Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     221

       On the backside of ye    aforegoing Letter of Attorney was Liber N N
                         written Vizt
         Came the within named Geo: Tyte & made Oath before me
       that he saw the within named Edward Watkins Seale & as his Act
       & Deed deliuer the within written Letter of Attorney
                                        Thoma Notley

       John Baker 1 Arthur Carleton late of Cecil County otherwise p. 142
          agt called Arthur Carleton of the County of Ann
    Arthur Carleton j Arundell in the Said Province Gent was Sumoned
                   to answer unto John Baker of a plea that he render
       unto him One hundred and eight pounds of tobacco which to him
       he oweth and unjustly deteineth &c.
         And whereupon the said John by Robert Carvile his Attorny saith
       that whereas the said Arthur upon the fiftenth day of ffebruary 1674
       by his certaine bill or writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of
       him the said Arthur and here in Court produced whose date is the
       day and yeare abovesaid did confesse himselfe to owe and Stand
       indebted to the said John in the said summe of One hundred and
       eight pounds of tobacco to be paid in the Said County conveniently
       upon demand Yet notwithstanding the Said Arthur the said Summe
       of One hundred and eight pounds of tobacco to him the Said John
       though often thereunto required hath not paid but the same to pay
       hath hitherto denyed and Still doth deny to the damage of the said
       John five hundred pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his
       suite.
         And the Said Arthur by Mathew Warde his Attorny cometh and
       defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
       Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is granted
       unto him the same day is given to both parties.
         Afterwards to wit the tenth day of April in the first yeare of the
       Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dorh 1676. came
       the said John Baker by his Attorny aforesaid and offered himself e
       against the Said Arthur in the plea aforesaid but the said Arthur
       came not but made default. whereupon it is granted by the Court
       here that the said John Baker recover against the Said Arthur
       Carleton aswell the said Summe of One hundred & Eight pounds of
       tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of five hundred Sev-
       enty nine pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

       Joseph Eaton      John Michell James Clayland and Ed-
           agt ward Winckles late of Talbott County
       Jno Michell James otherwise called John Michell James
         Cleyland & Ed: Winckles Cleyland and Edward Winckles of the
                         County of Talbott in the Province of
       Maryland were Sumoned to answer unto Joseph Eaton of London
       Marriner in a plea that they render unto him the summe of Seaven