604       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

          LiberM M yeare abovesd did confesse and acknowledge himselfe to owe and
             p. 581 stand indebted unto the said Robert in the full and just quantity of

                twelve hundred pounds of tobacco and caske to be paid to the said
                Robert upon demand Yet notwithstanding the said Arthur the said
                Summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Rob
                ert though often thereunto requested according to the tenor of the
                said bill hath not hitherto paid or satisfied but the same to pay &
                Satisfie doth deny to the damage of the Said Robert Sixteen hun
                dred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
                  And the said Arthur by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh &
                defendeth the force and injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imple
                here untill next Provinciall Court & it is granted him the same day is
                given to both parties here.
                  Now here at this day to wit the foure & twentith day of Novembr
                in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the said
                Robert Carvile in his proper person and offered himselfe against the
                said Arthur in the plea aforesaid & the said Arthur by his Attorny
                aforesaid came likewise and the said Arthur by his Attorny afore
                said Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of
                him the said Robert whereupon the said Robert remaineth against
                the said Arthur thereupon undefended Therefore it is considered
                by the Court here that the said Robert Carvile recover against the
                said Arthur Wright aswell the summe of twelve hundred pounds of
                tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the sume of One hundred & twelve
                pounds of tobacco costs of Suite & the said Arthur in mercy.
                  These are to authorize and impower you Robert Ridgely One of
                the Attornyes of the Provinciall Court to appeare for me at the suite
                of W Robert Carvile in an action of debt for twelve hundred pounds
                of tobacco and in the same to let judgmt goe by non sum informatus
                or otherwise as to you shall seeme meet & for your proceedings
                herein this shall be your warrant Wittnes my hand & seale the 4th of
                May 1674.
                Wittnes Clement Hill          Wright (Sealed)
                  the marke of
                  Wm Worgan.

                Thomas Chapman John Baker late of St Maries Citty otherwise
                  agt called John Baker of St Maries in the Province
              John Baker     of Maryland was Sumoned to answer unto
                             Thomas Chapman in a plea that he render unto
                             him the Summe of two thousand six hundred
                             pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and
                             unjustly deteineth.
                  And whereupon the said Thomas Chapman by Keneim Cheseldyn
                his Attorny Saith that whereas the said John Baker the three &
                twentith day of June in the yeare One thousand Six hundred Sev