136       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

            Liber N N  yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy five Came
                   the Said Joseph Edloe in his proper person and Saith nothing in barr
                   or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the Said Marke Cordea
                   for that he oweth unto the said Marke the Said Summe of Eight
                   hundred Seventy two pounds of tobacco in manner and forme as the
                   Said Marke hath above declared against him. Therefore it is granted
                   by the Court here that the said Marke Cordea recover against the
                   Said Joseph Eadloe aswell the Summe of Eight hundred Seventy
                   two pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of
                                  pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges
                   in this behalfe laid Out and expended and the said Joseph in mercy.

                    To W George Parker one of the Attornyes of the Provinciall
                      Court for the Province of Maryland or to any other Attorny
                      belonging to the Said Court.
                    Pray appeare for me Thomas Bankes of Calvert County Innholder
                   in a plea of debitü assumpsit at the Suite of William Berry, and re-
                   ceive his declaration and confesse judgment thereupon by non Sum
                   informatus or otherwise as you Shall thinke fitt, for the Summe of
                   twelve thousand pounds of tobacco, and for your so doeing this
                   Shall be your Sufficient warrant Given under my hand and Seale
                   dated the twelfth day of January Annoq Doffi 1675.
                   Sealed and delivered in   Tho: Bankes (Sealed)
                    the presence of
                      Michael Rockford.
                    Now here at this day to wit the twelth day of ffebruary in the
                   yeare aforesaid came the said Thomas Bankes by the Said George
                   Parker his Attorny and the said George Saith he is not informed
                   by the Said Thomas his Client of any answer to the Said William
                   Berry to give for the said Summe of twelve thousand pounds of to-
                   bacco, whereupon the Said Wm remaineth against the said Thomas
                   Bankes thereof wholly undefended, Therefore it is granted by the
                   Court here that the said William Berry recover against the said
                   Thomas Bankes aswell the Said Summe of twelve thousand pounds
                   of tobacco the debt aforesaid, as also the Summe of
                         pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

                    An Inquisition by Indenture taken at ffarloe Creeke in the County
                   of Cecill On munday being the fiftenth day of November in the
                   foure and fortith yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honble Cae-
                   cilius Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and
                   Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c and in the yeare of Our Lord
                   God One thousand six hundred Seventy and five Before me Charles
                   James Gent his Lopps Coroner of the County aforesaid upon view
                   of the body of James Browne Gent there dead lyeing, By the Oathes
                   of John Irland fforeman, Wm Chadborne, John Crouch Roger