Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     333

        Christopher Rousby ffrancis Gunby late of st Maries otherwise called Liber N N
            agt ffrancis Gunby was sumoned to answer unto
         ffrancis Gunby Christopher Rousby merchant of a plea that he
         render unto him the sume of foure hundred &
         three pounds of tobacco which to him he owes & unjustly detaines
           And whereupon the Said Christopher by John Rousby his Attorny
         Saith that whereas the said ffrancis the two & twentith day of
         May in the yeare of Our Lord 1674 by his certaine bill Obligatory
         Sealed with the Seale of the Said ffrancis here in Court brought
         whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid did bind himselfe his heirs
         executrs & admrs to pay or cause to be paid unto the said Christopher
         the full and just quantity of foure hundred and three pounds of
         good Sound bright & large tobacco & caske to be paid conveniently
         in Petuxent River upon the tenth day of September then next ensue-
         ing the date of the said bill. Notwithstanding which the said ffrancis
         although often demanded the said foure hundred & three pounds of
         tobacco to the said Christopher hath not paid but the same to him
         to pay hitherto hath denyed & as yet doth deny & refuse to the dam-
         age of the said Christopher eight hundred pounds of tobacco And
         thereupon he brings his Suite.
           And the said ffrancis Gunby by Robert Ridgely his Attorny com-
         eth and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty p. 202
         to imparle here untill the next Provinciall Court & it is granted unto
         him the same day is given the said Christopher
           Now here at this Court to wit the fourth day of December in the
         second yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
         Dom 1676 Came the said Christopher by his Attorny aforesaid &
         offered himselfe against the said ffrancis in the plea aforesaid but the
         Said ffrancis came not but made default Whereupon it is granted by
         the Court here that the said Christopher Rousby recover against
         the Said ffrancis Gunby aswell the summe of foure hundred & three
         pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hun-
         dred and Sixty pounds of tobacco costs of suite & the said ffrancis in
         mercy &c.

         Wm King       Thomas Mountfort late of Talbott County was
           age attached to answer unto William King of a plea
         Thomas Mountfort of trespas upon the case.
                        And whereupon the said William by Charles
         Boteler his Attorny complaineth that whereas the said Thomas upon
         the second day of ffebruary in the yeare of Our Lord 1672 in con-
         sideration that the said Wm King at the Speciall instance & request
         of him the said Thomas Mountfort would become bound unto
         One Wm Needs for the summe of three thousand pounds of to-
         bacco being the proper debt of the Said Thomas Mountfort then
         due unto the said Wm Needs the said Thomas did assume upon