Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.     611

      Timothy Lowe this cause being upon appeale from Dorchester Liber M M
          agt County Court & no appearance for pit or deft this
      Thomas Ball cause discontinued.

      Robert Crosman
          agt
      Jno Waghopp
      Wm iford
        agt
      J enkin Keywin
                    these foure causes continued untill next Court.
      Henry Tripp
          agt
      Wm Worgan
      Charles James
          agt
      Jonas Davis & ux

      Henry Parker Henry Turner late of Dorchester County otherwise p. 588
          agt called Henry Turner of Dorchester County in the
    Henry Turner     Province of Maryland planter was Sumoned to
                answer unto Henry Parker of a plea that he render
                unto him the full and just Summe of two thousand
                pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco in
                caske which to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth
        And whereupon the Said Henry Parker by Robert Ridgely his
      Attorny Saith that whereas the said Henry Turner the fourth day
      of January 1671 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with
      the seale of him the said Henry Turner & Here in Court produced
      whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid did acknowledge himself e
      to owe & Stand firmly bound unto the said Henry Parker in the
      full and just Sume of two thousand pounds of good Sound mer
      chantable tobacco in caske to be paid convenient in Little Chop
      tanck River in Dorchester County at or upon the tenth day of Octo
      ber next ensueing the date thereof & after upon all demands to the
      which payment well and truly to be made the said Henry Turner did
      bind himselfe his heirs executors & admrs firmly by those presents
      Notwithstanding which the said Henry Turner the said summe of
      two thousand pounds of tobacco to him the said Henry Parker ac
      cording to the Tenor of the said writeing Obligatory though often
      thereunto required hath not paid but the same to pay hath refused
      & gainsayed & to pay the same as yet doth refuse & deny to the dam
      age of the said Henry Parker of One thousand pounds of tobacco
      & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
        And the said Henry Turner by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
      cometh and defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth lib
      erty of Speaking hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court & it is
      granted him the same day is given to both parties.