68        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

             Liber N N  said Arthur at or upon the tenth day of October next ensueing the
                    date of the said bill within One mile of some convenient Landing
                    place upon the River of Petuxent or the Clifts in Calvert County
                    aforesaid Yet notwithstanding the said Edward the said summe of
                    six thousand nine hundred fifty two pounds of tobacco to him the
                    said Arthur though often thereunto requested hath not hitherto paid
                    or satisfied but the same to pay doth deny & refuse to the damage
                    of the said Arthur twelve thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he
                    bringeth his suite.
                      And the said Edward by Christopher Rousby his Attorny cometh
                    & defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle
                    hereunto untill next Court & it is granted him the same day is given
                    to the said Arthur.
                      Att which next Court to witt the fifth day of October in the second
                    yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Annoq3 Com 1677 Came the said
                    Arthur by his said Attorny & offered himselfe against the said
                    Edward in the plea aforesaid but the said Edward came not but
                p. 354  made default Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the
                    said Arthur Young recover against the said Edward Gibbs aswell
                    the summe of six thousand nine hundred fifty two pounds of tobacco
                    the debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred & sixty pounds
                    of tobacco costs of suite & the said Edward in mercy.

                    Richard Pery this accön of accompt referred to John Darnall &
                       agt Thornas Tasker Auditors to audite State & ex
                  Thomas Truman amine the accompts between the said Parties &
                                make report thereof to this Court.

                    Abraham Rhodes Clement Hill late of st Maries County was at
                       agt tached to answer unto Abraham Rhodes of a plea
                    Clement Hill of trespas upon the case.
                                 And whereupon the said Abraham by Robert
                    Carvile his Attorny Saith That the said Abraham being Seised of a
                    parcell of Land lyeing in St Maries County called Reading Containe
                    ing by estimation three hundred acres There was upon the tenth day
                    of May Anno Doth 1676 a certaine communication had betweene
                    the said Abraham & Clement touching his the said Clements pun
                    chaseing of the said Land from him the Said Abraham & thereupon
                    it was concluded between them & the said Abraham did agree to
                    sell the said Land to the said Clement & in pursuance of the said
                    agreement the Said Abraham did deliver to the said Clement his
                    Patent under the great seale for the said Land & was at the next
                    County Court to be held for the said County of st Maries together
                    with his wife to joyne in a deed of bargaine & Sale of the said Land
                    And in consideration thereof the said Clement did assume upon him
                    self e & to the said Abraham did faithfully promise that he the said