406       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N  his heyres Exrs Admrs or certaine Attorney the full & just Sume of
                   six thousand two hundred thirty nine pds of tobacco good sound
                   & Mtchantable in cask convenient for shipping in the County afore
                   said upon all demands after the tenth day of October next ensueing
                   Notwithstanding which the said Thomas Helgar the said sume of six
                   thousand two hundred thirty nine pounds of tobacco to him the said
                   John Hartwell though often required according to the tenor of the
                   said writeing hath not paid, but the same to pay hitherto hath & still
                   doth deny to the damage of the said John Hartwell nine thousand
                   pds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
                    And the said Thomas Helgar by Robert Carvile his Attorney com
                   eth & defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to
                   imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto
                   him, the same day is given to the plt also
                    Now here at this day to witt the Eighteenth day of June in the
                   third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Anncp
                   Doni 1678 came the said John Hartwell by his Attorney aforesaid
                   & offered himselfe agt the said Thomas Helgar in the plea aforesaid
                   but the said Thomas came not but made default Therefore itt is
                   considered by the Court here, that the said John Hartwell recover
               p. 631  agt the said Thomas Helgar as well the sume of six thousand two
                   hundred thirty nine pounds ol tobacco debt As also hve hundred
                   forty foure pounds of tobacco costs of suite And the said Thomas
                   Helgar in mercy &c.

                   Richard Perry & John Saunders & Wm Wells late of Charles County
                  Tho: Gant called John Saunders of Charles County in the
                       agt Province of Maryland and Wm Wells of the said
                   John Saunders & County & Province Mrchant were Sumoned to
                   Wm Wellsanswer unto Richard Perry & Thomas Gannt in
                   a plea that they render unto them foure thousand
                   five hundred & twenty pds of tobacco & cask which to them they owe
                   & unjustly detaine.
                    And whereupon the said Richard Perry & Thomas Gaunt by
                   Christopher Rousby their Attorney say, that whereas the said John
                   Saunders & Wm Wells the sixteenth day of ffebruary Anno Doni
                   one thousand six hundred seventy seven by their certaine writeing
                   obligatory sealed with the Seales of them the said John Saunders &
                   Wm Wells here in Court produced whose date is the same day &
                   yeare above written, did acknowledge themselves to be holden &
                   firmly bound unto Capt Richard Perry & Thomas Gannt planter
                   in the full & just Sume of foure thousand five hundred & twenty
                   pounds of good sound tobacco & cask to be paid to the said Richard
                   Perry & Tho: Gaunt their heyres Exrs Admrs & assignes in Charles
                   County convenient upon demand To which paymt well & truely to be
                   made they the said Jno Saunders & Wm Wells did binde themselves