530 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.




       Liber M M             John Lucumb of the Citty of London marriner
                             of a plea that he render unto him the sume of
                             three thousand One hundred and fifty pounds of
                             good Sound tobacco with caske which to him he
                             oweth & unjustly deteineth
                   And whereupon the Said John Lucumb by Robert Ridgely his
                 Attorny Saith that whereas the said Charles the nine & twentith day
                 of July One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure by his certaine
                 writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the Said Charles
                 and here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid
                 did acknowledge himselfe holden and firmly bounden unto the Said
                 John in the just and full Summe or quantity of three thousand One
                 hundred & fifty pounds of tobacco and caske to be paid to the said
                 John Lucumb upon demand in some convenient place in Petuxent
                 River it being for a Valuable consideracon in hand received to the
                 which payment well & truly to be made he did bind himselfe his heirs
                 executrs & admrs firmly by those presents Notwithstanding which the
                 said Charles Delaroch the said summe of three thousand One hun
                 dred & fifty pounds of tobacco to him the said John according to the
                 tenor of the Said writeing Obligatory though often thereunto re
                 quired hath not paid but the same to pay hath denyed and as yet doth
                 deny whereupon the said John Saith he is dampnified and hath lost
                 to the value of foure thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he
                 bring his suite.
             p. 516 And the Said Charles Delaroch at this day to wit the thirtenth day
                 of ffebruary in the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came
                 in his proper person and Saith nothing in barre or avoidance of the
                 action aforesaid of him the said John for that he oweth the said
                 John the said summe of three thousand One hundred & fifty pounds
                 of tobacco Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said
                 John Lucumb recover against the said Charles aswell the said summe
                 of three thousand One hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco the debt
                 aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred pounds of tobacco for
                 his costs and charges in that behalfe laid Out & expended and the
                 Said Charles in mercy.

                  Christopher Johnson & Thomas John Hance and Sarah his wife
                   Elwes                executrix of the last will and
                          agt           Testament of Sampson Wareing
                  John Hance & Sarah his wife late of the Clifts in Calvert
                   executrix of Sampson Wareing County Gent deceased were at
                                        tached to answer unto Christo
                                        pher Johnson and Thomas Elwes
                                        of London merchants in a plea of
                                        trespas upon the case.
                   And whereupon the Said Christopher and Thomas by Robert
                 Carvile their Attorny Say that whereas the said Sampson Wareing