Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     307

         Benjamin Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action afore- Liber N N
         said in forme aforesaid against him brought Whereupon it is granted
         by the Court this seventh day of June Anno Doth One thousand Six
         hundred Seventy six that the said Charles Calvert Esp now Lord
         Baltemore &c recover of the goods & Chattells of the Said Joseph
         Pearse deceased the summe of thirteene thousand foure hundred
         pounds of tobacco. in satisfaction of the debt aforesaid.

         June the 8th 1676.
           Then was read the inquisition returned of the Lands late of Simon
         Oversee deceased and it is the judgment of the Court that the said
         land is escheate to his Lopp the Lord Propry for want of heire.

         Eodem die
           Then was read the inquisition returned of the land late of Bar-
         tholomew Glevin deceased & it is the judgment of the Court that the
         Said land is escheate to his Lopp the Lord Propry for non payment
         of Rent.

         June 9th 1676.
        Thomas Peighin Mathew Warde and Kenelm Cheseldyn appeare
             agt for the defendants The judgment of the Court
       George ffulford & is that an injunction be granted the Complainant
                      Edward Leach untill the defth answer the bill in Chancery ex-
                      hibited by the Complainant.

        Cuthbert Oyle John Cooper late of Calvert County planter other-
             agt wise called John Cooper of the Province of Mary-
        John Cooper land in the County of Calvert was SumOned to
                    answer unto Cuthbert Oyle of London Carpenter of
         a plea that he render unto him the full and just summe of fifteen
         hundred pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco with Sufficient
         caske which he oweth him & unjustly deteineth.
           And whereupon the said Cuthbert Oyle by George Parker his
         Attorny Saith that whereas the said John Cooper the third day
         of August 1674 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with
         the scale of him the Said John Cooper here in Court produced whose
         date is the day & yeare abovesaid did bind himselfe his heirs execu-
         tors or assignes to pay or cause to be paid unto Cuthbert Oyle of
         London Carpenter or to his Order the full & just summe of fifteene
         hundred pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco with Sufficient
         caske to containe the same to be paid in Some convenient place in
         Petuxent River at or upon the twentith day of December next ensue-
         ing the date of the said writeing Obligatory To which due perform-
         ance the said John Cooper Sett his hand & Seale yet notwithstand-
         ing the said John Cooper the said fifteen hundred pounds of tobacco