110       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

            Liber N N sand six hundred Seventy five the sheriff of Calvert County maketh
                   returne that the said Richard ffountaine is not found in his Bailiwick
                   Whereupon the Said Robert Ridgely prayed an attachment against
                   the goods and Chattells of the Said Richard according to Act of
                   Assembly and it is granted unto him.

                                John Harris
                                    agt
                   ffrancis Swinfen the defts appeare by George Parker their Attorny
                   ffrancis Lovelacel and imparle untill next Court.
                                    agt
                                George Yate

              p. 69 ffrancis Swanston  William Taylor late of st Maries County planter
                     agt otherwise called William Tayler of st Maries
                   wm Taylorj County junior planter was Sumoned to answer
                    unto ffrancis Swanston of a plea that he render
                   unto him the full and just Summe of twelve hundred pounds of good
                   Sound and every way well conditioned leafe tobacco and caske which
                   to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
                    And whereupon the said ffrancis Swanston by Robert Ridgely
                   his Attorny Saith that whereas the said Wm Tayler the three and
                   twentith day of July One thousand six hundred Seventy foure by his
                   certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the Said Wil-
                   liam and here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare
                   aforesaid did bind himselfe his heirs executors administrators or
                   assignes to pay or cause to be well & truly paid unto the said ffrancis
                   his executrs admrs or assignes the just quantity of twelve hundred
                   pounds of good Sound & every way well conditioned leafe tobacco
                   & casque Sufficient to conteine the Same due to be paid conveniently
                   in St Maries County upon demand after The tenth day of October
                   next ensueing the date thereof Yet the aforesaid Wm Taylor the
                   Said Summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco to him the Said
                   ffrancis Swanston according to the tenor of the Same bill Obligatory
                   though often demanded hath not paid but the same to pay hath
                   denyed and as yet doth deny whereupon the Said ffrancis Saith he
                   is dampnified and hath losse to the value of two thousand pounds
                   of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                    And the Said William Taylor the twelfth day of ffebruary One
                   thousand six hundred Seventy five by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
                   cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and the Said
                   wm Saith nothing in barre or avoidance of the action aforesaid of
                   him the Said ffrancis in manner & forme as is above declared against
                   him Therefore it is granted by the Court here that the Said ffrancis
                   recover against the Said Wm Tayler the said Summe of twelve hun-
                   dred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of five
                   hundred twenty eight pounds of tobacco costs of suite