94         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

           Liber N N   it is read unto him he prayeth also the hearing of the Condition of
                   the same writeing Obligatory and it is read unto him in these words
                   following vizt The Condition of this Obligation is Such that if the
                   above bounden John Quigley his heirs executors admrs or assignes
                   doe and shall by the twentith day of May next ensueing the date
                   hereof deliver or cause to be delivered at the Citty of st Maries unto
                   the said Thomas Courtney his heirs executrs admrs or assignes one
                   man negroe aged between fifteene and five and twenty yeares Cleane
                   limbed free from all diseases Soars paines aches or infirmityes in
                   Sound & perfect health in body and mind and of the Same negro
                   shall give unto the Said Courtney his heirs or assignes a bill of Sale
                   with warranty Sufficient against all persons whatsoever then this
                   prsent Obligation to be void otherwise to Stand remaine and be in
                   full Strenght & virtue which being read and heard the said John
                   prayeth liberty of Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall
                   Court the same day is given to both parties
                     And which day to witt the twelfth day of ffebruary Anno One
                   thousand Six hundred seventy five came the said Thomas Courtney
                   by his Attorny aforesaid and the said John in his proper person
                   came likewise and the said John Saith that the Said Thomas his
                   action aforesaid against him Ought not to have in manner & forme
                   as the said Thomas hath above against him declared and of this he
                   prayeth the judgment of the Court and the plaintiff also Whereupon
                   it is granted by the Court here that the said Thomas recover against
                   the Said John Quigley the Summe of eight thousand pounds of
                   tobacco together with the Summe of five hundred pounds of tobacco
                   costs of suite.
                   John Quigley   . .  .
                       a    upon an injunction granted the def this cause con-
                       g tinued untill next Court.
                   John Baker

                   John Quigley the deft not appeareing this Court the Sheriff of
                       ag      Dorchester County amerced 40s.
                   John Richardson

                                 Edward Roe
                                    agt
                                 John Boone
                   Jonathan Hopkinson
                         agt      these three causes continued.
                   Humphry Davenport
                   Philip Calvert Esq
                                    agt
                   John Quigley