Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     337

        Dom 1676 Came the said John Glover by his Attorny aforesaid Liber N N
        and prayeth heareing of the said Obligation in the said declaration
        mentioned which being read and heard the said John saith, that the
        said ffrancis his action aforesaid against the said John ought not
        to have because he saith the said Obligation upon which the Said
        action is grounded is not the deed of the Said John and this he is
        ready to averre & therefore demands judgment if the said ffrancis his p. 204
        action aforesaid against him ought to have, but the said ffrancis
        came not to prosecute his plaint aforesaid. Whereupon it is granted
        by the Court here that the said John Glover recover against the said
        ffrancis Whittwell the summe of twelve hundred & forty pounds
        of tobacco for his costs & charges in this behalfe laid Out & expended
        & the said ffrancis in mercy.
            Know all men by these prsents That I ffrancis Whittwell of the
            County of Talbott planter doe acquitt & discharge John Glover
            & William Court from all bills bonds accompts Booke debts
            Conditions & former bargaines whatsoever from the begining
            of the World unto this prsent day as witnes my hand & seale this
            17th January Annoq Dom 1673.
        Testes Thomas Alexander ffrances Whittwell (sealed)
             ffrancis
                      December the 4th 1676.
             The abovesaid acquittance was by the Oath of the said
             Thomas Alexander One of the wittnesses thereunto in Open
             Court proved.     Jno Blomfeild Cl Cur Provin'.

        Katherine Mountague admrx John Kenimont late of Talbott County
          of Henry Mountague was attached to answer unto Katherine
             agt            Mountague administratrix of the goods
        John Kenimont       and chattells of Henry Mountague de
                            ceased in a plea of trespas upon the
                            case.
          And the said John by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh & de-
        fendeth the force & injury when &c. and prayeth liberty to imparle
        hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court & it is granted him, the
        same day is given to the Said Katherine.
          Now here at this day to wit the fourth day of December in the
        second yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
        Doth 1676 Came the said John Kenimont by his Attorny aforesaid
        but the said Katherine Came not but made default, Whereupon it is
        granted by the Court here that a non suite be awarded to the said
        John & that he recover against the said Katherine as aforesaid the
        summe of            pounds of tobacco costs of suite.

          Upon the petition of William Moffett that John Gramar not-
        withstanding he was warned by the Governour & Councell to give