Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677. 111

        John Pawson & Compa Jonathan Sibrey late of Cecil County other- Liber N N
           agt wise called Jonathan Sibrey Gent was sum
        Jonathan Sibreyoned to answer unto John Pawson and
        Company in a plea that he render unto them
        three thousand three hundred and flinty eight pounds of tobacco
        and cask which to them he oweth and unjustly deteineth
         And whereupon the said John Pawson and Company by Christo
        pher Rousby their Attorny say that whereas the said Jonathan the
        One and thirtith day of May in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand
        Six hundred Seventy five aswell by One certaine writeing Obligatory
        Sealed with the Seale of him the said Jonathan here in Court pro
        duced whose date is the same day and yeare abovesaid did acknowl
        edge himselfe firmly bound & indebted unto the said John Pawson
        and Company in the full and just Summe of two thousand two
        hundred & twenty pounds of tobacco in caske to be paid to the said
        John Pawson and Compa their heirs executrs admrs, or assignes at or
        upon the tenth day of October next ensueing the date thereof. To
        which payment well and truly to be made he the said Jonathan did
        bind himself e his heirs executors and admrs firmly by those prsents
        As also by another certaine writeing Obligatory sealed with the
        seale of him the said Jonathan here likewise in Court produced whose
        date is also the same day and yeare above written did acknowledge
        himselfe to be holden and bound and justly indebted unto the said
        John Pawson and Company in the full and just summe of Eleaven
        hundred & Seventy eight pounds of tobacco in cask to be paid to the
        said Jno Pawson his heirs executrs admrs or assignes at or upon the
        Said tenth day of October next ensueing the date thereof which Said
        Summes of Two thousand two hundred and twenty pounds of to
        bacco and of eleaven hundred Seventy eight pounds of tobacco doe
        amount together to the said summe or quantity of three thousand
        three hundred ninty eight pounds of tobacco Yet the said Jonathan
        the same three thousand three hundred flinty eight pounds of tobacco
        and caske nor any part or parcell thereof unto the said John Pawson
        and Company or any or either of them according to the tenor of the
        aforesaid writeings Obligatory hath not paid but the same to pay
        hath denyed and still doth deny Whereupon the said John Pawson
        and Company say they are dampnified and have losse to the value of
        five thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon they bring their
        suite.
         And the said Jonathan by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh and
        defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to im
        pane hereunto untill the next Court and it is granted him the same
        day is given to the said John & Compa
         Now here at this Court to wit the fourth day of October Anno
        Domini One Thousand six hundred Seventy seaven Came the said
        John Pawson and Company their Attornyes and the said Jonathan