160       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N  Chew in the plea aforesaid, but the said John & Joseph came not
                    but made default Therefore itt is granted by the Court here that
                    the said John Young recover agt the said John Larkin & Joseph
                    Chew as well the said sume of twelve thousand pounds of tobacco
                    As also the sume of five hundred Eighty foure pounds of tobacco
                    costs of suite

                    Roger Baker
                      agt this cause is continued untill next Court
                    Tho:     Gant

                    John     Watkins Richard Hill late of Ann Arundell County genti
                        agt Admr of all & singuler the Goods Chattels rights
                    Richard Hill Admt & Creditts of James Rawbone deceased was
                    James Rawbone sumoned to Answer unto John Watkins of a
                                 plea that he render unto him the full sume &
                    just quantity of six thousand pounds of good sound Mrchantable
                    tobacco which from him he unjustly detaineth
                      And whereupon the said John Watkins by George Parker his
                    Attorney saith that whereas the said James Rawbone the second
                    day of August Annop Doni One thousand six hundred seventy five
                    by his certaine bond or writing obligatory sealed with the seale of
                    him the said James Rawbone & here in Court produced whose date
                    is the day & yeare abovesaid was holden & firmly bound unto John
                    Watkins in the full sume & just quantity of six thousand pounds of
                    good sound & Mrchantab!e tobacco in caske to be paid to the said
                    John Watkins or to his certaine Attorney Exrs or Admrs To the
                    which payment well & truely to be made the said James Rawbone
                    did binde himselfe his heyres Exrs & Admrs firmly by those prsents
                    Notwithstanding the said James the said sume of six thousand
                p. 420  Pounds of tobacco or any part thereof In his life tyme hath not
                    paid according to the said bond, nor the said Richard Hill to whom
                    Letters of Administracon of all & singuler the Goods & Chattels of
                    the said James Rawbone was comitted to the said John Watkins al
                    though often thereunto required hath not paid or satisfied, but the
                    same to pay or satisfie hath hitherto altogether denyed & refused &
                    still doth deny & refuse to pay the same, whereupon the said John
                    Watkins saith he is damnified & hath losse to the Value of eight
                    thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
                      And the said Richard Hill by Robert Carvile his Attorney comes
                    & defends the force & injury when &c and prayes heareing of the
                    said Bond & itt is read unto him, he also prayeth the heareing of
                    the CondicOn of the said bond & itt is read unto him in these words
                    The Condicön of this Obligacon is such that if the above bound
                    James Rawbone or his assignes doe & shall well and workmanlike
                    make & finish two brick Chimneys allready begun by the said James