260       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

           Liber N N  to ye within named William Dare in ye prsence of us after the Said
                   Bayly was discharged from ye Sheriffe
                   J arvis Ballard: Henry Everard: John Russall
                     The elaventh of Aprill 1676
                   Proued by the Aboue written Jarvis Ballard & Henry Everard
                   in open Court & yt the said Richard Bayley as far as they Know
                   was at liberty no Sheriffe being then prsent with him at the Sign-
                   ing & Sealeing the Same Jno Blomfeild Cl Cur Provint

               p.     162 Robert Ridgely Wm Russell late of Ann Arundell County planter
                     agt otherwise called William Russell of Ann Arundel
                   Wm RussellCounty Inholder was sumoned to answer unto
                   Robert Ridgely One of the Attornyes of the Pro
                   vinciall Court according to the libertyes and priviledges &c allowed
                   of a plea that he render unto him the full and just summe of two
                   thousand pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco & caske which
                   to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
                     And whereupon the Said Robert Ridgely in his proper person
                   Saith that whereas the said Wm the 29th day of October 1674 by
                   his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the Said
                   Wm and here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare afore-
                   said did acknowledge himselfe to be holden & firmly indebted unto
                   the said Robert in the full & just Summe of two thousand pounds
                   of good sound merchantable tobacco & casque To be paid to the Said
                   Robert Ridgely or to his certaine Attorny his heirs executrs admrs or
                   assignes at Some convenient place in the said County upon demand
                   To the which payment well and truly to be made the said Wm did
                   bind himselfe his heirs executes & admrs firmly by those presents not-
                   withstanding which the said Wm Russell the said summe of two
                   thousand pounds of tobacco to him the said Robert Ridgely accord-
                   ing to the tenor of the said writeing Obligatory though often there-
                   unto required hath not paid but the same to pay hath denyed and
                   as yet doth deny whereupon the said Robert Saith he is dampnified
                   & hath lost to the value of three thousand pounds of tobacco & there-
                   upon he bringeth his Suite.
                     And the said Wm Russell by George Parker his Attorny cometh
                   and defendeth the force & 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 the said Robert.
                     Now here at this day to witt the tenth day of April in the first
                   yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
                   Dom 1676 Came the said Robert Ridgely in his proper person and
                   the said Wm Russell by his said Attorny came also and the said
                   Wm Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of
                   him the said Robert in forme aforesaid brought whereupon the said
                   Robert remaineth against the said Wm thereof wholly undefended