40         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

           Liber N N  summe of three thousand three hundred pounds of tobacco which to
                  him he owes and unjustly deteines &c.
                    And whereupon the Said Benony Eaton by John Rousby his At-
                  torny Saith that whereas the said John Slater the ninth day of July
                  in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure
                  by his certaine 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 bind himselfe his heirs executors admrs and as-
                  signes well and truly to pay or cause to be paid unto the said Benony
                  or Company their heirs executrs or assignes the full and just Summe
                  of three thousand three hundred pounds of good Sound merchantable
                  tobacco in caske to be paid at some convenient place in Wye afore-
                  said upon demand after the tenth day of October then next ensueing
                  the date of those presents notwithstanding which the said John the
                  said Summe of three thousand three hundred pounds of tobacco
                  according to the tenor of the Said writeing Obligatory though often
                  thereunto required to the said Benony hath not paid but the Same to
                  him to pay hitherto hath denyed and Still doth deny and refuse to the
                  damage of the Said Benony five thousand pounds of tobacco and
                  thereupon he bringes his suite.
                    And the Said John by Mathew Warde his Attorny cometh and
                  defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
                  Speakeing hereunto untill next Provinciall Court the same day is
                  given to both parties.
                    Now here at this day Came the Six and twentith day of November
                  in the foure & fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caeci!ius came
                  the said Benony by his Attorny aforesaid and the said John by his
                  Attorny came likewise and the said John Saith nothing in barre
                  or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said Benony because
                  he oweth unto the said Benony the said summe of three thousand
              p.  three hundred pounds of tobacco in manner & forme as the Said
                  Benony hath above declared against him Therefore it is considered
                  by the Court here that the said Benony Eaton recover against the Said
                  John Slaughter aswell the Summe of three thousand three hundred
                  pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of
                         pounds of tobacco costs of suite but So as execution
                  thereof Stay untill next Provinciall Court.
                  Edward Tarleton admr    Marmaduke Semme late of st Maries County
                  Robt BurtonInholder otherwise called Marmaduke Seme
                     agtof the County of St Maries in the Province
                  Marmaduke Semmeof Maryland was Sumoned to answer unto
                  Edward Tarleton Administrator of all and
                  Singular the goods Chattells & Creditts of Robert Barton deceased
                  of a plea that he render unto him the summe of four hundred pounds
                  of tobacco which from him he unjustly deteineth