Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    407

         their heyres ExT8 & Admistrs joyntly & severally firmly by those Liber N N
         prsents Notwithstanding which the said John Saunders & Wm Wells

         the said sume of foure thousand five hundred & twenty pds of
         tobacco unto them the said Richard Perry & Tho: Gant according
         to the tenour of the said writeing obligatory though often thereunto
         required have not paid, but the same to pay doe altogether refuse,
         whereupon the said Richard Perry & Tho: Gaunt say they are worse
         & have losse to the Value of seven thousand pds of tobacco & there
         upon they bring their suite
           And the said wm Wells in his proper person comes & defends the
         force & injury when &c & prayeth the hearing of the said writeing
         obligatory and itt is read unto him, he also prayeth the heareing of
         the Condicon of the said writing obligatory & itt is read unto him in
         these words vizt The Condicon of this obligacon is such, that if the
         above bounden John Saunders or Wm Wells their heyres Exrs or
         Admrs shall pay or cause to be paid unto the above said Richard
         Perry or Thomas Gaunt or either of them their heyres Exrs Admts
         or assignes the just Sume of two thousand two hundred & sixty
         pounds of tobacco & cask upon demand convenient in Charles County,
         then this obligacon to be void, or otherwise to stand in full force
         strength & vertue which being read & heard the said Wm Wells
         saith he hath nothing to say in barr of two thousand two hundred
         & sixty pounds of tobacco in the above Condicon menconed, for that
         he oweth the same unto the said Richard Perry & Thomas Gaunt
         Therefore itt is granted by the Court here this day to witt the four
         teenth day of June in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles
         Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1678. that the said Richard Perry
         & Thomas Gaunt recover agt the said Wm Wells as well the sume of
         two thousand two hundred & sixty pds of tobacco debt As also five
         hundred forty foure pds of tob costs of suite And the said William
         Wells in mercy

        Peter Bond & ux   James Rigbey late of Ann Arundell County p. 632
             agt Exr of the last Will & testament of Wm
     James Rigby Exr Drury   Drury deceased was Attached to answer
                          unto Peter Bond & Alice his wife of a
         plea of trespas on the case
           And whereupon the said Peter Bond & Alice his wife by Robert
         Carvile their Attorney complaine, that whereas the said William
         Drury was in his life tyme possessed of a good personall Estate
         amounting to the sume of twenty foure thousand three hundred
         thirty six pounds of tobacco, he the said Wm dyed so possessed
         about the two & twentieth day of August Anno Doni one thousand
         six hundred seventy six leaveing one Daughter named Christian
         Drury his only Child & the said Alice his Widdow & relict who is
         since lawfully intermarryed to the said Peter And also leaveing the