450        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N  here that the said John Edmondson recover against the estate of the
                   said Margarett the summe of eight thousand three hundred pounds
                   of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid with the
                   summe of five hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco costs of suite
                   but so   execution cease untill assetts.


                   John Edmondson
                                    agt
                   Henry Mitchell
                                     Unlesse the defnd appeare next Court
                   Garret Vansweringen
                                     the Sheriff of Calvert County amerced.
                                     ag
                   James Rumsey & Ann his
                     wife admx Jno Bigger


                   James Neale   Robert Thompson late of Charles County Gent
                      agt otherwise called Robert Thompson of Charles
                 Robert Thompson County Inholder was Summoned to answer unto
                                James Neale senr of a plea that he render unto
                   him the full & just summe of three thousand six hundred pounds
                   weight of good sound merchantable leafe tobacco in caske which to
                   him he oweth & unjustly deteineth
                     And whereupon the said James Neale by Robert Ridgely his At-
                   torny saith that whereas the said Robert the twenty eight day of
                   November 1675 by his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the seale
                   of him the said Robert & here in Court produced whose date is the
                   day & yeare aforesaid did acknowledge himselfe to owe & stand justly
                   indebted unto the said James in the full & just Summe of three thou-
                   sand six hundred pounds weight of good sound merchantable leafe
                   tobacco in caske to be paid unto the said James Neale his heirs
               p.28 1  executrs admrs or assignes at or upon the first day of October next
                   ensueing the date thereof & for the well & true payment thereof the
                   said Robert did bind himselfe his heirs executtrs & admrs firmly by
                   those presents Yet the aforesaid Robert the said summe of three
                   thousand six hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said James ac-
                   cording to the tenor of the said bill Obligatory though often there-
                   unto required hath not paid but the same to pay hath & still doth
                   refuse whereupon the said James saith he is dampnified & hath lost
                   to the value of five thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bring-
                   eth his suite.
                     And the said Robert by John Jones his Attorny cometh & defend-
                   eth the force & injury when &c & Saith nothing in barr or avoidance
                   of the action aforesaid of him the said James in forme aforesaid
                   against him brought Whereupon it is granted by the Court here the
                   eight & twentith day of April 1677 That the said James Neale recover
                   against the said Robert Thompson aswell the summe of three thou-
                   sand six hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the