226       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

           Liber N N  of Sweet sented tobacco to him the said Ralph would pay when
                   thereunto required Yet notwithstanding his promise & assumption
                   the aforesaid summe of three thousand three hundred pounds of
                   arranocco tobacco and One hundred pounds of Sweet sented tobacco
                   the said George to him the said Ralph hath not paid though often
                   thereunto required whereupon the said Ralph saith he is dampnified
                   and hath losse to the value of five thousand pounds of tobacco, and
                   thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                    And the said George by John Rousby his Attorny cometh and
                   defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle
                   hereunto untill the next Court and it is granted him the same day
                   is given to the said Ralph.
                    Afterwards to witt the fourtenth day of April in the first yeare of
                   the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom 1676
                   came the said Parties by their said Attornyes and the said George
                   Saith that he did not assume and promise in such manner & forme
                   as the Said Ralph hath declared against him and of this he prayeth
                   the judgment of the Court if the Said Ralph his action against him
                   ought to have and the said Ralph likewise. Whereupon it is the
                   judgment of the Court here that a nonsuite be awarded the defendant
                   and that the said George recover against the said Ralph the summe
                   of Eight hundred Sixty three pounds of tobacco for his costs and
                   charges in this behalfe laid Out & expended and the Said Ralph
                   in mercy.

                  Philip Calvert Esq Memorandum that this present Court to witt
                      agt the sixtenth day of November in the 44th yeare
                  John Quigleyof the Dominion of Caecilius &c Anno Doth
                  1675 Came here into Court the Honble Philip
                   Calvert Esq Chancellour of this Province and One of the justices
                   of this Court by Robert Ridgely his Attorny and exhibitteth his
                   certaine bill against John Quigley Gent One of the Attornyes of
                   this Court of a plea wherefore by force and armes he the said John
                   Quigley On and upon a certain man Slave named Robin an Indian
                   of the proper goods & chattells of him the said Philip an assault did
                   make, and the Same Slave did beate, wound mayem & evil intreate,
                   whereby of his life it was despaired and other Enormityes did then
                   and there doe to the great damage of the said Philip and against the
                   Peace &c.
                    And whereupon the said Philip Calvert by Robert Ridgely his
                   Attorny saith that whereas the said John Quigley the foure and
                   twentith day of May in the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius
                   &c Annoq Dom 1675 at the Citty of st Maries with force and
                   armes &c in and upon a certaine Indian Slave (of the proper goods &
                   Chattells of him the said Philip) called Robin the Indian (by trade
                   a Sawyer & Carpenter) an assault did make and the same Slave