282       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N torny Complaineth that whereas the said John the twelfth day of
                   December 1675 in consideration that the Said Thomas at the Speciall
                   instance and request of him the said John would lend unto him the said
                   John One boate belonging unto him the Said Thomas being eighteen
                   foot long with all necessary rigging & tackle thereunto belonging to
                   transport a certaine quantity of Sider from the Plantation of the
               P. 174 said John at New Towne unto the Citty of St Maries the said John
                   did assume upon himselfe and to the said Thomas did faithfully
                   promise that he the said John would after the said voyage deliver
                   the said boate unto Mris Hide at the landing of her the said ffrances
                   Hide or at the landing of Mr Thomas Dent in st Maries County in
                   like manner as he received her and the Said Thomas in fact saith
                   that he did deliver the said boate in manner aforesaid to the said
                   John notwithstanding which the said John the said boate to redeliver
                   to the said ffrances in manner aforesaid hath not but the same to
                   doe hath and Still doth deny to the damage of the said Thomas
                   foure thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his
                   suite.
                    And the Said John by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh &
                   defendeth the force and injury when &c and Saith that the Said
                   Thomas his action aforesaid against him the said John Ought not
                   to have because he Saith that he the said John did after the finishing
                   the said voyage from his Plantation at Newtowne to St Maries as
                   aforesaid & long before the fileing of the bill against him the said
                   John to witt the five and twentith day of December 1675 he did
                   deliver the Said boate with all her rigging and tackle to her belong-
                   ing in as good plight and condition as he received them at the land-
                   ing of W Thomas Dent in his Creeke in St George River according
                   to his promise and assumption aforesaid and did give notice to the
                   people of the house of the said W Dent that the said boate tackle
                   and furniture was there left for Mris ffrances Hide her use. and he
                   did likewise Order that notice should be given to the said ffrances
                   Hide that the Said boate was there for her by Order of the said
                   Thomas and shee had such notice delivered her accordingly and this
                   he is ready to averr and humbly demands whether the said Thomas
                   his action aforesaid against him ought to have &c. And the said
                   Thomas Saith he ought not to be barred as aforesd and of this he
                   putts himselfe upon the judgment of the Court and the said John also.
                    Now here at this day to witt the eleventh day of April in the first
                   yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom
                   1676 it is considered by the Court here that the said Thomas Hinton
                   recover against the Said John Blomfeild aswell the summe of two
                   thousand pounds of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas afore
                   said as also the summe of  pounds of tobacco
                   costs of Suite.