384       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N   Johnson, John Cobreath, Abraham Clarke, James Veitch, Wm Hitch
                    cock, Tho: Robinson & Jacob Loton who being elected tryed sworne
                    to say the truth in the pTmisses upon their Oaths doe say that the
                    said James Humes did assume upon himselfe in his life tyme in
                    manner & forme as the aforesaid ffrancis Dorrington hath declared
                    agt him Therefore itt is considered by the Court here that the said
                    ffrancis Dorrington recover agt the said Jno Sunderland Adr as afore
                    said his damages by occasion of the trespas aforesaid But because
                    itt is not known to the Court here what damages the said ffrancis
                    Dorrington hath sustained in this behalfe Itt is therefore ordered
                    that a Writt of Inquiry of damages issue returnable att the next
                    Provinciall Court

                    Tho:     Welborne & Compa John Saunders late of Charles County
                    & at otherwise called John Saunders of Charles
                     agt             County in the Province of Maryland
                    John SaundersMrchant was Sumoned to answer unto
                    Nicholas Page Thomas Welborne & Compa
                    & Amos Bonvile in a plea that he render unto them the sume of fifty
                    two thousand pounds of tobacco which to them he oweth & unjustly
                    detaineth
                      And whereupon the said Nicholas Page Thomas Welborne &
                    Amos Bonvile by Kenelm Chese!dyn their Attorney Say, that whereas
                    the said John Sanders did the fourteenth day of May in the yeare
                    of our Lord One thousand six hundred Seventy seven by his certaine
                    writeing obligatory sealed with the Seale of the said John here in
                    Court produced whose date is the same day & yeare above written
                    acknowledged himselfe to stand firmly bounden & justly indebted
                    unto the said Nicholas Page Tho: Welborne & Compa & Amos Bun-
                    vile their heyres Exrs Admrs & assignes in the full & entire sume of
                    ffifty two thousand pounds of good sound Mrchantable tobacco &
                    cask to be paid unto the parties aforesaid conveniently in Portobacco
                    & Nangemy Creek in the County & Province abovesaid att or before
                    the tenth day of Octobr next ensueing, to the true & punctuall pay
                    ment of which he the said John Saunders did binde himselfe his
                    heyres Exrs Admrs firmly by those prsents Notwithstanding which
                    the said. John Sanders the said sume of ffifty two thousand pds of
                    tobacco hath not paid to them the said Nicholas Page Tho: Welborne
                    & Compa & Amos Bonvile though often thereunto required accord
                    ing to the tenor of his said writeing obligatory, but the same to pay
                    hitherto hath & still doth deny to pay to the damage of the said
                    Nicholas Page Tho: Welborne & Compa & Amos Bonvi!e the sume
                    of ffifty five thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon they bring
                    their suite
                      And the said John Saunders by Robert Ridgely his Attorney doth
                    come & defend the force & injury when &c and prayeth hearing the