Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.    435
         Robt Carvile                                 Liber N N
            agt
       Henry Lewis admr of
           Thomas Chandler
       The Same
           agt
       John Larkin

         Robert Carvile Peter Watts executor of the last will & testament of p. 270
             agt Robert Cager deceased was Sumoned to answer
       Peter Watts exr unto Robert Carvile One of the Attornyes of this
                     Robert Cager Court of a plea that he render unto him foure hun-
                     dred pounds of tobacco which from him he unjustly
                              deteineth
           And whereupon the said Robert in his proper person Saith that
         whereas the said Robert Cager upon the fourtenth day of July in
         the yeare of Our Lord 1675 by his certaine bill or writeing Obliga-
         tory Sealed with the Seale of him the said Robert Cager & here in
         Court produced whose date is the day & yeare abovesd did confesse &
         acknowledge himselfe to owe & Stand indebted to the said Robert
         Carvile in the summe of foure hundred pounds of good tobacco to
         be paid to the said Robert upon the tenth day of October then next
         in some convenient place in St Maries County to which payment he
         did thereby bind himself e his Executrs & admrs. Yet the Said Robert
         Cager in his life time nor the Said (Robert) Peter Watts Since his
         death the said summe of foure hundred pounds of tobacco to him the
         Said Robert Carvile hath not paid but the Same to pay doth deny to
         the damage of the said Robert Carvile One thousand pounds of
         tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
           And the said Peter Watts by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny corn-
         eth & defendeth the force & injury when &c & saith nothing in barr
         of the action aforesaid of him the said Robert Carvile in forme afore-
         said brought against the said Peter Whereupon it is granted by the
         Court here the 27th day of April Anno 1677 that the said Robert
         Carvile recover against the estate of the Said Robert Cager aswell
         the summe of foure hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid
         as also the Summe of one hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco costs
         of suite.

       Moyes Exrs
            agt
         John Allen  the defendants by Jno Jones his Attorny appeare
         Robert Carvile & those causes continued untill next Court.
             agt

       Stephen Murty