26        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

            Liber N N  January One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure by his certaine
                   writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the Said Marma-
                   duke and here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare
                   aforesaid did acknowledge himself e to be holden and firmly bound
                   unto the Said Edward in the full and just quantity of Sixteene
                   hundred pounds of good Sound merchantable leafe tobacco and
                   casque to be paid unto the Said Edward his heirs executors admrs or
                   certaine Attorny upon all demands in Some convenient place in the
                   County aforesaid the payment well & truly to be made the Said
                   Marmaduke did bind himself e his heirs executors or admrs firmly by
                   those presents notwithstanding which the Said Marmaduke the Said
                   Summe of Sixteen hundred pounds of tobacco to him the Said
                   Edward according to the tenor of the Said writeing Obligatory hath
                   not paid though often thereunto required but the Same to pay hath
                   denyed and as yet doth deny whereupon the Said Edward Saith he
                   is dampnified and hath lost to the value of two thousand pounds of
                   tobacco and thereupon he produces his Suite.
                     And the Said Marmaduke by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny corn-
                   eth and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
                   Speakeing hereunto untill next Provinciall Court the Same day is
                   given to both parties
                     Now here at this day to wit the Six and twentith day of November
                   in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the Said
                   Edward by his Attorny aforesaid and offered himselfe against the
                   Said Marmaduke in the plea aforesaid but the Said Marmaduke
                   came not but made default Therefore it is considered by the Court
                   here that the Said Edward Tarleton recover against the Said Marma-
                   duke aswell the Summe of Sixteen hundred pounds of tobacco the
                   debt aforesaid as also the Summe of five hundred thirty six pounds
                   of tobacco costs of suite.

                   Thomas Gaiter Marmaduke Seme late of St Maries County In-
                       agt holder otherwise called Marmaduke Semme of
                 Marmaduke Seme the County of st Maryes was Sumoned to answer
                                unto Thomas Galter of a plea that he render unto
                   him the full and just quantity of foure and twenty hundred pounds
                   of good Sound merchantable leafe tobacco & casque which to him he
                   oweth and unjustly deteineth
                     And whereupon the said Thomas Galier by Robert t Ridgely his
                   Attorny Saith that whereas the Said Marmaduke the Seven &
                   twentith day of January One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure
                   by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the
                   said Marmaduke and here in Court produced whose date is the day
                   and yeare aforesaid did confesse himselfe to be holden and firmly
                   bound unto the said Thomas in the full and just quantity of foure
                   and twenty hundred pounds of good Sound merchantable leafe tobacco