330 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

well and truely to bee made the sd John Parker did bind himself his
heirs Executo^rs Adm™ or assignes, Yet the said John Parker in his
life time or the said William Dare to whom AdnVcon of all and
singuler the goods and Chattles w^ch were of the said John Parker
at the time of his Death since his death have been Comitted, The
said sume of ffive thousand One hundred and ffifty pounds of To-
bacco unto him the said John Richardson have not paid, but the
same to pay have refused, and the said William Dare doth still
altogether refuse Whereupon the said John Richardson Sayth hee
is the worse and hath losse to the Vallue of Tenn thousand pounds
of Tobacco and thereupon hee bringeth his Suite
And the said William Dare by Robert Ridgely his Attorney Com-
eth & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth Liberty
to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and it is granted
unto him the same day is given to the plantiffe also
Now here att this day to witt the Nineteenth day of ffebruary 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 William Dare by his said Attorney
Sayth That the said John Richardson his action aforesaid against
him ought not to have, because hee sayth that the said John Parker
in his life time the said ffive thousand One hundred and fifty pounds
of Tobacco to him the said John Richardson according to the Teno^r
of the said writeing obligatory did pay and satisfy according to the
forme and effect of the writeing obligatory aforesaid, That is to
say att Talbot County aforesaid, and this hee is Ready to averre
Whereupon hee demands Judgment whether the said plt his accon
aforesaid against him ought to have
And the said John sayth as aforesaid That the said John Parker
did not pay the said ffive thousand One hundred and fifty pounds of
Tobacco to the said John Richardson soe as above alledged and this
hee desires may bee Enquired of by the Country, Therefore Itt is
Comanded the Sheriffe of S^t Maryes County that hee Cause to come
here Twelve &c by whome &c. and who neither &c to Recognize &c
because aswell &c:
On w^ch said nineteenth day of ffebruary in the yeare aforesaid
Came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and the Juro^rs
impannelled being Called likewise Came To witt, Bartholomew En-
nalls Anthony Dawson, Thomas Hinton Simon Spratling, William
Harper, John Powell, George Powell, William Harris Thomas
Waughopp, William Reede, Elias Nuthall, & John Bailey, who being
Elected Tryed and Sworne to say the truth in the p^rmisses Upon
their oathes doe say. That the said John Parker in his life time
did pay the said sume of five thousand one hundred and fifty pounds
of Tobacco to the said John Richardson according to the Teno^r of the
said writeing obligatory, Therefore It is Considered That the said