Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 329

Now here att this day to witt the one & Twentyeth day of Febru-
ary in the Sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Hono^ble Charles
Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1680 Came the said partyes by
their Attorneys aforesaid and the said Thomas Jones by his said
Attorney Sayth That hee did not Assume upon himself or to the said
John make such pmise as the said John above against him hath
Imposed, and of this hee puts himself upon the Country, and the
said pl^t Likewise, Therefore Itt is Comanded the Sheriffe of
S^t Maryes County that hee Cause to come here Twelve &c by whome
&c, & who Neither &c, To Recognize &c because aswell &c
On w^ch said One and Twentyeth day of February in the Yeare
aforesaid Came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and
the Juro™ Impannelled being Called likewise Came (To witt) Rich-
ard Lloyd Michael Ash ford, W^m Wells John Gray, Edward Abbott.
Eman^ll Ratliffe, John Evans, John Wynn Edward Morgan John
Martindale, John Browne and Henry Morgan Who being elected
Tryed and sworne to say the Truth in the p^rmisses Upon their oathes
doe say That the said Thomas Jones did assume Upon himself, and
to the said John England make such promise as the said John above
against him hath Declared, and they assesse the damage of the said
John England to sixteen thousand Seaven hundred forty two pounds
of Tobacco, Therefore Itt is Considered that the aforesaid John
England Recover against the said Thomas Jones aswell the afore-
said Sume of Sixteen thousand seaven hundred forty two pounds
of Tobacco Damages by the Juro" aforesaid in forme aforesaid As-
sessed as also the sume of Eleaven hundred eighty six pounds of
Tobacco Costs of Suite And the deft in Mercy &c

Liber W. C.

John Richardson
ag^t
W^m Dare Adm^r of
John Parker

William Dare late of Cecill County March^t Adm^r
of y^e goods & Chattles of John Parker dec^d
otherwise called Jn^o Parker English March^t was
Sumoned to answere unto Jn^o Richardson in a
plea that hee Render unto him ffive thousand one

hundred & fifty pounds of Tobacco w^ch from him hee unjustly
deteines
And Whereupon the said John Richardson by Christopher Rousby
his Attorney sayth That Whereas the said John Parker by the name
of John Parker English Marchant the Twelfth day of June 1670 by
his Certaine writeing obligatory sealed w^th the seale of him the said
John Parker here in Court pduced whose date is the same day and
yeare above written did acknowledge himself to bee holden and
firmely bound unto the sd John Richardson in the Just Quantity of
ffive thousand one hundred and ffifty pounds of Tobacco To bee paid
to the said John Richardson his heirs Ex^r Adm^r or Assignes att
some Convenient place in Talbot County att or before the Tenth
day of October next Ensueing the date thereof To w^ch payment

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