308       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

          Liber N N  or any part thereof to him the said Cuthbert Oyle according to the
                 said writeing although often thereunto required hath not paid or
                 satisfied but the same to pay or satisfie hath hitherto altogether
                 denyed and refused & Still doth deny and refuse to pay the same
                 whereupon the said Cuthbert Saith he is dampnified and hath losse
                 to the value of three thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he
                 bringeth his suite.
                   Now here at this day to wit the foure and twentith day of May
                 1676 Came the said John Cooper in his proper person and Saith
                 nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said
                 Cuthbert because he oweth unto the Said Cuthbert the said Summe
                 of fifteen hundred pounds of tobacco in manner and forme as the
                 said Cuthbert above against him hath declared whereupon the said
                 Cuthbert remaineth against the said John thereof undefended There-
                 fore it is granted by the Court here that the said Cuthbert Oyle
                 recover against the said John Cooper the summe of fifteen hundred
                 pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of
                        pounds of tobacco costs of suite, but So as execution stay
                 untill the twentith day of October next.

                 Wm Wheately
                     agt this action abates the partyes being both dead.
                 Robert Wilson

                 Kenelm Cheseldyn
                                   agt
                 Michael Miller
                                     these two causes agreed.
                 Richard Ambrose
                                   agt
                 Lidia Solly admx Benja Solly

             p. 188 Nicholas Goodridge John Wells late of Kent County Gent other-
                   & Partners wise called John Wells of the Province of
                   agt         Maryland in Kent County planter was Sum-
                 John Wellsoned to answer unto Nicholas Goodridge and
                 partners merchants of a plea that he render unto
                 them the sume of three thousand five hundred & twelve pounds of
                 large bright tobacco which he oweth them & unjustly deteineth
                   And whereupon the Said Nicholas Goodridge and partners by
                 George Parker their Attorny Say that whereas the said John Wells
                 the ninetenth day of July One thousand six hundred Seventy five
                 by his certaine bond or writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale
                 of him the said John and here in Court produced whose date is the
                 day and yeare abovesaid did Owe and Stand indebted unto Nicholas
                 Goodridge & Partners of London merchants in the summe of three
                 thousand five hundred & twelve pounds of large and bright tobacco