246       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

         Liber N N   the eightenth day of January 1674 by his certaine bill obligatory
                 sealed with the Seale of him the Said Peter Eure and here in Court
                 produced whose date is the day and yeare aforesaid did acknowledge
                 himself e to owe and Stand indebted unto the said John in the full
                 and just summe of eight hundred forty Seaven pounds of good
                 sound tobacco & casq to be paid to the said John Garnish or to his
                 certaine Attorny his heirs executors admrs or assignes in some con-
                 venient place in St Maries County at or upon the tenth day of Octo-
                 ber next ensueing the date thereof To the which payment well &
                 truly to be made the said Peter did bind himselfe his heirs executors
                 and administrators firmly by those presents Yet the aforesaid Peter
                 in his life time nor the said Thomas Griffin Since his death to whom
                 administracãn of all & Singular the goods Chattells and Creditts of
                 the said Peter since his death hath beene committed the Said Summe
                 of eight hundred forty Seaven pounds of tobacco to him the said
                 John according to the tenor of the Said bill Obligatory hath not paid
                 though often thereunto required but the Same to pay hath denyed
                 and as yet doth deny Whereupon the Said John Saith he is damp-
                 nified and hath hosse to the value of twelve hundred pounds of to-
                 bacco And thereupon he brings his Suite
                   And the Said Thomas by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh
                 and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to
                 imparle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is granted
                 him the same day is given to both partyes.
                   Now here at this day to wit the fourtenth day of April in the first
                 yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom
                 1676 Came the Said John Garnish by his Attorny aforesaid and
                 offered himselfe against the said Thomas in the plea aforesaid &
                 the Said Thomas by him Attorny came likewise & the Said Thomas
                 Saith nothing in barr of the Action aforesaid of him the Said John
                 Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the said John recover
                 against the goods chattells and Creditts of the said Peter aswell the
                 said Summe of eight hundred forty Seaven pounds of tobacco the
                 debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred thirty six pounds
                 of tobacco costs of suite if So much of the goods and Chattells of the
                 said Peter come to the hands and possession of the administrator.

                 John Bright   Garrett Vansweringen admr of all and Sin-
                    agt gular the goods and Chattells of Wm Baker
                 Garret Vansweringen deceased was Sumoned to answer unto John
                 admr Wm BakerBright in a plea that he render unto him the
                 Summe of eight hundred pounds of tobacco
                 which from him he unjustly deteines.
                   And whereupon the said John by Robert Carvile his Attorny
                 Saith that whereas the said William in his life time to witt the
                 twentith day of ffebruary Anno Dom 1674 by his certaine writeing