184      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N And whereupon the said Daniel by Robert Carvile his Attorney
                   saith, that whereas the said Wm Worgan in his life tyme to witt
                   upon the twenty eighth day of June One thousand six hundred sev
                   enty six by his certaine bill or writing obligatory sealed with the
                   seale of him the said Wm & here in Court produced whose date is
                   the day & yeare abovesaid, did confesse & acknowledge himself e to
                   owe & stand indebted to the said Daniel in the full & just Sume or
                   quantity of seven thousand foure hundred seventy six pounds of
                   good sound tobacco in caske to containe the same cleer of all ground
                   leaves seconds or other bad tobacco due to be paid att the then dwell
                   ing house of the said Wm Worgan att or before the tenth day of
                   Octobr then next ensueing Yet the said Wm Worgan in his life tyme
                   or the said John since his death, the said sume of seven thousand
                   foure hundred seventy six pounds of tobacco or any part thereof to
                   the said Daniel according to the tenour of the said bill though often
                   thereunto requested hath not paid, but the same to pay hath hitherto
                   & still doth deny & refuse to the damage of the said Daniel twelve
                   thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
                     And the said John Brooke by Charles Boteler his Attorney cometh
                   & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty of speake
                   ing hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted him, the same day
                   is given to the plaintiffe also
                     Now here att this day to witt the two & twentieth day of ffebruary
                   in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
                   Annoq Doni 1677 came the said Daniel by his Attorney aforesaid,
                   & offered himself agt the said John Brooke in the plea aforesaid, but
                   the said John came not but made default, Whereupon itt is granted
                   by the Court here that the said Daniel Clarke recover against the
                   Estate of the said Wm Worgan the sume of seven thousand foure
                   hundred seventy six pounds of tobacco debt As also the sume of five
                   hundred eighty foure pounds of tobacco costs of suite

                   Daniel Clarke John Brooke late of Dorchister County Admistr
                      agt of all & singuler the Goods & Chattels of Wm
                    Jno Brooke Admr Worgan deceased was Sumoned to answer unto
                     Wm Worgan Daniel Clarke of a plea that he render unto him
                               six thousand five hundred thirty six pounds of
                    tobacco which from him he unjustly detaineth
                     And whereupon the said Daniel by Robert Carvile his Attorney
                   saith, that whereas the said Wm upon the Eleventh day of Septembr
                   one thousand six hundred seventy six, by his certaine bill or writing
                   obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said Wm & here in Court
                   produced whose date is the day & yeare abovesaid, did confesse &
               p. 441  acknowledge to owe & stand Indebted to the said Daniel in the full
                   & just sume of six thousand five hundred thirty six pounds of good
                   sound tobacco & caske to be paid att the said Williams then dwelling