28         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

            Liber N N  his heirs executes admrs or assignes two thousand One hundred and
                   fifty pounds of good Sound large merchantable leafe tobacco in
                   caske at or upon the tenth day of November next ensueing the date
                   thereof notwithstanding which the Said Richard Boughton the Said
                   Summe of two thousand One hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco
                   according to his said writeing Obligatory hath not paid though often
                   thereunto required but the same to pay hitherto hath and Still doth
                   deny to the damage of the Said John Allen the summe of three
                   thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth
                   his Suite.
                     And the Said Richard Boughton by Robert Ridgely his Attorny
                   cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty
                   of Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court & the same
                   day is given to both parties.
                     Now here at this day to wit the five & twentith day of November
                   in the 44thyeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said
                   Richard by his Attorny aforesaid but the Said John Allen came not
                   to prosecute his plaint aforesaid Therefore it is Considered by the
                   Court here that the Said Richard Boughton recover against the said
                   John Allen the Summe of Seaven hundred Sixty foure pounds of
                   tobacco for his costs of Suite and the Said John Allen in mercy for
                   his false claime.

                   John Allen    Richard Boughton late of Ann Arundell County
                     agt Gent was attached to answer unto John Allen in a
                   Richard Boughton plea of trespas upon the case.
                                 And whereupon the said John Allen by Kenelm
                   Cheseldyn his Attorny complaineth that whereas the said Richard
                   Boughton the Seventh day of January in the yeare One thousand six
                   hundred Seventy three bought had and received of the Said John
                   Allen divers goods and merchandizes in the whole amounting to the
                   summe of three thousand foure hundred eight Seaven pounds of
                   tobacco a particular whereof is here in Court produced In considera-
                   tion whereof the Said Richard did assume upon himselfe and to the
                   Said John did faithfully promise that he the Said Richard when
                   thereunto required the said Summe of three thousand foure hun-
                   dred eighty Seaven pounds of tobacco to him the Said John would
                   well and truly content and pay Notwithstanding which the said
                   Richard the said Summe of three thousand foure hundred eighty
                   Seaven pounds of tobacco to him the Said John according to his
                   promise hath not paid though often thereunto required but the Same
                   to pay hitherto hath & Still doth deny to pay to the damage of the
                   Said John five thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth
                   his Suite.
                     And the said Richard by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh and
                   defendeth the force and injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle