224        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N  Vansweringen in a plea that he render unto him nine hundred
                   pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth &c.
                     And whereupon the said Garrett by Keneim Cheseldyn his At-
                   torny Saith that whereas Said Benjamin the fourtenth ourtenth day of May
                   Anno Doth 1674 by his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the
                   Seale of him the said Benjamin and here in Court produced whose
                   date is the day and yeare abovewritten was holden and firmly
                   bounden unto him the said Garrett in the full & just quantity of nine
                   hundred pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco in caske being
                   for a valuable consideration already received to be paid unto him
                   the said Garrett or to his certaine Attorny his heirs executrs admrs
                   or assignes convenient in the County as aforesaid On demand not-
                   withstanding which the said Benjamin the aforesaid summe of nine
                   hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Garrett according to his
                   said writeing Obligatory hath not paid but the same to pay hath
                   altogether denyed and still doth deny whereupon he saith he is
                   dampnified and hath losse to the value of eighteene hundred pounds
                   of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                     And the said Benjamin by John Rousby his Attorny cometh and
                   defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth licence to im-
                   parle here untill the next Court and it is granted him 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 Annoq Dom
                   1676 Came the Said Garrett Vansweringen by his Attorny and the
                   Said Benjamin by his Attorny came likewise and the said Benjamin
                   Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him
                   the said Garrett Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the
                   said Garret recover against the said Benjamin aswell the summe of
                   nine hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe
                   of             pounds of tobacco costs of suite.

                    John Quigley & Garrett Kenelm Lochmachling of Charles County
                     Vansweringen otherwise called Hanelm Lochmachling of
                        agt        the County of Charles was sumoned to
                   Keneim Lochmachling answer unto John Quigley and Garrett
                                   Vansweringen in a plea that he render unto
                   them five hundred eighty five pounds of tobacco which to them he
                   owe & unjustly deteine.
                     And whereupon the said John and Garrett by Keneim Cheseldyn
                   their Attorny say that whereas the said Kenelm the eighth day of
                   January Anno Doth 1672 by his certaine writeing obligatory sealed
                   with the Seale of him the Said Kenelm and here in Court produced
                   whose date is the same day and yeare abovewritten was holden &
                   firmly indebted unto them the said John and Garrett in the full &
                   just quantity of five hundred eighty and five pounds of good Sound