Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     249

        date as the day & yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe to Liber N N
        stand held & firmly bound unto him the said Robert ffarrer in his
        life time his heirs executrs admrs or assignes or certaine Attorny in p.
        the true and entire quantity of three thousand pounds of good sound
        merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid at his own Plantation where
        he then lived at or before the tenth day of October next ensueing
        the date thereof notwithstanding which the said Thomas the afore-
        said summe of three thousand pounds of tobacco to him the Said
        Robert in his lifetime according to the tenor of his said writeing
        Obligatory nor to the said Johanna since the death of the Said
        Robert hath not paid although he hath been often thereunto required
        but the same to pay hath altogether denyed and Still doth deny
        whereupon she Saith she is dampnified and hath losse to the value
        of six thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon she bringeth her
        suite. And the Said Johanna bringeth here into Court her letters
        Testamentary whereby it may appeare to the Court here that she is
        executrix & hath admcon
          And the said Thomas Hinton by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
        cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty
        of Speakeing hereunto untill the next Court and it is granted him
        the Same day is given to the said Johanna.
          Now here at this day 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 partyes by their Attornyes aforesaid and the
        Said Thomas saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action a fore-
        said of her the Said Johanna in forme aforesaid brought Wherefore
        it is granted by the Court here that the Said Johanna recover against
        the Said Thomas Hinton aswell the summe of three thousand pounds
        of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred
        eighty Seaven pounds of tobacco costs of Suite but So as execution
        thereupon Stay untill the tenth day of October next.

        Johanna ffarrer exrx John Bayly late of st Maries County otherwise
          Robt ffarrer called John Baylie in Brettons Bay in the
         agt          County of St Maries and Province of Mary-
        John Baylyland planter was summoned to answer unto
        J ohanna ffarrer executrix of the last will and
        testament of Robert ffarrer in a plea that he render unto her twelve
        hundred fifty two pounds of tobacco which from her he unjustly
        deteineth.
          And whereupon the Said Johanna by Robert Carvile her Attorny
        saith That whereas the said John the third day of May Anno Dom
        1675 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of
        him the said John & here in Court produced whose date is the day
        and yeare abovewritten Stood held & firmly bound unto him the Said
        Robert in his life time his heirs executors admrs or assignes or cer