64        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

              Liber     N N Thomas Toulson John Stone late of Charles County Gent was at-
                 P. 351 agt tached to answer unto Thomas Toulson of Lon
                    John Stone don merchant of a plea of trespas upon the case.
                                 And whereupon the said Thomas by Kenelm
                    Cheseldyn his Attorny Saith that whereas the said John upon the
                    Second day of June 1677 Stood justly indebted to the Said Thomas
                    in the Summe of eight thousand Six hundred and ninty pounds of
                    tobacco he the Said John in consideration thereof did assume upon
                    himselfe & to the Said Thomas did faithfully promise that he the
                    said John the said Summe of Eight thousand six hundred & flinty
                    pounds of tobacco to him the said Thomas when he should be there-
                    unto required would well & truly content & Satisfic Yet not with
                    standing the said John his promise and assumption aforesaid little
                    regarding but deviseing & fraudulently intending him the said
                    Thomas in this behalf e to deceive the said Summe of eight thousand
                    six hundred & ninty pounds of tobacco to him the said Thomas
                    though often thereunto required hath not paid or Satisfied but the
                    Same to pay hath hitherto & Still doth deny & refuse to the damage
                    of the said Thomas ten thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon
                    he bringeth his suite.
                      And the said John by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh & de
                    fendeth the force & injury when &c and Saith nothing in barr to the
                    said action above by the said Thomas demanded but that the said
                    debt is due Therefore it is granted by the Court here the third day
                    of October in the second yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Annoq3
                    Doth 1677 That the said Thomas recover against the said John
                    Stone the said Summe of Eight thousand six hundred & ninty pounds
                    of tobacco & the Said John in mercy.
                      To Robert Carvile Gent Attorny of the Provinciall Court at
                    st Maries in Maryland or to any other Attorny there.
                      Whereas I John Stone of Charles County Gent am indebted unto
                    Mr Thomas Toulson of London merchant in the entire quantity of
                    Eight thousand six hundred & flinty pounds of tobacco these are to
                    warrant & authorize you to gett a judgment to be passed against me
                    for the said debt in the said Court, & for your so doeing this shall
                    be your Sufficient warrant in that behalf e Wittnes my hand & Seale
                    this second day of June Anno Doth 1677.
                    Signed Sealed & delivered    John Stone (sealed)
                      in the prsence of
                       Benja Rozer
                       ifra: Keene.

                   James     Cleyland this cause being upon an appeale from Talbott
                       agt County Court is continued by the Attorny for the
                    Richard Parnes plaintiff untill next December Count.