16         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

            Liber N N  refuse and deny to the great damage of the Said Roger Baker where-
                   upon he Saith he is dampnified & hath lost to the value of three thou-
                   sand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                     And the said Henry Cox the twentith day of November in the
                   foure & fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c in his proper
                   person cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and Saith
                   nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said
                   Roger because he oweth unto the said Roger the said summe of
                   foure thousand eight hundred thirty eight pounds of tobacco in such
                p. manner and forme as the said Roger Baker hath above declared
                   against him Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the
                   said Roger Baker recover against the said Henry Cox aswell the
                   summe of foure thousand eight hundred thirty eight pounds of
                   tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred thirty
                   Six pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges in this behalf e laid
                   Out & expended & the said Henry in mercy.

                   Robert Lashley John Bigger late of Calvert County otherwise called
                   agt John Bigger of Calvert County planter was Sum-
                   John Bigger moned to answer unto Robert Lashley of a plea that
                              he render unto him the summe of eight thousand six
                   hundred and five pounds of tobacco Sixteen dozen of wooden Combes
                   and three dozen of pinns which to him he oweth and unjustly
                   deteineth.
                     And whereupon the said Robert Lashley by Robert Carvile his
                   Attorny Saith that whereas the said John the Sixth day of July in
                   the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure by
                   his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the Said
                   John and here in Court produced whose date is the same day and
                   yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe firmly bound and in-
                   debted unto the Said Robert Lashley of the same County his heirs
                   executors administrators in the full and just Summe of eight thou-
                   sand Six hundred and five pounds of good merchantable leaf e tobacco
                   with good Sufficient Caske to containe the same due to be paid
                   in Some convenient place in Petuxent River and Sixteen dozen of
                   wooden Combes and three dozen of pinnes To which payment well
                   and truly to be made and done he did bind himselfe his heirs execu-
                   tors and administrators firmly by those presents notwithstanding
                   which the Said John the said Summe of eight thousand Six hundred
                   and five pounds of tobacco Sixteen dozen of wooden Combes and
                   three dozen of pinns unto him the said Robert though often there-
                   unto required hath not paid but the same to pay hitherto hath and
                   Still doth altogether deny to the damage of him the said Robert
                   tenn thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his
                   Suite.
                     And the Said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh and