Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    269

       Court by the Oath of Edward Gunnell) that the said plaintiffes re- Liber N N
       cover agt the said Defendt the sume of sixteen hundred & fifty pounds
       of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid As also One
       thousand thirty two pounds of tobacco costs of suite.

      Edward Bleek & Compa Jonathan Sibrey late high Sheriffe of Cecil
           agt County was attached to Answer unto Ed
   Jonathan Sibrey     ward Bleek & Compa in a plea of trespas
                       upon the case
         And whereupon the said Edward Bleek & Compa by Kenelm Ches
       e!dyn their Attorney complaine, that whereas the said Jonathan
       Sibrey the last day of June in the ycare of our Lord One thousand
       six hundred seventy six in consideracon that the said Edward Bleek
       & Compa att the speciall instance & request of him the said Jonathan
       would pay for & upon the accompt of him the said Jonathan unto one p. 514
       Doctor John Desiardine the sume of seventeen hundred pounds of
       tobacco, the said Jonathan did assume upon himselfe & to the said
       Edward Bleek & Compa faithfully promise, that he the said Jonathan
       the same when thereunto required to them the said Edward B!eek
       & Compa would well & truely content & pay And the said Edward
       Bleek & Compa in fact say, that they did the day & yeare abovesaid
       for & upon the Accompt of the said Jonathan pay unto the said Doc
       tor Desiardine the sume of seventeen hundred pounds of tobacco att
       the speciall instance & request of the said Jonathan Notwithstanding
       which the said Jonathan the same hath not according to his promise
       contented & repaid unto them the said Edward Bleek & Compa where
       upon the said Edward Bleek & Compa say they are damnified the sume
       of three thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon they bring their
       suite
         And the said Jonathan Sibrey by Robert Carvile his Attorney
       cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty
       to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted
       unto him the same day is given to both parties.
         Now here att this day to witt the thirteenth day of April in yC
       third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annop
       Doni 1678 came the said p!aintiffes by their Attorney aforesaid &
       offered themselves agt the said Jonathan in the plea aforesaid but
       the said Jonathan came not but made default Therefore itt is con
       sidered by the Court here that the said Edward Bleek & Compa
       recover agt the said Jonathan Sibrey the sume of seventeen hundred
       pounds of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid As
       also one thousand thirty two pounds of tobacco costs of suite

       John Baker   Samuell Tovey Admr of all & singuler the Goods
          agt Chattels rights & Creditts which were of Vincent
       Sam' Tovey Admr Atchinson late of the County of Kent in the
       Vinct Atchinson Province of Maryland gentt deceased was sum
                    oned to Answer unto John Baker of a plea that