520       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.

         Liber M M   said John Beale by his Attorny aforesaid and Offered himselfe
                 against the said John Allen in the plea aforesaid but the said John
                 Allen came not but made default Therefore it is considered by the
                 Court here that the said John Beale recover against the said John
                 Allen aswell the summe of foure thousand pounds of tobacco the
                 debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred fifty two pounds
                 of tobacco for his costs and charges in this behalfe laid Out & ex
                 pended and the Said John Allen in mercy.

                 John     England Edward Maddock late of Charles County other
                     agt wise called Edward Maddock of Charles County
               Edward Maddock Doctor was Sumãned to answer unto John Eng
                              land in a plea that he render unto him the Summe
                              of eight hundred and three pounds of tobacco
                              which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
                   And whereupon the said John England by Keneim Cheseldyn his
                 Attorny Saith that whereas the Said Edward Maddock the foure
                 and twentith day of May in the yeare One thousand Six hundred
                 Sixty nine did by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the
                 Seale of the Said Edward here in Court produced whose date is the
                 same day and yeare above written bind himself e his heirs executors
                 and administrators to pay or cause to be paid unto John England of
                 the Citty of Bristoll Marriner his lawfull Attorny his heirs execu
                 tors administrators or assignes the just and full quantity of five
                 hundred Sixty three pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco
                 and caske to containe the Same at Some convenient place in Charles
                 County abovesaid And whereas also the said Edward the sixth day
                 of March in the yeare One thousand Six hundred and Seventy did
                 by his certaine other writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of
                 the said Edward Maddock here also in Court produced whose date
                 is the same day and yeare last abovewritten acknowledge himself e
                 to Owe and Stand indebted unto John England of the Citty of Bris
                 toll marriner the full and just quantity of two hundred and forty
                 pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco in caske to containe the
                 same to be paid upon his Owne Plantation he now lives at or upon
                 the tenth day of October next ensueing the date thereof to the which
                 payment well & truly to be made and done he did bind himselfe his
                 heirs executors admrs firmly by those presents unto the said John
                 England his law full Attorny his heirs executors admrs & assignes
                 Notwithstanding which the said Edward the said summe of five hun
                 dred Sixty three pounds of tobacco nor the said summe of two hun
                 dred and forty pounds of tobacco in the whole amounting to the
                 summe of eight hundred & three pounds of tobacco according to
                 the tenor of his said Severall Obligations hath not paid though often
                 thereunto required to him the said John but the same to pay hitherto
                 hath & Still doth altogether deny to the damage of the said John the