Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677. 95

         And the Said John Allen by John Jones his Attorny cometh & Liber N N
        defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to im
        parle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court & it is granted him
        the same day is given to the Said Robert Henry & Clement.
         Now here at this day to wit the Eighth day of October in the
        second yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Annoq Dom 1677 Came the
        Said Robert Henry & Clement & offered themselves against the said
        John Allen in the plea aforesaid but the Said John came not but
        made default Whereupon the said Robert Henry & Clement prayed
        judgmt against the said John for two thousand One hundred Eighty
        Eight pounds of tobacco the remainder of the debt aforesaid & it
        is granted unto them Therefore it is granted by the Court here that
        the said Robert Henry & Clement recover against the Said John
        Allen aswell the said sume of two thousand One hundred Eighty
        Eight pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of
        five hundred sixty Eight pounds of tobacco costs of suite & the said
        John Allen in mercy.

        Robert Carvile
           agt
        Stephen Murty
        the Same
                            these three causes continued untill
         ag                 December Court next.
        Wm Russell
        the same
         agt
        the same admr Tho: Chandler

       Charles James   Arthur Carleton admr of Thomas Carleton p. 372
           agt late of Baltemore County Gent deceased was
       Arthur Carleton admr SumOned to answer unto Charles James of
         Thomas Carleton a plea that he render unto him three thousand
                       foure hundred pounds of tobacco & caske
       which from him he unjustly deteines
         And whereupon the Said Charles by Christopher Rousby his At
        torny saith That whereas the said Thomas Carleton in his life tyme
        to witt the fiftenth day of June One thousand six hundred seventy
        foure by his certaine writeing Obligatory sealed with the scale of
        him the Said Thomas here in Court produced whose date is the day
        and yeare abovesaid did acknowledge himselfe to be holden & firmly
        bound unto the said Charles James the full Summe of three thousand
        pounds of good tobacco & caske to be paid to the said Charles or to
        his certaine Attorny his heirs executrs or admrs upon demand after
        the tenth of October then next ensueing, And whereas also the Said
        Thomas the said fiftenth day of June One thousand Six hundred
        seventy foure by his Other certaine writeing Obligatory sealed with