642  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.



         Liber M M   aforesaid came aswell the said Christopher by his Attorny aforesaid
                 & the Said Tobias by his Attorny and the jurors of that jury likewise
                 came to witt Walter Hall Wm Thomas John Gittings Richard
                 Meekins James Ringold Arthur Wright Peter Watts David Holt
                 Demetrius Carthwright John Tant George Charlsworth and John
                 Garnish who being impannelled sumöned and Sworne to Say the
                 truth in the premisses upon their Oathes doe Say The jurors find for
                 the plaintiff Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the
                 Said Christopher recover against the estate of the said Mary aswell
             p. 618  the summe of foure thousand three hundred thirty three pounds of
                 tobacco damages Occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also the
                 Summe of One thousand two hundred fifty two pounds of tobacco
                 for his costs and charges in this behalfe laid Out and expended and
                 the Said Tobias in mercy.

                 Charles James Thomas Williams late of the County of Calvert
                     agt planter otherwise called Thomas Williams of
               Thomas Williams Calvert County in the Province of Maryland
                              planter was Summoned to answer unto Charles
                              James of a plea that he render unto him the
                              Summe of tenn thousand pounds of good mer
                              chantable tobacco in casque which to him he
                              oweth and unjustly deteineth &c.
                   And whereupon the Said Charles James by Robert Ridgely his
                 Attorny complaineth that whereas the Said Thomas Williams the
                 fourth day of December in the fortith yeare of the Dominion of
                 Caecilius Annoq Doth One thousand Six hundred Seventy One by
                 his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the
                 said Thomas and here in Court produced whose date is the day and
                 yeare abovesaid did acknowledge himselfe to be holden and firmly
                 bound and also to owe and Stand indebted unto him the said Charles
                 and unto his heirs executors and admrs and assignes in the full
                 Summe of ten thousand pounds of good merchantable tobacco and
                 casque to the payment of which well and truly to be made the Said
                 Thomas did bind himselfe his heirs executrs and admrs firmly by
                 those presents Notwithstanding which the Said Thomas the said
                 Summe of tenn thousand pounds of tobacco to him the said Charles
                 according to the tenor of the Said writeing Obligatory hath not paid
                 though often thereunto required but the Same to pay hath denyed
                 and as yet doth deny to the damage of the Said Charles of Six
                 thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
                   And the aforesaid Thomas Williams by John Rousby his At
                 torny cometh and de fendeth the force and injury when &c and the
                 Said Thomas prayeth the hearing of the Said writeing Obligatory
                 and it is read unto him he also prayeth hearing of the Condition of
                 the Said writeing and it is read unto him in these words The Con-