38o       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N  & for the same did procure the said Ingram a discharge from the
                    said Thomas Walker Yet the aforesaid Edward in his life tyme nor
                    the said Mary since his death, to whom the Execucon of the testamt
                    of the said Edward since his death hath bin comitted, the said John
                    the said sume of Nine thousand five hundred pds of tobacco so by the
                    said John to the said Thomas as aforesaid paid have not repaid or
                    satisfied according to the promise of the aforesaid Edward so as
                    aforesaid made, but the same to pay or satisfie have refused & denyed
                    & as yet doth refuse & deny to the damage of the said John Edmond
                    son twelve thousand pds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his
                    suite
                      And the said Mary Roe by Robert Carvile her Attorney cometh
                    & defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle
                    hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto her,
                    the same day is given to the plaintiff also.
                      Now here att this day to witt the fourteenth day of June in the
                    third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
                    Doni 1678 came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And
                p. 609  the said Mary Roe by her said Attorney saith, that the said Edward
                    did not make such promise & assumpcon to the said John Edmond
                    son as the said John hath above declared & of this he putts himselfe
                    upon the Country And the plaintiffe likewise Therefore itt is co
                    manded the Sheriffe of St Maryes County that he cause to come
                    here twelve &c by whom &c who neither &c to recognize &c because
                    aswell &c Att which said fourteenth day of June in the yeare afore
                    said came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And the
                    Jurors impannelled being called likewise came to witt Tho: Stagg,
                    John Darnall, Benja Hunt, Roger Baker, Edmond Dennis, Richd
                    Keen, Robt Ellys, Edward Turner, Tho: Smith, Henry Parker,
                    Edwa Cooke & Tho: Pattison who being Elected tryed & sworne to
                    say the truth in the prmisses upon their Oaths doe say that they
                    finde for the plaintiffe nine thousand five hundred pds of tobacco
                    with costs of suite Therefore itt is granted by the Court here that
                    the said John Edmondson recover agt the Estate of the said Edward
                    Roe as well the sume of Nine thousand five hundred ptts of tobacco
                    damages by the Jurors aforesaid in forme aforesaid assessed As
                    also Seventeen hundred & sixteen pds of tobacco costs of suite

                    ffrancis Dorington John Sunderland late of the Clifts in Calvert
                        agt County planter Admr of the Goods & Chattels
                    Jno Sunderland of James Humes was Attached to answer unto
                      Adr Humesifrancis Dorrington of a plea that he render
                      unto him one feather bed Curtaines Valiance &
                    all things to itt belonging to the Value of one thousand six hundred
                    pds of tobacco which he unjustly detaineth
                      And whereupon the said ffrancis Dorrington by George Parker his