8         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

            Liber N N  1677 Came the said Robert Doyne by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
                   & defendeth the force & injury when &c & saith that as to foure thou
                   sand nine hundred & nine pounds of tobacco—part of the Said Summe
                   of Eight thousand One hundred & Eighty pounds of tobacco in the
                   declaration aforesaid specified he cannot gainsay for that he Oweth
                   the same in manner & forme as is above declared Whereupon it is
                   granted by the Court here that the said Dominick Bodkin recover
                   against the said Robert Doyne aswell the said Summe of foure thou
                   sand nine hundred & nine pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as
                   also the summe of pounds of tobacco cost of suite.

               p. 313  Edward Inglish admr John Irland late of st Maries County Gent
                   Wm Hewit assignee of otherwise called John Irland of Baltemore

                    the     Ld Propry County Gent was sumoned to answer unto
                       agt Edward Inglish admr of all & Singular the
                   John Irlandgoods chattells Rights & Creditts which were
                   of Wm Hewit late of Cecil County deceased
                   & assignee of the Rt Honble the Lord Propry of this Province of a
                   plea that he render unto him the full & just summe of One hundred
                   thousand pounds of good tobacco & caske which from him he un
                   justly deteineth.
                     And whereupon the said Edward Inglish by Robert Ridgely his
                   Attorny Saith that whereas the said John Irland the 27th of August
                   in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq3 Doth 1675
                   by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of him the
                   said John and here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare
                   aforesaid did acknowledge himselfe to be holden & firmly bounden
                   unto the said Lord Proprietary in the full and just summe of One
                   hundred thousand pounds of good tobacco & caske to be paid to
                   the said Lord Proprietary or to his certaine Attorny his Exrs adrms
                   or assignes To the which payment well & truly to be made the said
                   John Irland did bind himselfe his heirs exrs & admrs firmly by those
                   prsents notwithstanding which the said John Irland the said summe
                   of One hundred thousand pounds of tobacco according to the tenor
                   of the said writeing Obligatory to the said Lord Propry nor to the
                   said Edward assignee of his Lopp as aforesaid although often there-
                   unto required hath not paid but the same to pay hath denyed & as yet
                   doth deny By which action hath accrued to the said Edward as
                   assignee of his said Lopp to require and have of the said John the
                   said One hundred thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he pro
                   duces his suite.
                     And the said John Irland by George Parker his Attorny cometh
                   & defendeth the force & injury when &c and the said John pray
                   eth the hearing of the sd writeing Obligatory & it is read unto him
                   he also prayeth the heareing of the Condition of the same writeing
                   & it is read unto him in these words vizt The Condition of this