522 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.




          Liber M M And the said Thomas and Martha by Robert Ridgely their At
                  torny come and defend the force and injury when &c and pray
                  liberty to imparle here until next Provinciall Court, the same day is
                  given to both parties.
                    At which said next Provinciall Court to wit the fiftenth day of
                  ffebruary in the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c came the said
                  Samuel and John by their Attorny aforesaid but the said Thomas
                  and Martha came not but made default Therefore it is considered
                  by the Court here that the said Samuel Clarke and John England
              p. 309  recover against the said Thomas Galey and Martha his wife execu
                  trix as aforesaid aswell the summe of One thousand seven hundred
                  eighty five pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of
                  five hundred fifty two pounds of tobacco for their costs and charges
                  in this behalfe laid Out and expended.

                  Samuel Cooke John Allen late of Charles County otherwise called
                     agt John Allen of Charles County in the Province of
                John Allen  Maryland Gent was Sumoned to answer unto Sam
                            uel Cooke in a plea that he render unto him the
                            summe of eight thousand twenty foure pounds of
                            tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
                    And whereupon the said Samuel by Keneim Cheseldyn his Attorny
                  Saith that whereas the said John Allen the One and thirtith day of
                  March in the yeare One thousand six hundred Seventy foure by his
                  certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the said John
                  here in Court produced whose date is the same day and yeare above-
                  written did acknowledge himselfe to owe and Stand indebted unto
                  the Said Samuel Cooke of London marriner in the full and just
                  summe of eight thousand twenty foure pounds of Sound merchanta
                  ble leafe tobacco and caske to be paid the said Samuel his heirs as
                  signes or certaine Attorny conveniently in Charles County afore
                  said On or before the tenth day of November next ensueing after
                  the date thereof to the which payment well and truly to be made he
                  did bind himselfe his heirs executors and administrators and every
                  of them by these presents Notwithstanding which the said John
                  Allen the Said Summe of Eight thousand twenty f oure thousand
                  pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of his Said writeing Obliga
                  tory hath not paid to him the said Samuel Cooke though often there-
                  unto required but the same to pay hitherto hath and Still doth alto
                  gether deny to the damage of the Said Samuel the summe of ten
                  thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                    And the Said John Allen by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh
                  and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
                  Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court the same day
                  is given to both parties here.
                    Now here at this day to wit the fiftenth day of ffebruary in the