Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     171

        John     Carter Thomas Pattesson late of Dorchester County Liber N N
           agt otherwise called Thomas Pattison was sumoned
       Thomas Pattison to answer John Carter in a plea that he render
       unto him the summe of foure thousand five hun-
       dred pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
         And whereupon the said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
       saith that whereas the said Thomas Pattison the eleventh day of
       June in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred and Sev-
       enty did by his certaine writeing Obligatory sealed with the seale of
       the said Thomas here in Court produced whose date is the same
       day and yeare abovewritten did bind himself e his heirs executors or
       assignes to pay or cause to be paid unto Mr John Carter his heirs
       executors or assignes the full and just summe of foure thousand five
       hundred pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco in caske cleere
       from ground leaves and Seconds to be paid at Convenient places in
       Rappahanack County by the tenth of October next ensueing not-
       withstanding which the said Thomas the said summe of foure thou-
       sand five hundred pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of the
       said bill hath not paid though often thereunto required but the same
       to pay hitherto hath and still doth deny to the damage of the said
       John the summe of eight thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon
       he bringeth his suite.
         And the said Thomas Pattison by Mathew Warde his Attorny
       cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth
       liberty of Speakeing hereunto untill next Provinciall Court the Same
       day is given to both parties.
         Now here at this day to witt the tenth day of April in the first
       Yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annop Dom p. 108
       One thousand Six hundred Seventy Six came the Said Thomas
       Pattison by his Attorny aforesaid and offered himself against the
       Said John in the plea aforesaid but the Said John Came not to prose-
       cute the plaint aforesaid Therefore it is granted by the Court that
       the Said Thomas recover against the said John Carter the Summe
       of pounds of tobacco for his cost and charges
       in this behalf e laid Out and expended and the Said John in mercy
       for his false claime.

      Robert Williams George Robins late of Talbott County was at-
           agt tached to answer unto Robert Williams of a plea
      George Robbins of the trespas of the case.
                     And whereupon the said Robert Williams by
       Robert Carvile his Attorny Saith that the Said George Robins upon
       the sixth day of May in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six
       hundred Seventy foure was justly indebted unto the Said Robert
       Williams in the sume of six thousand pounds of tobacco and did in
       consideration thereof on the Said sixth day of May by his writeing