Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.     119

           And the aforesaid Robert Webb by Robert Carvile his Attorny Liber N N
         doth come and defend the force and injury when &c and prayeth
         hearing of the writeing aforesaid and it is read unto him he also
         prayeth heareing of the condition of the said writeing and it is read
         unto him in these words The Condition of this Obligation is such
         that if the abovebounden John Stansby and Robert Webb or either
         of them their or either of their heirs executrs admrs or assignes or
         any of them doe well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the
         abovenamed Thomas Elwes & Wm Drope their executrs admrs or
         assignes the full and just quantity of nine thousand & twenty pounds
         of good Sound merchantable well conditioned leafe tobacco in caske
         at or upon the first day of January next ensueing the date above-
         written or otherwise the Summe of thirty Seaven pounds and twelve
         Shillings of lawfull mony of England On the first day of April
         which will happen in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six
         hundred Seventy six being for so much mony advanced by the Said
         Thomas and William for goods for Maryland without fraud or
         covin That then this Obligation to be void and of none effect or else
         to Stand and remaine in full power strength and virtue.
           Which being read and heard the said Robert Webb by his Attorny
         aforesaid Saith nothing in barr on avoidance of the action aforesaid
         of them the Said Thomas and Wm in manner & forme as is above
         declared against him Whereupon it is granted by the Court here
         the twelfth day of ffebruary One thousand six hundred Seventy five
         that the Said Thomas and Wm recover against the said Robert Webb
         aswell the Summe of nine thousand and twenty pounds of tobacco
         the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of pounds
         of tobacco costs of Suite.
         To Mr Robert Carvile or any other
           Attorny of his Lopps Provinciall
             Court.
           I desire you or any of you to appeare for me Robert Webb of the
         Clifts in the County of Calvert planter at the Suite of Thomas Elwes
         and Wm Drope merchts in a plea of debt of threescore and ten pounds
         Sterling or nine thousand & twenty pounds of tobacco and receive
         their declaration and confesse judgment as you shall thinke fitt and
         for your so doeing this shall be your Sufficient warrant and I will
         pay you your ffee In wittnes whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand
         and seale this 3d day of ffebruary 1675/6
   Sealed and delivered in        the marke of
           the prsence of        Robert RW Webb (Sealed)
             John Hance
            Tho:   Knighton

         Thomas Wynne
            a       Unlesse the def appeare next Court the Sheriff of
              g     Cecil County amerced.
         George Oldfeild