Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679. 199

certaine writing obligatory sealed with the Seale of the said W^m here
in Court produced whose date is the same day & yeare above written,
did acknowledge himselfe holden & firmly bound unto John Bear-
croft of the same County M^rchant agent to W^m Dalby of London
in the just & full Sume of two thousand one hundred forty & three
pounds of good aound M^rchantable leafe tobacco & caske due to be
paid to the said John Bearcroft or to the said W^m Dalby or any or
either of them their or either of their heyres Exec^rs Adm^rs or as-
signes joyntly or severally on all demands in some convenient place
in Wiccocomico River in the County aforesaid, to which paym^t
well & truely to be made & done, the said W^m Williams did binde
himselfe his heyres Exec^rs & Adm^rs in the penall quantity of ffoure
thousand two hundred Eighty six pounds of like condiconed tobacco
& caske, Notwithstanding which the said W^m Williams the said
Sume of ffoure thousand two hundred Eighty six pounds of tobacco
according to the tenour of his said obligation hath not paid though
often thereunto required in his life tyme, nor the said Jean since
his death Adm* of all & singuler the Goods and Chatties of the said
W^m Williams since his death to her comitted though often there-
unto required hath not paid, but the same to pay hitherto hath & still
denyes to the damage of the said John the Sume of five thousand
pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
And the said Jean Williams by Nehemiah Blakiston her Attorney
doth come & defend the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to
imparle hereunto untill next Provintiall Court & itt is granted unto
her, the same day is giuen to the p^lt also
Now here att this day to witt the Sixth day of June in the fourth
yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni

Liber N N

1679 cometh the said John Bearcroft by his Attorney Aforesaid,
and offereth himselfe against the said Jean Williams in the plea
aforesaid, but the said Jean Williams came not but made default
Therefore itt is considered that the said John Bearcroft recover
against the said Jean Williams Adm* as aforesaid as well the sume
of foure thousand two hundred Eighty six pounds of tobacco debt
As also ffiue hundred Twenty Eight pounds of tobacco costs of suite
And the Defend^t in mercy &c

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Samuell Allen
ag^t
John Garnis

John Garnis late of S^t Maryes County otherwise
called John Garnis of S^t Maryes Innholder was Sum-
oned to answer unto Samuell Allen of Southampton
in the Kingdome of England M^rchant of a plea that