376 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

Robert Carvile agt Robert Thompson

Robert Thompson of Charles County, otherwise Called Robert Thompson of Charles County in the Province of Maryland gentt was Sumoned to answere unto Robert Carvile one of the Attor-

		neys of this Court according to the Libertyes and priviledges &c of a plea that hee Rendr unto him the Just quantity of Twelve hun- dred pounds of Tobacco, wch to him hee oweth & unjustly Detaineth And whereupon the said Robert in his prop pson sayth That Whereas the said Robert Thompson on the Twentyeth day of November Anno Domini 1676. By his Certaine writeing obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said Thompson and herein Court produced, whose date is the Same day and yeare above written, Did acknowledge himselfe holden and firmely bounden unto the said Robert Carvile of St Maryes County gentl in the full and just Quantity of Twelve hundred pounds of good sound Marchantable Tobacco and Casqj To bee paid unto the said Robert Carvile his heires Executors Admrs or assignes in Some Convenient place in Charles County att or Upon the Tenth day of December then next Ensueing, the date thereof, To the wch payment well & Truely to bee made hee did binde himself his heires Exrs and Admrs firmely by those prsents, Notwithstanding wch the said Robt Thompson the said Quantity of Twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco unto him the said Robert Carvile hath not paid though often thereunto re- quired But the same to pay hitherto hath and still doth altogether denye To the damage of the Said Robert Carvile Two thousand pounds of Tobacco, And thereupon hee bringeth his suite And the said Robert Thompson by Thomas Bur ford his Attorney cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and Prayeth liberty to Imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and Itt is granted unto him. The same day is given to the plantiffe Likewise
	p. 345	Now here att this day to witt the Two and Twentyeth day of ffebruary in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1680 Came the said Robert Carvile in his prop pson and Offered himself against the said Robert Thompson in the plea aforesaid, but the said Robert Thompson came not but made default Therefore Itt is Considered that the said Robert Carvile Recover against the said Robt Thomp- son aswell the aforesaid Sume of Twelve hundred pounds of To- bacco debt as also the sume of ffive hundred forty foure pounds of Tobacco Costs of suite & the Deft in mercy &c.

Marke Cordea agt John ffisher

John ffisher late of St Maryes County Maryner was attached to answere unto Marke Cordea of a plea of Trespasse of the case

And Whereupon the said Marke by Robert Car-
vile his Attorney Complaineth That Whereas the said John Upon