188       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N  dred sixty & one pounds of debt As also five hundred thirty six
                    pounds of tobacco costs of suite

                   Walter Sencarfe John Brooke Admr of all & singuler the Goods
                        agt Chattels rights & creditts which were of Wm
                    Jno Brooke Admr Worgan deceased was sumoned to Answer unto
                      Wm Worgan Walter Sencarfe of a plea that he render unto him
                                the full & entire paymt of three thousand two
                    hundred & thirty pounds of good & large bright tobacco & caske to
                    containe the same which from him he unjustly detaineth
                      And whereupon the said Walter Sencarfe by Robert Ridgely his
                    Attorney saith, that whereas the said Wm Morgan in the life tyme
                    of the said Wm to witt the first day of March One thousand six
                    hundred Seventy foure by his certaine bill obligatory sealed with the
                    Seale of him the said Wm & here in Court produced whose date is
                    the day & yeare aforesaid for a Valuable consideracon in hand all-
                    ready received, did confesse himselfe to owe & firmly stand bound
                p. 444  unto the said Walter in the full & Intire payment of three thousand
                    two hundred & thirty pounds of good large bright tobacco & caske
                    to containe the same cleere of ground leaves or second the above-
                    said sume to be paid to the aforesaid Walter Sencarfe or his certaine
                    Attorney his heyres Exrs Adrs or assignes upon the plantacon of
                    the said Wm in little Choptanck att or upon the tenth day of October
                    next ensueing the date of the same bill obligatory, for the which
                    payment well & truely to be made the said Wm did binde himselfe his
                    heyres Exrs & Admrs firmly by those prsents Notwithstanding which
                    the said Wm in his life tyme nor the said John since his death to
                    whom Admion of all & singuler the Goods Chattels rights & Creditts
                    which were of the said Williams since his death hath bin comitted
                    the said sume of three thousand two hundred & thirty pounds of
                    tobacco to him the said Walter according to the tenour of the said
                    bill Obligatory although often thereunto required have not paid, but
                    the same to pay have denyed & as yet doth deny, whereupon the said
                    Walter saith he is damnified & hath losse to the Value of foure
                    thousand pounds of tobacco, & thereupon he produceth his suite
                      And the said John Brooke in his proper person cometh and de
                    fendeth the force & injury when &c and saith nothing in barr of the
                    plaintiffes action so as aforesaid brought Therefore itt is considered
                    by the Court here this day to witt the one & twentieth day of ffebry
                    in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
                    Annop Doni 1677 that the said plaintiffe recover against the Estate
                    of the said Wm Worgan the aforesaid debt of three thousand two
                    hundred & thirty pounds of tobacco And also five hundred thirty
                    six pounds of tobacco costs of suite.