Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679. 185

And the said Edward Gibbs by Robert Ridgely his Attorney com-
eth & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to
imparle hereunto untill next Provintiall Court & itt is granted unto
him, the same day is given to the plaintiffes also

Liber N N

Att which said next Provintiall Court came as well the said plain-
tiffes as the said Defend^t by their Attorneys aforesaid And the said
Edward by his said Attorney saith that the aforesaid John & Thomas
their action aforesaid against him for the said Eighteen thousand
nine hundred & five pounds of tobacco ought not to have, because he
saith that he the said Edward the said Sume of Eighteen thousand
nine hundred & five pounds of tobacco to the said John & Thomas
according to the tenour & effect of his said bill obligatory did well &
truely pay, & this he is ready to averr, whereupon he demands
judgem^t if the said John & Thomas Dudlestone their action afore-
said against him ought to have And the said John & Thomas say,
that by anything above by the said Edward alleadged of their action
aforesaid they ought not to be debarred for that the said Edward
the said Sume of Eighteen thousand nine hundred & five pounds of
tobacco unto them the said John and Thomas hath not paid as above
he hath alleadged And of this he putts himselfe upon the Countrey
And the said Edward likewise Whereupon day is given to both
parties untill next Provintiall Court
Now here att this day to witt the seventh day of June in the fourth
yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni
1679 come as well the said p^lts as the said Defend^t by their Attorneys
aforesaid And hereupon the said Edward relinquisheth his said justi-
fication by him above pretended, & saith that he hath paid unto the
said John & Tho: Dudlestone only ffourteen thousand thirty seven
pounds of tobacco in part of satisfaction of the said bill obligatory
And that there remaines due upon the aforesaid bill ffoure thou-
sand Eight hundred Sixty eight pounds of tobacco. Therefore itt is
considered that the said John & Thomas Dudlestone recover against
the said Edward Gibbs the sume of ffoure thousand Eight hundred
Sixty eight pounds of tobacco part of the debt aforesaid And also
Six hundred thirty & two pounds of tobacco costs of suite And the
said Edward Gibbs thereof in mercy &c And also the said John &
Tho: Dudlestone in mercy for their false plaint against the afore-
said Edward Gibbs for ffourteen thousand thirty seven pounds of
tobacco residue of the debt aforesaid whereof he is above acquitted
And the said Edward may goe thereof without day &c

p. 842

Richard Gardner
Adm^r John Weir
ag^t
Richd Boughton

Richard Boughton late of Ann Arundell County
gentl was Sumoned to Answer unto Richard
Gardner Adm^r of the Goods Chatties & Creditts
of John Weir deceased in a plea that he render
unto him ffoure thousand Eighty & six pounds of