Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676. 211

         thousand five hundred and Sixty pounds of tobacco which to him Liber N N
         he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
          And whereupon the said John Ingram by Robert Carvile his At-
         torny Saith that upon the first day of April in the yeare of Our Lord
         One thousand six hundred Seventy five the said Giles by his cer-
         taine bill or Obligation Sealed with the Seale of him the said Giles
         and here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare above-
         said did con fesse and acknowledge himselfe to Owe and Stand in-
         debted to the Said John Ingram the neate quantity of three thousand
         five hundred and sixty pounds of tobacco. in caske to be paid at some
         convenient place in Great Choptanck River in the aforesaid County
         of Talbott. Yet notwithstanding the said Giles the said summe of
         three thousand five hundred and sixty pounds of tobacco to him the
         said John according to his said writeing Obligatory though often
         thereunto requested hath not paid or satisfied but the same to pay
         and satisfie hath altogether hitherto denyed and refused & still doth
         deny and refuse to the damage of the said John seven thousand
         pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
          Now here at this day to witt the sixth 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 Giles Blizard
         by his proper person and defendeth the force and injury when &c
         and Saith nothing in barr of the action aforesaid of him the said
         John because he oweth the Said John the said sume of three thou-
         sand five hundred & sixty pounds of tobacco in manner and forme
         as the said John hath above declared against him. Whereupon it
         is granted by the Court here the day and yeare abovesaid That the
         said John Ingram recover agt the said Giles aswell the said sume
         of three thousand five hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco the debt
         aforesaid as also the Sume of pounds of tobacco
         costs of Suite and the said Giles in mercy.

        Daniel Jenifer  Mathew Stone late of Calvert County Ex- p. 135
            agt ecutor of the last Will and Testament of
        Mathew Stone executr Mathew Stone deceased was Summoned to
          of Mathew Stone answer unto Daniel Jenifer of a plea that
                        he render unto him five hundred and fifty
        pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
          And whereupon the said Daniel by Robert Carvile his Attorny
         Saith that whereas the said Mathew Stone deceased upon the third
         day of September in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hun-
         dred Sixty eight did by his certaine bill or writeing Obligatory
         Sealed with the Seale of him the Said Mathew th'elder and here in
         Court produced whose date is the day and ycare aforesaid confesse
         and acknowledge himselfe to Owe and Stand indebted to the said
         Daniel in the full and just Summe of five hundred and fifty pounds