Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 509




      Mr Carvile and Mr Ridgely                 Liber M M
        These few lines may Certifie you both that Godfrey and I are
      agreed concerning Our Land and the buisnesse is fully ended & deter
      mined Therefore Wee desire and joyntly consent that you cause all
      further proceedings in Court to cease & the Suite to fall likewise Wee
      desire you to send Us up an accompt of the costs of Suite Severally
      for Wee each of Us pay Our Own charges no more at present but
      the tender of Our humble Service to you both from both
                              Your humble Servants
                                 Thomas Crocker (seale)
                                 Geo:    Godfrey (sealed)

      John Quigley Robert Proctor late of Ann Arrundell County
         agt otherwise called Robert Proctor of the County of
    Robert Proctor   Ann Arundell Inholder was Sumoned to answer
                 unto John Quigley in a plea that he render unto
                 him the summe of nineteene thousand nine hun
                 dred and twelve pounds of tobacco which to him he
                 Oweth and unjustly deteineth.
        And whereupon the said John Quigley by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
      Attorny Saith that whereas the said Robert the twenty eighth day
      of August in the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Annoq
      Doth One thousand six hundred Seventy foure by his certaine write
      ing obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the Said Robert here in
      Court produced whose date is the same day and yeare abovewritten
      did acknowledge himselfe holden and firmly bounden unto John
      Quigley of the County of St Maries merchant in the full & just
      Summe of nineteen thousand nine hundred and twelve pounds of
      good and Sound merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid unto the
      said John Quigley or to his certaine Attorny his heirs executors
      admrs at some convenient place or places in the County of Ann
      Arundell aforesaid upon all demands after the date thereof To the
      which payment well and truly to be made he did bind himselfe his
      heirs executors and administrators firmly by those prsents notwith
      standing which the Said Robert Proctor the said summe of nineteen
      thousand nine hundred and twelve pounds of tobacco to him the said
      John according to the tenor of his said writeing Obligatory hath not
      paid though often thereunto required but the same to pay hitherto
      hath and Still doth altogether deny to the damage of the said John
      Quigley the sume of thirty thousand pounds of tobacco and there
      upon he bringeth his suite.
        And the said Robert Proctor in his proper person cometh & de
      fendeth 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 The Condition of this Obligation is Such that if