456 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.




         Liber M M of        pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges in
                 this behalfe laid Out and expended but So as execution thereof cease
                 untill the expiracon of One month next ensueing the tenth day of
                 ffebruary aforesaid

                 Daniel Jenifer John Manning late of the Clifts in Calvert County
                     agt planter Sonn and heire of Thomas Manning lately
               John Manning    called Thomas Manning of the County of Calvert
                           in the Province of Maryland was Sumoned to answer
                           unto Daniel Jenifer Gent of a plea that he render
                           unto him nine hundred thirty and two pounds of
                           tobacco which to him he Oweth and unjustly
                           deteineth.
                   And whereupon the said Daniel by Robert Carvile his Attorny
                 Saith that whereas the aforesaid Thomas Manning in his life time
                 to wit upon the two and twentith day of December in the eight and
                 thirtith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doth One
                 thousand Six hundred Sixty nine by his certaine bill or writeing
                 Obligatory Sealed with the seale of him the said Thomas and here
                 in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare abovesaid did
                 acknowledge himself e to Owe and be endebted to the said Daniel in
                 the full and just Summe or quantity of nine hundred thirty two
                 pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco and caske to be paid
                 to the Said Daniel Jenifer upon demand To the which payment
                 well and truly to be made he did bind himself e his heirs executors
                 and admrs by those presents And whereas the aforesaid Thomas
                 Manning was in his life time Seized in his demesne as of ifee of
                 Severall messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments with their
                 appurtenfics scituate lyeing and being in the said County of Calvert
                 that is to say of One parcell of Land with the appurtenñcs in the
                 said County called Manning the Push containeing Six hundred Acres,
             p.  450 and of and in One other parcell of land with the appurtenflcs in the
                 County aforesaid called the Gore containeing three hundred acres
                 And being So thereof Seized dyed after whose death the said Lands
                 tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenncs amongst other
                 things did discend to the said John Manning as Son an heire of the
                 said Thomas Yet the aforesaid John Manning in his life time and
                 the aforesaid John after the death of the said Thomas although
                 often required the aforesaid nine hundred thirty two pounds of
                 tobacco to him the said Daniel hath not rendred but the same to him
                 to render have denyed and the said John the same to him to render
                 doth still deny whereupon he saith that he is dampnified and hath
                 losse to the Value of fifteene hundred pounds of tobacco and there
                 upon he bringeth his suite.
                   And the said John Manning by Richard Smith his Guardian who
                 is admitted by the Court to prosecute for the said John within age