6o        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

                           Liber N N John Blomfeild
                         a      the def by Nehemiah Blackiston his Attorny ap
                     Henry Lawrence peares & imparles untill December Court next

                     Dominick Bodkin John ifanning late of Charles County otherwise
                         agt called John ifanning Charles County merchant
                     John ifanning was Suthoned to answer unto Dominick Bodkin
                     merchant of a plea that he render unto him three
                     thousand nine hundred fifty foure pounds of tobacco which to him
                     he oweth & unjustly deteineth
                      And whereupon the said Dominick by Christopher Rousby his
                     Attorny saith that whereas the said John the sevententh day of
                     June 1676 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale
                     of him the said John here in Court produced whose date is the same
                     day & yeare abovesaid did acknowledge himselfe to be holden & firmly
                     indebted unto the said Dominick Bodkin in the just quantity of One
                     thousand nine hundred & Seventy seven pounds of good sound to
                     bacco & caske to conteine the same To be paid to the said Dominick
                     or Order his heirs executrs admrs or assignes at or by the tenth day
                     of October next ensueing the date thereof in some convenient Creeke
                     in Charles County To which payment well & truly to be made & done
                     he the said John did bind himselfe his heirs exrs & admrs in the penall
                     summe of three thousand nine hundred fifty foure pounds of tobacco
                     & the said Dominick in fact saith that the said John the said One
                     thousand nine hundred seventy seven pounds of tobacco & cask unto
                     the said Dominick On or by the said tenth of October 1676 accord
                     ing to the tenor of the Said writeing Obligatory hath not paid
                     whereby action doth accrue to him the said Dominick to demand &
                     have of him the Said John the said Summe of three thousand nine
                     hundred fifty foure pounds of tobacco Yet the said John the said
                     three thousand nine hundred fifty foure pounds of tobacco to him
                     the said Dominick hath not paid though often thereunto requested
                     hut the same to pay hath denyed & Still doth deny whereupon the
                     said Dominick Saith he is the worse & hath losse to the value of Six
                     thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                      And the said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh &
                     defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle
                     hereunto untill October Court & it is granted unto him the same day
                     is given to the Said Dominick.

                 p. 349  Dominick Bodkin & John ifanning late of Charles County other-
                     Redmond ffitz Gerald wise called John ifanin of Charles County in
                       agt         the Province of Maryland marchant was sum
                     John ffanningmoned to answer unto Dominick Bodkin &
                     Redmond ffitz Gerald merchants in a plea that
                     he render unto them twelve thousand pounds of tobacco & caske
                     which to them he oweth & unjustly deteineth.