Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.     83

        from Barbadoes to Maryland and other goods in hand received not- Liber N N
        withstanding which the said James Lewis the aforesaid summe of
        twelve hundred seventy five pounds of tobacco to him the said John
        Quigley according to his said writeing Obligatory hath not paid
        although he hath bin often thereunto required but the same to pay
        hath altogether denyed and as yet doth deny whereupon he saith he
        is dampnified and hath losse to the value of two thousand four hun-
        dred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
          Now here at this day to wit the twelfth day of ffebruary One
        thousand six hundred seventy five came the said James Lewis in the
        Custody of the Sheriff in his proper person and saith nothing in
        barre or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said John
        for that he oweth the said John the said summe of twelve hundred
        Seventy five pounds of tobacco in manner & forme as the said John
        Quigley hath above declared against him Therefore it is granted by
        the Court here that the said John Quigley recover against the said
        James Lewis aswell the summe of twelve hundred Seventy five
        pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of
                 pounds of tobacco cost of suite.

     Jno Quigley
           ag .         the defts not appeareing last Court the Sheriff
        Jonathan Hopkinson
                        of Talbott County amerced & these causes
        Richard Bayley
                             continued.
           ag
        Wm Baxter

        John Tarkington Richard Hill late of Ann Arundell County Gent p. 53
           agt was Sumoned to answer unto John Tarkington
        Richard Hill in a plea of trespas upon the case.
                      And the said Richard by Robert Carvile his At-
        torny 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 eleventh
        day of ffebruary in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred
        seventy five Came the said Richard by his Attorny aforesaid and
        offered himselfe against the said John in the plea aforesaid but the
        said John came not to prosecute his action aforesaid Therefore it is
        granted by the Court here that the said Richard Hill recover against
        the said John Tarkington the summe of eight hundred thirty five
        pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges in this behalf e laid Out
        & expended & the said John Tarkington in mercy.

       Marmaduke Semme Edward Tarleton late of st Maries County man-
             agt ner was attached to answer unto Marmaduke
       Edward Tarleton Semme in a plea of trespas upon the case.
                        And the said Edward by Robert Ridgely his
       Attorny cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and