264       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

              Liber N N  Mathias, nor the said Elizabeth while she was sole Exx of the last
                     Will & testamt of the said Nathaniel deceased, nor the said Henry &
                     Elizabeth since Espousalls, but the same to pay hitherto hath & still
                     doth deny to the damage of the said Mathias the sume of fifteen
                     thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
                       And the said Henry & Eliza by Robert Ridgely their Attorney
                     come & defend the force & injury when &c and pray liberty to imparle
                     hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted unto them, the same day is
                     given to both parties
                       Now here att this day to witt the tenth day of April in the third
                     yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annocp Doni
                     r678. came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And the
                     said Henry & Elizabeth by Robert Ridgely their said Attorney say
                     that as to Eight thousand eight hundred twenty two pounds of to
                     bacco they cannot gainsay for that the same remaines due to the said
                     Matthias De Ring, & are content that Judgemt passe agt the Estate
                     of the said Nathaniel Vtie for the same Therefore itt is considered
                     by the Court here, that the said Matthias De Ring recover agt the
                     Estate of the said Nathaniel Vtie the aforesaid sume of Eight thou
                     sand eight hundred twenty two pounds of tobacco debt As also six
                     hundred thirty & one pounds of tobacco costs of suite

                    Robert Williams Garret Van Sweringen of the Citty of St Maryes
                         agt gentl was Sumoned to Answer unto Robert
                 Garret VSweringen Williams of Old England Mrchant in a plea that
                                  he render unto him Eight thousand eight hun
                     dred forty & one pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly
                     detaineth
                       And whereupon the said Robert Williams by William Williams
                     his Attorney saith, that whereas the said Garret Van Sweringen upon
                     the tenth day of this instant April by his certaine bill or writeing
                     obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said Garrett VSwer
                     ingen & here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare above-
                     said did binde himselfe his heyres Exrs & AdmT5 & every of them in
                P. 510   the full And just quantity of Eight thousand Eight hundred forty
                     & one pounds of good sound Mrchantable leafe tobacco in caske to
                     be paid unto Robert Williams of ifailmouth in old England Mrchant
                     or to his certaine Attorney his Exrs Admrs or assignes att some
                     convenient place in the County of St Maryes att or before the Elev
                     enth day of the same instant April then next ensueing the date of
                     these prsents firmly by this bill Yet notwthstanding the said Garret
                     Van Sweringen the said sume of Eight thousand Eight hundred
                     forty one pounds of tobacco to him the said Robert Williams ac
                     cording to the said bill hath not paid or satisfied, but the same to
                     pay hath hitherto refused & still doth refuse to pay to the damage
                     of him the said Robert Williams of Eight thousand eight hundred
                     forty one pounds of tob & thereupon he bringeth his suite.