Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 457




      the said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny doth come and Liber M M
      defend the force and injury when &c and the said John Saith
      that he is not twenty One yeares of age and that it is not intended
      by the Law that dureing his nonage aforesaid to the aforesaid Daniel
      he Ought to answer of the debt aforesaid whereupon he demands
      judgment if action &c.
        And the said Daniel by his Attorny aforesaid Saith that he
      Ought not to be barred from haveing his action aforesaid, the said
      Daniel Saith the said John now is and at the time of putting in his
      plea aforesaid was at the full age of twenty One yeares and this
      he prayes may be enquired of by the Country and the said John
      likewise.
        Now here at this day to wit the tenth day of ffebruary in the 43th
      yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said Daniel by his
      Attorny aforesaid and the said John by his Attorny came likewise
      and the said John Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action
      aforesaid of him the said Daniel whereupon the said Daniel re
      maineth against the said John thereof undefended Therefore it is
      considered of by the Court here that the said Daniel recover against
      the said John Manning the said summe of nine hundred thirty two
      pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of eight
      hundred twenty five pounds of tobacco for his cost and charges in
      this behalfe laid Out and expended and the said John in mercy.

     Jeremiah Eaton Thomas Philipps late of Talbott County otherwise
          agt called Thomas Phillipps of the Province of Mary-
    Thomas Philipps  land planter was sumöned to answer unto Jere
                  miah Eaton of the County of Kent Gent in a plea
                  that he render unto him ten thousand pipe staves
                  every of the said Staves to be foure foot eight
                  inches long and three quarters of an inch thicke
                  which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
        And whereupon the said Jeremiah by Vincent Lowe his Attorny
      Saith that whereas the said Thomas the eightenth day of January
      One thousand Six hundred seventy One by his certaine writeing
      Obligatory Sealed with the seale of him the said Thomas here in
      Court produced whose date is the day and yeare abovewritten did
      bind himselfe his heirs executrs admts assignes to pay unto him the
      said Jeremiah his certaine Attorny his heirs executors admrs & as
      signes the aforesaid quantity of ten thousand pipe Staves to be
      foure foot eight inches long and three quarters of an inch thicke
      to be paid unto him the said Jeremiah at or before the tenth day of
      October next ensueing the date thereof at the now dwelling place
      of him the said Thomas Philippes Yet notwithstanding the afore
      said summe of pipe Staves the said Thomas to the Said Jeremiah
      hath not paid according to the tenor of the said bill but the Same to