Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 519




       have received of and from the Said William Dorrington the Said Liber M M
       Sevenall Summes of nine thousand Six hundred pounds of tobacco
       and three pounds Sterling and I doe by these presents for me my
       heirs executrs and admrs remise release and for even quittclaime and
       discharge him the said William Dorrington his heirs executors &
       admrs of and from all and all manner of bills bonds suites actions
       trespasses claimes and demands whatsoever from the beginning of
       the world to the day of the date hereof In Testimony whereof I have
       hereunto sett my hand and Seale this twelfth day of ffebruary in the
       yeare of Our Lord 1674. Charles Calvert (Sealed)
       Sealed and delivered in
        the presence of,
          Philip Calvert.
          Jno Darnall.
       John Beale & ux John Allen late of Charles County in the Prov
          agt ince of Maryland merchant was Sumoned to
    John Allen    answer unto John Beale and Jone his wife in a
                  plea that He render unto them the summe of foure
                  thousand pounds of tobacco which to them he
                  oweth and unjustly deteineth
        And whereupon the said John Beale and Jone his wife by Keneim
       Cheseldyn their Attorny Saith that whereas the said John Allen the
       twentith day of July in the yeare One thousand Six hundred Sev
       enty foure did by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the
       Seale of the Said John Allen here in Court produced whose date is
       the same day and yeare abovewritten bind himselfe his heirs execu
       tons and administrators to pay or cause to be paid to the said Jone
       while she was Sole of Calvert County in the Province aforesaid her
       heirs executors admrs the full and just quantity of foure thousand
       pounds of good Sound and well cured merchantable tobacco in caske
       to be paid at or before the tenth day of October next after the date
       thereof Notwithstanding which the said John Allen the said Summe
       of foure thousand pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of his
       said writeing Obligatory to her the said Jone while she was Sole
       nor to the said John and Joane Since espousalls between them cele
       brated though often thereunto required hath not paid but the same
       to them to pay hitherto hath and Still doth altogether deny to the
       damage of them the said John and Joane the summe of five thou
       sand pounds of tobacco And thereupon they bring their Suite.
        And the said John Allen by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh
       and defendeth the force and injury when &c and pnayeth liberty of p. 507
       Speakeing hereunto untill next Provinciall Court the same day is
       given to both parties
        Att which Said next Provinciall Court to wit the fiftenth day
       of ffebruary in the 43th yeane of the Dominion of Caecilius &c
       Annop Doth One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure came the