68         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

             Liber N N the Same

                     agt       these Seaven causes continued untill next Court
                   the Same
                                Gerard Slye
                                    agt
                   Henry Bonner
                   Daniel Jenifer
                                    agt
                   Mathew Stone
                                John Carter
                                    agt
                   Thomas Pattison

               p. 43 Pope Alvey William Raven late of Dorchester County otherwise
                     agt called William Raven in New towne hundred in the
                 Wm Raven  County of st Maries in the Province of Maryland
                           was Sumoned to answer unto Pope Alvey in a plea
                   that he render unto him the summe of foure hundred & fifty pounds
                   of tobaccco which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth.
                     And whereupon the said Pope by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
                   Saith that whereas the said Wm Raven the fourtenth day of March
                   in the yeare One thousand six hundred sixty nine did by his cer-
                   tame writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of the said William
                   here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare abovewritten
                   bind himself e his heirs executors administrators or assigneS to pay or
                   cause to be paid unto Pope Alvey of the same County & Province
                   aforesaid planter his heirs executors admts or assigns or his certaine
                   Attorny the full and just summe of foure hundred & fifty pounds
                   of good sound merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid at the then
                   dwelling house of Mordecay Hamond at or before the tenth day of
                   October next ensueing the date thereof & for the true performance
                   thereof he did thereunto sett his hand & seale notwithstanding which
                   the Said William the said summe of foure hundred & fifty pounds
                   of tobacco according to his Said writeing Obligatory hath not paid
                   though often thereunto required but the same to pay hitherto hath
                   and Still denyes to pay to the damage of the Said Pope the summe of
                   twelve hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his
                   suite.
                     And the said William by Vincent Lowe 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 to wit the twelfth day of ffebruary Anno
                   Doth One thousand six hundred Seventy five came the said Pope
                   by his Attorny aforesaid & offered himself e against the said William
                   in the plea aforesaid but the said Wm came not Therefore it is