414       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

             Liber N N John Thornbush
                                     agt
                   Thomas Overton
                   Henry Exon
                                     agt
                   Arthur Carleton admr
                     Thomas Carleton.

               p. 256 James Veitch Ambrose Bayley late of Charles County otherwise
                   agt called Ambrose Bayly of Charles County Carpen-
                   Ambrose Bayley ter was Sumöned to answer unto James Veitch in
                               a plea that he render unto him five hundred pounds
                   of tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth.
                     And whereupon the Said James by Robert Carvile his Attorny
                   Saith that whereas the Said Ambrose upon the eight & twentith day
                   of January in the yeare of Our Lord 1675 by his certaine bill or
                   writeing Obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said Ambrose
                   & here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid did
                   confesse and acknowledge himselfe to owe and stand indebted unto
                   the said James the just sume of five hundred pounds of good Sound
                   merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid conveniently in Charles
                   County upon demand Yet notwithstanding the said Ambrose the said
                   summe of five hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Veitch
                   though often thereunto requested hath not paid but the same to pay
                   doth deny to the damage of the said James One thousand pounds
                   of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                     And the said Ambrose by John Jones his Attorny cometh & de-
                   fendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of Speake-
                   ing hereunto untill next Court & it is granted him the same day is
                   given to the said James Veitch.
                     Afterwards to witt the seaven & twentith day of April in the sec-
                   ond yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
                   Dom 1677 Came the said James & Ambrose by their said Attornyes
                   and the said Ambrose Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the
                   action aforesaid: of him the said James but is content that judgment
                   passe against him for the debt aforesaid without costs of Suite
                   Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the said James
                   Veitch recover against the said Ambrose Bayly the Summe of five
                   hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid & the said Ambrose
                   in mercy.

                   Thomas Taylor Thomas Pattison late of Dorchester County other-
                       agt wise called Thomas Paddison of the County of
                 Thomas Pattison Dorchester in the Province of Maryland Gent was
                               suthoned to answer unto Thomas Taylor gent of
                   a plea that he render unto him One hundred thousand pounds of to-
                   bacco which to him he Oweth & unjustly deteineth.