74        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

            Liber N N Bayly saith nothing in barre of the action aforesaid but is willing
                   that judgment should passe against him for the summe of two thou-
                   sand foure hundred sixty Seven pounds of tobacco whereupon it is
                   considered by the Court here to wit at Johns the tenth day of
                   ffebruary One thousand Six hundred Seventy five that the said
                   Christopher recover against the said Richard Bayley aswell the said
                   summe of two thousand foure hundred sixty Seven pounds of to-
                   bacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of six hundred and fifty
                   pounds of tobacco costs of suite.

                   John Rogers
                           the Sheriff of Baltemore County amerced the def not
                      ag appearing last Court & continued
                   George Vtie
                                John Peerce
                      agt         the Sheriff of Cecil County amerced the deft
                   Arthur Carleton admr not appeareing last Court & continued.
                               Tho: Carleton
                              Jonathan Squire
                                    agt
                   John Wells   the Sheriff of Kent County amerced the defth
                   Kenelm Cheseldyn not appearing last Court & continued.
                                    agt
                   Michael Miller

              p. 47 Thomas Walker Stephen Tully late of Talbott County planter was
                      agt attached to answer unto Thomas Walker of a plea
                   Stephen Tully     of trespas upon the case.
                                And whereupon the Said Thomas by Robert
                   Ridgely his Attorny complaineth that whereas the said Stephen the
                   sixtenth day of April One thousand six hundred seventy foure stood
                   indebted to the said Thomas the summe of nine thousand two hun-
                   dred pounds of tobacco for divers goods & merchandizes before that
                   time by the said Thomas to him the said Stephen sold and delivered
                   In consideration whereof the said Stephen did assume upon himself e
                   and to the said Thomas did then faithfully promise & oblige himselfe
                   to pay unto the said Thomas or his Order the said Summe of nine
                   thousand two hundred pounds of tobacco upon demand convenient
                   in Great Choptanck River between W Seth fosters and the head of
                   Tredaven Notwithstanding which the aforesaid Stephen Tully his
                   promise and assumption So as aforesaid made not regarding but
                   deviseing and fraudulently intending him the said Thomas in this
                   behalf e of the Said nine thousand two hundred pounds of tobacco
                   craftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the said nine thousand
                   two hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Thomas according
                   to his promise though often thereunto demanded hath not paid but
                   the same to pay hath & Still doth refuse and deny to the damage