Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     257

        Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom 1676 That the said Edward Liber N N
        Tarleton & Compa recover against the Said Richard aswell the
        Summe of three thousand three hundred pounds of tobacco the debt
        aforesaid as also the Summe of five hundred thirty six pounds of
        tobacco costs of suite.

        ffrancis Lovelace 1 George Yate late of Ann Arundell County other-
           agt wise called George Yates of the County of Ann
      George Yate j Arundell Gent was Sumoned to answer unto
                    ffrancis Lovelace in a plea that he render unto
        him the summe of nine hundred pounds of tobacco which to him
        he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
         And whereupon the said ffrancis Lovelace by Kenelm Cheseldyn
        his Attorny saith that whereas the said George the sixtenth day of
        April 1674 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the
        seale of him the Said George and here in Court produced whose
        date is the day and yeare aforesaid did bind himselfe his heirs ex-
        ecutors admrs or assignes to pay or cause to be paid to the said if ran-
        cis Lovelace his heirs admrs or assignes the full summe of nine hun-
        dred pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco qualified accord-
        ing to Act of Assembly payable upon all demands after the tenth
        day of October then next ensueing the date thereof in Petapsco
        River Yet the said George the said Summe of nine hundred pounds
        of tobacco to him the said ffrancis according to the tenor of the Said
        writeing Obligatory though often thereunto required hath not paid
        but the Same to pay hath denyed and as yet doth deny whereupon
        the said ffrancis Saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the value
        of eighteen hundred pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth
        his Suite.
         And the Said George by George Parker his Attorney cometh and
        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 ffrancis.
         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
        Doth 1676 came the said ffrancis and George by their Said Attornyes
        and the Said George Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action
        aforesaid of him the Said ffrancis in forme aforesaid brought where-
        upon the Said ffrancis remaineth against the Said George thereof
        undefended Therefore it is granted by the Court here That the Said
        ffrancis Lovelace recover against the said George Yate aswell the
        summe of nine hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as
        also the Summe of pounds of tobacco costs
        of Suite but so as execucon stay untill the tenth day of Novem-
        ber next.