130 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678/9.

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against the said John Blomfield the aforesaid debt of Eighteene hun-
dred thirty eight pounds of tobacco And also five hundred & Sixty
pounds of tobacco costs of suite So that Execucon thereof cease
untill the tenth day of Octob^r next And the said John Blomfield in
mercy &c

Richard Sweatnam
ag^t
John Blomfield

John Blomfield late of S^t Maryes City Inn-
holder otherwise called John Blomfield of the
City of S^t Maryes was Sumoned to Answer
unto Richard Swetnam of the same City Car-

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penter of a plea that he render unto him the full & just quantity of
three thousand five hundred sixty one pounds of good sound M^rchant-
able tobacco & cask which to him he oweth & unjustly detaineth
And whereupon the said Richard Sweatnam by Robert Ridgely
His Attorney saith, that whereas the said John Blomfield the nine-
teenth day of April Anno Doni One thousand six hundred Seventy
eighth by his certaine bill obligatory sealed with the Seale of him the
said John Blomfield & here in Court produced whose date is the day
& yeare aforesaid, did acknowledge himselfe to be holden & firmly
bounden unto Richard Sweatnam of the same City Carpenter in
the full & just quantity of three thousand five hundred sixty one
pds of good sound M^rchantable tobacco & cask, to be paid to the
said Richard or to his certaine Attorney his Exec^rs Adm^rs or assignes
conveniently upon the tenth day of November next ensueing the date
of the same bill obligatory To the w^ch payment well & truely to be
made the said John Blomfield did binde himselfe his heyres Ex^rs &
Adm^rs firmly by those p^rsents Notwithstanding which the said
Jn^o Blomfield the said Sume of three thousand five hundred sixty
& one pounds of tobacco to him the said Richard Sweatnam accord-
ing to the tenour of the said Bill although often thereunto required
hath not paid or satisfied, but the same to pay or satisfie hath denyed
& as yet doth deny, whereupon the said Richard Sweatnam saith he
is damnified & hath losse to the value of foure thousands pounds of
tobacco, & thereupon he bringeth his suite
And the said John Blomfield in his proper person cometh & de-
fendeth the force & injury when &c and saith that he cannot gain-
say the aforesaid action of the said Richard Sweatnam, for that he
hath not paid unto the said Richard the aforesaid quantity of three
thousand five hundred Sixty & one pounds of tobacco in discharge
of the said recited bill obligatory according to the forme & effect
thereof Therefore itt is considered by the Court here this day to
witt the Eleventh day of March in the fourth yeare of the Dominion
of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1678 that the said
Richard Sweatnam recover against the said John Blomfield the
aforesaid debt of three thousand five hundred Sixty & one pounds
of tobacco And also five hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco costs