said James
      Thompson his wife and Sister to Maryland aforesaid this present
      intended voyage of the said Shipp and not otherwise then the said
      Obligation to be void and of none effect otherwise to Stand re
      maine and abide in full power force and Virtue the tobacco a fore
      said to be paid at Some convenient place in Petuxent River
        And the said James Thompson by his Attorny aforesaid cometh
      and prayeth liberty of Speakeing hereunto untill the next Court and
      it is granted unto him the same day is given unto both parties.
        Now here at this day to wit the tenth day of ffebruary in the three
      and fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the said
      James Thompson in his proper person and the said Mathew Paine
      likewise and the said James Thompson Saith That as to three thou
      sand two hundred pounds of tobacco part of the abovesaid summe of
      foure thousand eight hundred pounds of tobacco he cannot gainsay
      but that he oweth the same to the said Mathew Paine Thereupon the
      said Mathew remaineth against the said James thereof undefended
      therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said Mathew
      Paine recover against the said James Thompson the said sume of
      three thousand two hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid
      as also the sume of five hundred ninty two pounds of tobacco for
      his costs and charges in this behalfe expended and laid Out and
      the said James Thompson in mercy

      Thomas Doxey    George Marshall Administrator of all and
          agt Singular the goods Chattells and Creditts of
      George Marshall admrs Joseph Brough deceased was Sumöned to
        Joseph Broughanswer unto Thomas Doxey of a plea that
        he render unto him the summe of foure