204       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N three thousand pounds of tobacco, & thereupon they bring their suite
                    And the said Edmond Beauchamp by Robert Ridgely his Attorney
                    cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty
                    of Speakeing heareunto untill next Court, & itt is granted him, the
                    same day is given to the plaintiffes also.
                      Now here att this day to witt the twentieth day of ffebruary
                    in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
                    Annoq Doni 1677 came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid
                    & the said Edmond saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action
                    aforesaid of them the said Matthew Nelson & Compa whereupon the
                    said Matthew & Compa remaine agt the said Edmond thereupon wholy
                    undefended Therefore itt is granted by the Court here, that the said
                    Matthew Nelson & Compa recover agt the said Edmond Beauchamp
                    the aforesaid sume of One thousand five hundred sixty seven pounds
                    of tob debt As also five hundred sixty eight pounds of tobacco costs
                    of suite.

                    Thomas Jones
                                     agt
                    Wm ifurnes
                    Wm Wells
                             These three actions continued untill next Court
                                     agt
                                 Bodkin & at
                                   the same
                                     agt
                   Tho: Helgar

                           p. 458 Richard Ambrose
                       agt      This accon abates, the plaintiffe being dead
                    Stephen Murty

                    Garret VSweringen The Sheriffe of St Maryes County haveing re
                        agt turned a cepi in this cause, & the Defendt not
                Samuel Abbott    appeareing this Court, the said Sheriffe de
                                 livered upp the bayle bond to save himselfe
                                  harmlesse

                                  Wm Guither
                       agt      Unlesse the Defendt appeare next Lourt, the Sher
                    Jane Grey Admx iffe of St Maryes County amerced
                   Alex:     Windsor

                    Ann Avery Exx
                    Jno Avery     This cause abates, the plaintiffe being
                       ag
                                   marryed
                   Tho: Cosden & UXr Admr
                    Robert Brooke