Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     169

        of the Said John Parker since his death was comitted the Said Liber N N
        Summe of twenty two thousand five hundred and three pounds of
        tobacco to him the Said Wm King according to the promise and
        assumption of him the Said John to the Said William in his life
        time So as aforesaid made though often thereunto required have
        not paid but the Same twenty two thousand five hundred and three
        pounds of tobacco to him the Said Wm to pay have refused and
        denyed and as yet doth refuse and deny to the damage of the Said
        William thirty thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bring-
        eth his suite.
          And the said Wm Dare by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh and
        defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth licence to im-
        pane untill next Provinciall Court the same day is given to both
        parties.
          At which day Came the Said Wm Dare by his Attorny aforesaid
        and the said William King by his Attorny came likewise and the
        said Wm Dare saith that he the said John in his life time nor the said
        Wm Dare Since his death did not assume upon themselves nor made
        any Such promise as the said Wm King above in his declaration hath
        declared and of this the Said Wm Dare putts himself upon the
        Country and the said plaintiff likewise. Therefore Comãnd is given
        the Sheriff of st Maries County that he cause to come here twelve &c
          Now here at this day to witt the twelfth day of April in the first
        yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom
        One thousand six hundred Seventy six Came the Said William King
        and Wm Dare and the jurors of that jury likewise came to witt Wil-
        liam Asbestone John Askin Thomas Stonstreet Henry Rider Richard
        Ridgell Richard Attwood Thomas Potter Richard Chilman Wm
        Newport Vincent Mansfeild John Dash and Robert Large which
        Said jurors being impannelled Summoned and Sworne to say the
        truth in the premisses and the Said Wm King haveing taken his
        Corporall Oath in Open Court that he hath received no satisfaction
        in ballance of the abovesaid Summe of twenty two thousand five
        hundred and three pounds of tobacco Upon their Oaths doe say Wee
        find for the plaintiff seventeene thousand Seaven hundred and nine-
        teene pounds of tobacco due to him by his accompt and also ten
        thousand pounds of tobacco damages with Costs of suite Therefore
        it it granted by the Court that the Said William King recover against
        the estate of the Said John Parker aswell the Summe of twenty
        Seaven thousand Seven hundred and nineteene pounds of tobacco
        for his damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also One
        thousand forty foure pounds of tobacco costs of suite.

        Robert Knapp Comand was given the Sheriff of Talbott County p. 107
        agt that he take Nicholas Hackett late of the same
      Nicholas Hackett County otherwise called Nicholas Hackett of Tal-
                    bott County in the Province of Maryland Planter