Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.     8i

          And whereupon the said Christopher by John Rousby his Attorny Liber N N
        Saith that whereas the said Richard the second day of September
        in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy two
        by his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the seale of the said
        Richard here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare
        abovesaid did bind himself his heirs executors admrs to pay or cause
        to be paid to the said Christophr his heirs executrs admrs or assignes
        the full and just quantity of five thousand two hundred and twelve
        pounds of good sound bright and large tobacco in caske convenient
        to be paid at or upon the tenth day of October then next ensueing
        the date of the said bill notwithstanding which the said Richard the
        said summe of five thousand two hundred and twelve pounds of
        tobacco to the said Christopher according to the tenor of the Said
        bill though often thereunto required hath not paid but the same to
        him to pay hitherto hath denyed and as yet doth deny and refuse to
        the damage of the said Christopher tenn thousand pounds of tobacco
        and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
          And the said Richard by Vincent Lowe his Attorny cometh and
        defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
        Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court the same day
        is given to both parties. Now here at this day to wit the eleventh
        day of ffebruary in the yeare One thousand six hundred seventy five
        came the said Christopher by his Attorny aforesaid and offered him-
        selfe against the said Richard in the plea aforesaid and the said
        Richard came likewise and the said Richard Saith that as to eight
        hundred pounds of tobacco part of the said summe of five thousand
        two hundred and twelve pounds of tobacco he cannot gainsay but
        that he oweth the same to the said Christopher in manner & forme
        as is above declared against him whereupon the said Christopher
        remaineth against the said Richard thereupon wholly undefended
        Therefore it is granted by the Court here that the said Christopher
        Rousby recover against the said Richard Bayly aswell the summe of
        eight hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the
        summe of five hundred eighty Seven pounds of tobacco for his
        Costs and charges in this behalf e laid Out and expended.

       Gervase Ballard Richard Bayley late of Talbott County otherwise p.52
            agt called Richard Bayle of Talbott County in Mary-
      Richard Bayly    land was Sumoned to answer unto Gervase Ballard
                   of a plea that he render unto him the summe of
        Seaven thousand eighty One pounds of tobacco which to him he
        oweth & unjustly deteineth.
          And whereupon the Said Gervase by John Rousby his Attorny
        Saith that whereas the said Richard Bayley the foure and twentith
        day of March in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred sev-
        enty foure by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale