Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.     25

       in the 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq DoTh One Liber N N
       thousand six hundred Seventy foure at the speciall instance and
       request of him the said Joseph in the life time of the said Joseph had
       sold and delivered to him the said Joseph diverse goods and mer-
       chandizes a particular whereof is here in Court produced amounting
       to the summe of two hundred & Seventy pounds of tobacco & whereas
       also at the same time there was due and oweing to the Said Thomas
       from him the said Joseph the summe of twelve hundred pounds of
       tobacco for One yeares Rent of a parcell of land called Point-Looke-
       Out In consideration whereof the Said Joseph in his life time did
       assume upon himself e & to the Said Thomas did faithfully promise
       that he the said Joseph the aforesaid Summes of two hundred &
       Seventy pounds of tobacco and twelve hundred pounds of tobacco
       amounting in all to the summe of fourteen hundred and Seventy
       pounds of tobacco to him the said Thomas when thereunto required
       would well and truly content & pay Yet the aforesaid Joseph in his
       life time nor the aforesaid George Since his death the said Summe
       of fourteen hundred and Seventy pounds of tobacco to him the said
       Thomas hath not paid though often thereunto required but the Same
       to pay hath refused and yet doth refuse to the damage of the Said
       Thomas two thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth
       his suite
         And the said George by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh
       and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth licence to
       imparle until the first day of the next Court and the same day is
       granted to both parties.
         Now here at this day to wit the Six and twentith day of November
       in the foure and fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c
       Anrnxp Doth One thousand Six hundred Seventy five came the said
       Thomas Doxey by his Attorny aforesaid & offered himself e against
       the said George in the plea aforesaid but the said George came not
       but made default Therefore it is considered by the Court here that
       the said Thomas recover against the estate of the Said Joseph Brough
       aswell the summe of fourteen Seventy pounds of tobacco damages
       occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also the sume of five hundred
       fifty two pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

       Edward Tarleton Marmaduke Seme late of St Maries County In- p. 17
            agt holder otherwise called Marmaduke Simme of
     Marmaduke Seme the County of St Maries was Sumöned to answer
                    unto Edward Tarleton of a plea that he render
       unto him the summe of Sixteen hundred pounds of good Sound
       merchantable leafe tobacco and casque which to him he oweth and
       unjustly deteineth.
         And whereupon the Said Edward by Robert Ridgely his Attorny
       Saith that whereas the Said Marmaduke the Seven & twentith day of