186       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

              Liber     N N And the said George Oldfeild by John Jones his Attorney cometh
                 p. 442 And defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty of speak
                    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 ffebrury
                    in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
                    Annocp Doni 1677 came the plaintiffe by his Attorney aforesaid &
                    offered himselfe against the said Geo: Oldfeild in the plea afore
                    said, but the said George came not but made default, therefore itt
                    is considered by the Court here that the said plaintiffe recover against
                    the said Defendt as well the sume of two thousand pounds of tobacco
                    debt As also five hundred thirty six pounds of tob costs of suite

                    Edward Inglish George Oldfeild late of Cecil County gentt other
                        agt wise called Geo: Oldfeild of the County of Cecil
                  George Oldfeild was Sumoned to Answer unto Edwa Inglish of
                               Cecil County Mrchant of a plea that he render unto
                    him Eighteene hundred pounds of good sound Mrchantable toB in
                    caske which to him he oweth & unjustly detaineth
                      And whereupon the said Edwa by Robert Ridgely his Attorney
                    saith, that whereas the said George the seventh day of Septembr
                    one thousand six hundred seventy six by his certaine bill obligatory
                    sealed with the seale of him the said George & here in Court pro
                    duced whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid did acknowledge him
                    selfe to be holden & firmly bounden unto the said Edward in the said
                    sume of Eighteen hundred pounds of good sound tobacco in caske
                    to be paid to the said Edward Inglish or to his certaine Attorney his
                    heyres Exrs Admrs or assignes upon demand in some convenient place
                    in the said County To which paymt well & truely to be made the said
                    George did binde himselfe his heyres Exrs & Admrs firmly by those
                    prsents notwithstanding which the said George the said sume of
                    Eighteene hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Edward accord
                    ing to the tenour of the said bill Obligatory although often there-
                    unto required hath not paid, but the same to pay hath denyed & as
                    yet doth deny, whereupon the said Edward saith he is dampnified &
                    hath losse to the Value of two thousand five hundred pounds of
                    tobacco & thereupon he produceth his suite
                      And the said George Oldfeild by John Jones his Attorney com
                    eth & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
                    speaking 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
                    Annnq flnni 1677 came the said Edward Inglish by his Attorney
                    aforesaid, & offered himselfe against the said George Oldfeild in
                    the plea aforesaid, but the said George came not but made default