612  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.



          Liber M M Now here at this day to wit the five & twentith day of November
                  in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said
                  Henry Turner by his Attorny aforesaid & Saith that the said Henry
                  Parker his action aforesaid Ought not to have for that the said
                  Henry Saith that he hath paid the said two thousand pounds of
                  tobacco according to the tenor of the said writing Obligatory and
                  of this he putts himself e upon the Country and the said Henry
                  Parker likewise. Therefore Comand is given to the Sheriff that he
                  cause to come here twelve &c by whom &c who neither &c to recog
                  nize &c because aswell &c. Then likewise came the jurors of that
                  jury to witt Henry Tripp James Nuthall John Bigger Richard Bayly
                  Tobias Wells Walter Hall David Holt Daniel Clocker Wm King
                  Joseph Edloe Thomas Doxey and Ralph Blackhall who being im
                  pannelled Sumoned & Sworne to say the truth in the premisses upon
                  their Oathes doe say Wee the jurors doe find it for the defendant
                  Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said Henry
                  Turner recover against the said Henry Parker the summe of twelve
              p.  hundred & foure pounds of tobacco for his Costs & charges in this
                  behalfe laid Out and expended & the Said Henry Parker in mercy
                  for his false clamor.

                  Walter Hall John Noble late of St Maries County otherwise called
                     agt John Noble of St Maries County in the Province of
                John Noble     Maryland was Summoned to answer unto Walter Hall
                          in a plea that he render unto him the summe of foure
                          thousand pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth &
                          unjustly detaineth
                   And whereupon the said Walter by Robert Carvile his Attorny
                  saith that whereas the said John the second day of June in the yeare
                  of Our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy foure by his cer
                  taine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of him the said John
                  & here in Court produced whose date is the same day & yeare above
                  writte[n] did acknowledge himselfe his heirs executors admrs or
                  assignes indebted unto the said Walter Hall Gent of the said County
                  & Province aforesaid in the full & just Summe of foure thousand
                  pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco in casque to be paid
                  upon all demand conveniently by the waterside for the which pay
                  ment well & truly to be made he bound himselfe his heirs executors
                  administrators & assignes Notwithstanding which the said John the
                  said summe of foure thousand pounds of tobacco according to the
                  tenor of the said writeing Obligatory unto him the said Walter
                  though often thereunto required hath not paid but the same to pay
                  hitherto hath & still doth altogether deny to the damage of him the
                  said Walter five thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bring
                  eth his suite.
                   And the said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh and