274        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

           Liber N N   writeing Obligatory hath not paid though often thereunto required
                   but the same to pay hath altogethr denyed & Still doth deny where-
                   upon they say they are dampnified & have lost to the value of foure
                   thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon they bring their suite.
                     And the Said John Quigley in his proper person cometh & de-
                   fendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle
                   hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court & it is granted him the
                   same day is given to both panties
                     Now here at this day to witt the fiftenth day of April in the first
                   yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom
                   1676 Came the Said Richard & Compa by their Attorny aforesaid
                   and the said John in his prop person came also and the Said John
                   Quigley Saith nothing in barre on avoidance of the action aforesaid
                   of them the said Richard & Compa against him brought in manner
                   & forme as aforesaid whereupon the said Richard & Compa remaine
                   against the Said John thereof undefended. Therefore it is granted
                   by the Court here that the Said Richard Peacocke & Compa recover
                   against the said John Quigley aswell the summe of two thousand
                   five hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the Summe
                   of five hundred fifty & three pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

                    Richard Peacocke Memorandum that this present eighth day of
                     & Compa ffebruary in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of
                       agt      Caecilius &c Annoq Dom 1675 Came Richard
                   Thomas Wynne Peacocke merchant & Compa & exhibited their
                                certaine bill into this Court against Thomas
                    Wynne Cryer of this Court which followeth in these words.
                     And the said Richard and Compa by Robert Carvile their Attorny
                   Say that whereas the said Thomas the foure & twentith day of April
                   Anno Doth 1675 by his centaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with
                   the seale of him the said Thomas and here in Court produced whose
                   date is the day & yeare abovewritten was holden and firmly indebted
                   unto them the said Richard & Compa in the full and just quantity of
                   foure hundred twenty Six pounds of good Sound merchantable
                   tobacco & casque to be paid unto them the said Richand & Compa
               p. 170  their executors admrs or assignes or any of them in some Convenient
                   place in st Maries County aforesaid at or upon the tenth day of
                   October next ensueing the date thereof notwithstanding which the
                   said Thomas the said summe of foune hundred twenty six pounds
                   of tobacco to them the said Richard & Compa according to the tenor
                   of his said writeing Obligatory hath not paid although he hath bin
                   often thereunto required but the same to pay hath altogether denyed
                   & Still doth deny whereupon they say they are dampnified & have
                   losse to the value of Eight hundred pounds of tobacco & there-
                   upon he bringeth his suite.
                     Afterwards to witt the fiftenth day of April in the finst yeare