144       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

           Liber N N  their heirs executors admrs in the whole firmly by those presents
                  notwithstanding which the said Henry Trulock nor the said Robert
              p. 90   Turner the said summe of twelve thousand pounds of tobacco unto
                  him the said Henry Ward though often thereunto required hath not
                  paid but the Same to him to pay hath denyed and as yet doth deny
                  to the damage of the said Henry Ward eighteen thousand pounds
                  of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                    And the Said Henry Trulock in his proper person cometh and
                  defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth hearing of the
                  said writeing Obligatory and it is read unto him he also prayeth
                  hearing of the Condition of the Said writeing Obligatory and it is
                  read unto him in these words The Condition of this Obligation is
                  Such That if the above bounding Henry Trulock and Robert Turner
                  or either of them their heirs Executrs admrs doe well and truly pay
                  and deliver unto Henry Ward his heirs executrs admrs two able men
                  Servants with their beding and cloathes as they Shall bring in with
                  them and to Serve foure yeares at the least, the Said Servants we
                  doe engage Our Selves or our Order to deliver unto the abovesaid
                  Henry Ward or his assignes at the tenth day of December in the
                  yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Severity two con-
                  veniently in Baltemore County then this Obligation to be void and of
                  none effect or else to remaine in full Strength force and vertue.
                  Which being read & heard the Said Henry Trulock Saith nothing in
                  barre of the action aforesaid of him the said Henry Ward where-
                  upon the Said Henry Ward remaineth against the said Henry Tru-
                  lock thereof undefended Therefore it is granted by the Court here
                  this day to wit the Seventh day of April in the first yeare of the
                  Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore Annoq Dom One thousand
                  Six hundred Seventy Six That the said Henry Ward recover against
                  the said Henry Trulock aswell the summe of twelve thousand pounds
                  of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of
                   pounds of tobacco costs of suite.

                  Henry Ward Henry Trulock and Robert Turner of Calvert
                     agt County otherwise called Henry Trulock and
                   Henry Trulock & Robert Turner of Potoxtion in the County of
                    Robert Turner. Calvert in the Province of Meriland Coopers
                               were Sumoned to answer unto Henry Ward in
                  a plea that they render unto him the full and just summe of twelve
                  thousand pounds of Sound merchantable tobacco qualified according
                  to Act of Assembly with caske to containe the same which to him
                  they Owe and unjustly deteine.
                    Whereupon the said Henry Ward by his Attorny Mathew Warde
                  Saith That whereas the said Henry Trulock and Robert Turner
                  the seventh day of April in the 37th yeare of Caecilius Anno One
                  thousand six hundred seventy One by their certaine writeing Obliga