Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     207

         required the said Thomas Walker hath in no manner paid nor Liber N N
         contented but him to pay hitherto hath refused and as yet doth
         refuse Whereupon the said Thomas Walker saith he is dampnified
         and hath losse to the value of Tenn thousand pounds of tobacco
         And thereupon he bringeth his suite
           And the said John Quigley by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh
         and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
         Speakeing hereunto untill the next Court the Same day is givcu to
         both parties.
           Afterwards to witt the thirtenth day of April in the yeare af ore-
         said came the said John Quigley by his Attorny aforesaid and Saith
         that he did not assume and promise in manner and forme as the
         said Thomas Walker above against him hath declared and of this
         he putts himself e upon the Country and the Said Thomas Walker
         also Therefore it is cofhanded the Sheriff that he cause to come here
         twelve &c.
           At which Said thirtenth day of April 1676 came aswell the Said
         Thomas Walker by his Attorny aforesaid and the Said John Quigley
         by his Said Attorny and the jurors of that jury likewise came to
         witt William Abestone John Askin Thomas Stonestreet Henry
         Rider Richard Ridgell Richard Attwood Thomas Potter Richard
         Chilman Wm Newport John Dash Robert Large and Nicholas
         Guither who being impannelled Summoned and Sworne to say the
         truth in the premisses and haveing heard the evidences on either part
         upon their Oathes doe say Wee find for the plaintiff two thousand
         foure hundred pounds of tobacco for three months worke with
         costs of suite. Whereupon it is granted by the Court that the Said
         Thomas Walker recover against the said John Quigley aswell the
         summe of two thousand foure hundred pounds of tobacco for his
         damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also the Summe of
         thirteene hundred Sixty two pounds of tobacco for his costs and
         charges in this behalfe laid Out and expended.

         John Wedge James Ringold late of Kent County was attached
             agt to answer unto John Wedge of a plea of trespas
         James Ringold On the case.
                      And whereupon the said John Wedge Complain-
         eth by Robert Carvile his Attorny that whereas the said John
         Wedge is a good true faithfull and honest man of his Lopp the
         Right Honble the Lord Proprietary and as a good true faithiull
         and honest man of his Lopp the Lord proprietary that now is
         and of the late Lord Propry ever since his arrivall in this Prov-
         ince hath himself e so behaved and governed and of good name
         fame Creditt and godly and honest conversation condition and ges-
         ture as well towards all his neighbours as many other Credible
         people of this Province to whom the said John Wedge was well