292       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N And the said Nehemiah Blakiston in his proper person cometh &
                    defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle
                    hereunto untill next 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 the
                    third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Anocp
                    Doni 1678. came the said plaintiffe & offered himselfe agt the said
                    Nehemiah in the plea aforesaid, but the said Nehemiah came not but
                    made default, therefore itt is considered by the Court here that the
                    said Robert Williams recover agt the said Nehemiah Blakiston the
                    aforesaid debt of ififteen hundred pounds of tobacco As also
                         pds of tob cost of suite

                p. 534 John & Matthew  Thomas Price late of Somrsett County
                    Earickson Admrs Jones otherwise called Thomas Price of Somrsett
                   agt              County in the Province of Maryland planter
                    Tho: Pricewas Sumoned to Answer unto John Earick
                    son & Matthew Earickson Admrx of the
                    Goods & Chattels of Edward Jones deceased in a plea that he render
                    unto them the sume of two thousand two hundred & forty pds of
                    tobacco which from them he unjustly detaineth
                     And whereupon the said John & Matthew by Kenelm Cheseldyn
                    their Attorney say, that whereas the said Thomas Price the sixth day
                    of ffebry in the yeare of our Lord 1675/6 did by his certaine writeing
                    Obligatory sealed with the Seale of the said Thomas here in Court
                    produced whose date is the same day & yeare above written, acknowl
                    edge himselfe holden and firmly bounden unto the said Edward
                    Jones in his life tyme of Kent County of the Province of Mary
                    land planter his heyres Exrs or Admrs in the full & just sume of two
                    thousand two hundred & forty pounds of tob good sound & Mrchant
                    able & cask due to be paid conveniently in Kent or Talbot County
                    att or upon the tenth day of Octobr next ensueing the date thereof
                    To the which paymt well & truely to be made & done he did binde
                    himselfe his heyres Exrs & Admrs firmly by those prsents Notwthstand
                    ing which the said Thomas Price the said sume of two thousand two
                    hundred & forty pounds of tobacco according to the tenour of his
                    said writing obligatory hath not paid though often thereunto re
                    quired to him the said Edward in his life tyme, nor to the said
                    Matthew & John since his death Admt8 of all & singuler the Goods &
                    Chattells which were the said Edwards att the tyme of his death since
                    his death to them comitted, but the same to pay hitherto hath & still
                    doth deny to pay to the damage of them the said John and Matthew
                    the sume of three thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco & there
                    upon they bring their suite. And the said John & Matthew being
                    here in Court the Letters of Administracon to them granted that
                    itt may appeare to the Court here that they are Adrs of the Estate
                    of the said Edward, & thereupon to have Admcon