126        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

              Liber N N  Stephen though often thereunto required hath not given according
                     to his promise but the same to give hitherto hath & Still doth
                     deny to the damage of the said Stephen fourteene thousand pounds of
                     tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
                       And the Said John by John Jones his Attorny cometh & defendeth
                     the force and injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle hereunto
                     untill next Court the same day is given to both partyes.
                       Now here at this day to wit the fifth day of October in the yeare
                     One thousand six hundred Seventy Seaven came the Said Stephen
                     by his said Attorny & offered himselfe against the said John in the
                     plea aforesaid but the said John came not but made default Where
                     upon it is considered by the Court here that the said John Saunders
                     give Security to the said Stephen for the payment of the debt afore
                     said & that the said Stephen recover against him the summe of five
                     hundred thirty six pounds of tobacco costs of suite. Therefore it is
                     comanded the Sheriff of Charles County that he take the said John
                     Saunders if &c.

                p. 393 Hugh   Reynolds At this day to wit the fifth day of October in
                         agt the yeare One thousand six hundred seventy
                     Robert Large & seaven Came the said Elizabeth Greene by Rob-
                       Elizabeth Greene ert Carvile her Attorny and is content that
                                  judgment passe against her for the summe of
                     three thousand three hundred thirty five pounds of tobacco Where
                     upon it is granted by the Court here that the said Hugh Reynolds
                     recover against the said Elizabeth Greene the summe of three thou
                     sand three hundred thirty five pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid
                     and also the Summe of five hundred thirty Six pounds of tobacco
                     costs of suite.

                     John ffoster  John Brookes administrator of the goods &
                       agt Chattells of William Worgan late of Dorsett
                     John Brookes admr County Gent deceased was sumoned to answer
                       Wm WorganJohn ifoster merchant of a plea that he render
                       unto him the summe of twelve thousand pounds
                     of tobacco which from him he unjustly deteineth
                       And whereupon the said John ifoster by John Rousby his At
                     torny saith that whereas the Said William Worgin in his life
                     time the fifth day of ffebry in the yeare of Our Lord One thou
                     sand six hundred Seventy foure by his certaine writeing Obligatory
                     Sealed with the Seale of him the Said William here in Court pro
                     duced whose date is the day and yeare aforesaid did acknowledge
                     himselfe to owe & Stand justly indebted unto the Said John ifoster
                     in the summe or quantity of twelve thousand pounds of Sound
                     merchantable leafe tobacco in caske for the payment whereof well