282      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N fled, but the same to pay hath hitherto & still doth deny to the damage
                   of the said John & Nathaniel Seven thousand pounds of tobacco, &
                   thereupon they bring their suite
                     And the said Thomas Long in his proper person saith that he
                   hath nothing to say in barr of the plaintiffes action, but that the said
                   John & Nathaniel should recover agt him the said five thousand one
                   hundred ninety three pounds of tobacco Itt is therefore considered
                   by the Court here this day to witt the Eleventh day of April in the
                   third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
                   Doni 1678. that the said John & Nathaniel doe recover agt the said
                   Thomas Long the said sume of five thousand one Hundred ninety
                   three pounds of tobacco, & that the said John & Nathaniel remaine
                   agt the said Thomas thereof undefended

                   Jacques Causeene 1 Raymond Stapleford late of Dorchister County
                        agt planter was Attached to Answer unto Jacques
                   Raymd Stapleford Causeen of a plea of trespas upon the case
                                 And whereupon the said Jacques by Robert
                     Ridgely his Attorney complaineth, that whereas the said Raymond
                     Stapleford the twenty sixth day of June One thousand six hundred
                     sixty foure att the Citty of Amsterdam in the New Netherlands
                     before the Magistrates of the same Citty to wit Jacob Baker &
                     Timotheus Gabree by the name of Raymond Stapelford English
                     Mrchant then within the same Citty did acknowledge & declare to be
                     justly indebted unto the said Jacques the sume or quantity of two
                     thousand & five hundred pounds of good & Mrchantable Virginia
                     tobacco being for & in consideracon of severall Goods & Mrchandizes
                     delivered him & moneyes disburst for him, which said two thousand
                     five hundred pounds tobacco he the said Stapelford did engage to
                     satisfie & pay to the said Jacques or his assignes in the month of
                     January One thousand six hundred sixty five without any further
                     delay to be delivered in cask att the Weighouse of the same Citty
                     Which said two thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco the said
                     Raymond to the said Jacques according to his Engagemt though
                     often thereunto required hath not delivered as aforesaid, but the
                     same to pay or deliver hath refused & denyed & as yet doth refuse &
                     deny to pay or deliver the same to the damage of the said Jacques
                     tenn thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he produceth his suite
                     And the said Raymond Stapelford by Christopher Rousby 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 tenth day of April in the third
                   yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annocp Doni
                   1678. came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And the
                   said Raymond saith, that he is not bound nor hath any need by the