6o         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

            Liber N N  next ensueing the date of the abovewritten Obligation & likewise
                   give unto the Said Thomas a good perfect Sure & firme Conveyance
                   in the Law as the Said Thomas or his Councell learned in the Law
                   shall approve off without any further fraud covin or delay then this
                   prseflt Obligation to be void and of none effect otherwise to stand
                   and remaine in full force power & virtue.
                    Which being read & heard the said John prayeth liberty of Speake-
                   ing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court, the same day is given
                   to both parties.
                    Now here at this day to wit the ninth day of ffebruary in the yeare
                   of Our Lord One thousand six hundred Seventy five Came the said
                   Thomas Taylor by his Attorny aforesaid & offered himself e against
                   the said John in the plea aforesaid but the Said John Came not but
                   made default Therefore it as granted by the Court here that the said
                   Thomas Taylor recover against the Said John Richardson the
                   Summe of Ten thousand pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as
                   also the Summe of two thousand seventy foure pounds of tobacco
                   costs of suite and the said John in mercy.

               p.38    Garrett Vansweringen Luke Barnwell late of St Maries County was
                   agt attached to answer unto Garrett Vanswer-
                   Luke Barnwell ingen in a plea of trespas upon the case.
                                   And whereupon the said Garrett by Ken-
                   elm Cheseldyn his Attorny complaineth that whereas the said Luke
                   the One and thirtith day of December One thousand Six hundred
                   Seventy foure bought had and received of the Said Garrett divers
                   liquors & other accomodation at the house of the Said Garret amount-
                   ing in the whole to the summe of three hundred flinty foure pounds
                   of tobacco a particular whereof is here in Court produced In con-
                   sideration whereof the said Luke did assume upon himselfe and to
                   the Said Garrett did faithfully promise that he the said Luke when
                   thereunto required the Same to him the said Garrett would well &
                   truly content & pay notwithstanding which the said Luke the same
                   to him the Said Garrett hath not paid though often thereunto re-
                   quired but the same to pay hitherto hath & Still doth deny to the
                   damage of the said Garrett sixteen hundred pounds of tobacco &
                   thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                    And the Said Luke by John Quigley his Attorny cometh & defend-
                   eth 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 to wit the tenth day of ffebruary in the yeare
                   of Our Lord One thousand six hundred Seventy five Came the
                   said Luke by Robert Carvile his Attorny and the said Luke Saith
                   he did not assume upon himselfe & to the said Garrett make such
                   promise as the said Garret hath above complained against him and