166       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N And now here att this day to witt the one & twentieth day of
                    ffebry in the third yeare of the dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore
                    &c Annoq Dom 1677. came as well the said plaintiffe as the said
                    Defendt by their Attorneys aforesaid, & the Jurors impannelled
                    being called likewise came to witt, Tho: Cosden, Tho: Doxey, Henry
                    Phippes, Tho: Bankes, Jno Askin, Tho: Potter Tho: Pattison,
                    Richard ifenwick, Philip Lynes, Tho: Keyting, Wm Thomas &
                    Wm Eagle who to say the truth in the prmisses being elected tryed &
                    sworne upon their Oaths doe say we finde for the plaintiffe with
                    costs of suite Therefore itt is considered, that the said plaintiffe re
                    cover against the said Deft as well the sume of two thousand & ten
                    pounds of tobacco as also the sume of One thousand & sixty pounds
                    of tobacco costs of suite

                    John Addison & ux
                    Exx Tho: Dent
                                     agt
                   Tho: Potter Admr Geo:
                                   Marshall
               Geo: Parker           These three actions are continued untill
                       agt           next Court
                    Edwa Inglish Admr
                    Roger Thorpe
                                   the same
                                     agt
                                   the same

                    Stephen Luffe James Rumsey late of Petuxent River in Calvert
                       agt County otherwise called James Rumsey in the Prov
                  James Rumsey    ince of Maryland gentt was Sumoned to Answer
                              unto Stephen Luffe of a plea that he render unto him
                    the full & just quantity of foure thousand two hundred & sixteen
                     pounds of good sound every way well condiconed Mrchantable to
                     bacco & caske which to him he oweth & from him unjustly detaineth
                     And whereupon the said Stephen Luffe by George Parker his
                    Attorney saith, that whereas the said James Rumsey the twenty fifth
                    of July one thousand six hundred seventy six by his certaine bill
                p. 425  obligatory sealed with the said James Rumsey & here in Court pro
                    duced whose date is the day & yeare abovesaid, did owe & stand
                    firmly indebted unto Stephen Luffe of the Citty of Bristoll Mrchant
                    in the full & just quantity of foure thousand two hundred & sixteen
                    pounds of good sound every way well condiconed Aranocoa tobacco
                    & caske to be paid att or before the tenth day of October next ensue
                    ing the date of the said bill att some convenient place in Petuxent
                    River aforesaid, itt being for the Value all ready received, for the
                    true performance of which to be made & done, he the said James