Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

        said John though often required, but the same to him to pay hitherto Liber N N
        hath & still doth altogethr deny to the damage of the said John Eight
        thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
         And the said ffrancis Wyne by John Jones his Attorney cometh &
        defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty of speake
        ing hereunto untill the next Court & itt is granted him, the same
        day is given to the said John England
         Now here att this day to witt the one & twentieth day of ffebruary
        in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
        Annoq Doni 1677 came the said John England by his Attorney
        aforesaid & offered himselfe against the said ffrancis Wyne in the
        plea aforesaid, but the said ffrancis came not but made default There
        fore itt is granted by the Court here that the said John England
        recover against the Estate of the said Wm Marshall as well the sume
        of six thousand pounds of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas
        aforesaid As also the sume of pounds of tobacco costs
        of suite

   John Young              John Larkin of Ann Arundell County p. 419
           agt            Innholder & Joseph Chew late of Cecil
   John Larkin & Joseph Chew     County planter were Sumoned to An
                           swer unto John Young in a plea that
        they render unto him twelve thousand pounds of tobacco which they
        unjustly detaine
         And whereupon the said John Young by Matthew Ward his At
        torney, saith that the said John Larkin & Joseph Chew by their
        writing obligatory dated the fifteenth day of May One thousand six
        hundred seventy five & here in Court produced did binde themselves
        their heyres Exrs Admrs unto the said John Young his heyres Exrs
        Adrs or assignes in the full & just Sume of twelve thousand pounds
        of tobacco upon Condicoñ for the payment of six thousand pounds
        of good well condicöned tobacco att or before the tenth day of Octobr
        then next ensueing Notwithstanding which the said John Larkin
        & Joseph Chew nor either of them have paid the said Sume of six
        thousand pounds to the said John Young, but the same to pay have
        & doe altogether refuse & deny to pay, whereupon he is damnified &
        hath losse to the Value of fifteen thousand pounds of tobacco & there
        upon he bringeth his suite.
         And the said John Larkin & Joseph Chew by George Parker their
        Attorney come & defend the force & injury when &c & pray liberty
        of speaking hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted them, the
        same day is also given to the said John Young.
         Now here att this day to witt the one & twentieth day of ffebru
        ary in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
        Annoq Doni 1677. came the said John Young by Robert Carvile
        his Attorney & offered himself e agt the said John Larkin & Joseph