8o        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

              Liber N N Jno Quigley
                                     agt
                    John Creycroft            .
                    these nine causes Continued untill
                   Stephen Murty admr
                     John Bailey         December Court next.
                                     agt
                                 Philip Lynes
                   Garret Vansweringen
                                     agt
                   George Thompson
                   Mathias De Ring
                                     agt
                   Henry Johnson & Elizabeth
                     his wife admrx Nath: Vtie
                   John Watson
                                     agt
                   Robert Graham
                   Andrew Tenehill

                   Thomas Bankes.

               p. 362 Joseph Pile Thomas Hussey late of Charles County otherwise
                      agt called Thomas Hussey of Charles County in the
                 Thomas Hussy Province of Maryland Gent was summoned to
                              answer unto Joseph Pile of a plea that he render
                   unto him twelve thousand foure hundred Eighty six pounds of
                   tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
                     And whereupon the said Joseph Pile by Robert Carvile his At
                   torny saith That whereas the Said Thomas Hussey the 14th day
                   of March Annop Doth 1675 by his certaine writeing Obligatory
                   Sealed with the Seale of him the said Thomas and here in Court
                   produced whose date is the same day & yeare abovewritten did bind
                   himselfe his heirs executrs admrs or assignes to pay or cause to be
                   paid the full & just Summe of twelve thousand foure hundred Eighty
                   six pounds of good sound bright & large merchantable tobacco in
                   caske of his Owne Cropp in the County & Province aforesaid and upon
                   notice given to be brought within half e a mile distant from a con
                   venient Landing unto the said Joseph Pile of St Maries County & in
                   the Province aforesaid Gent his heirs executrs admrs or assignes at
                   or before the tenth of October next ensueing the date thereof not
                   withstanding which the said Thomas Hussey the said summe of
                   twelve thousand foure hundred eighty six pounds of tobacco unto
                   him the said Joseph Pile though often thereunto required hath not
                   paid but the same to pay hitherto hath & Still doth altogether deny
                   to the damage of him the said Joseph fifteene thousand pounds of
                   tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his Suite.