460 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.




          Liber M M   that the said Ralph Dawson recover against the said James Clayland
                  aswell the summe of three thousand foure hundred pounds of tobacco
                  the debt aforesaid as also the sume of five hundred fifty Six pounds
                  of tobacco costs of Suite

                  Proprietary
                     agt   discontinued
                  Luke Barbierj
                  Thomas Carleton
                      agt     this action abates the plaintiff being dead.
                  John Hall & at J
                  Robert Carvile 1
                     agt     agreed.
                  ffrancis Kilborne

             p. 453 John   Waterton John Desjardens late of Baltemore County other
                      agt wise called John Desjardens of the County of Bal
                John Desjardensj     temore in the Province of Maryland Gent was
                              Sumöned to answer unto John Waterton in. a plea
                              that he render unto him the summe of twenty two
                              pounds law full mony of England which to him he
                              oweth and unjustly deteineth.
                    And whereupon the said John Waterton by Keneim Cheseldyn his
                  Attorny Saith that whereas the said John Desjardens the sixtenth day
                  of June in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy
                  three did by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale
                  of the said John Desjardins here in Court produced whose date is
                  the same day and yeare abovewritten hold himself e firmly bound and
                  indebted to the said John Waterton in the full and just sume of
                  two and twenty pounds of good and lawfull mony of England to be
                  paid unto the said John Waterton or to his certaine Attorny executrs
                  admrs or assignes at or upon all demands after the date of those
                  presents to which payment well & truly to be paid and performed he
                  did bind himselfe his heirs executors admrs and assignes firmly by
                  those presents Notwithstanding which the Said John Desjardens
                  the said summe of twenty two pounds law full mony of England
                  according to the tenor of his said writeing Obligatory hath not paid
                  though often thereunto required but the same to pay hitherto hath
                  denyed and yet doth deny to the damage of the said John Waterton
                  the summe of eight thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he
                  bringeth his suite.
                    And the said John Desjardens by Robert Carvile his Attorny
                  doth come and defend the force and injury when &c and prays
                  heareing of the writeing aforesaid and it is read unto him he pray
                  eth also heareing of the Condition of the said writeing and it is read
                  unto him in these words Vizt. The Condition of this Obligation is