240        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682.

    Liber W. C. and Defendeth the force and Injury when &c. and prayeth hearing
                of the writeing aforesaid and it is read unto her She also prayeth
                hearing of the Condicon of the said writeing and it is read unto
                her. in these words The Condition of this Obligacon is Such that
                if the above bound Susanna Keene her heires Executors Admrs and
                Assignes & every of them shall and Doe well and truly stand to
                obey performe fulfill and Keepe The Award arbitramt Order rule
                and Judgment of William Berry of Talbot County plantr and Rich
                ard Marsham of Calvert County Arbitrators Indifferently Chosen
                aswell on the part & behalfe of the above bound Susanna Keene
                of the One part as of the part and behalfe of the above named
                Roger Brooke of the other part to Arbitrate award Order Judge
                Determine & divide of and upon touching and Concerning the
                psonall Estate late of Edward Keene above named, All contro
                versies matters in difference between them the said susanna Keene
                and Roger Brooke at any time before the day of ye date of the
                present abovewritten Obligacon Soe as the said Arbitrators Shall
                and doe make & deliver up their Award Order Rule Judgment
                and finall Determination of and concerning the premisses in write
                ing Indented undr their hands and seales Ready to be delivered
                to the said partyes or Either of them requireing the same att or
                before the one & thirtieth Day of October instant that then this
                present Obligacon to be voyd & of none effect otherwise to stand
                and remaine in full force strength and vertue wch words being read
                and heard the said Susanna Keene by her Attorney aforesaid
                Prayeth liberty to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court
                and it is granted unto her the same day is given to the plantiffe
                likewise
                  Att said next Provinciall Court came the said partyes by
                their Attorneys aforesaid and the said Susanna Keene by her said
                Attorney sayth that the said Roger Brooke his accon against her
                Ought not to have because she sayth that the said Arbitrator after
                the makeing of the said writeing obligatory and before the said
                one and thirtyeth day of October in the Condicon of the said write
                ing obligatory mentioned made noe award order Rule Judgment or
                final Determinacon of and concerning the premisses in the Con
                dicon aforesaid Specifyed and this she is ready to averre and there
                upon prayes Judgment if the said Roger his accon against her
                ought to have &c:
                  And the said Roger Brooke by his said Attorney sayth that he
                from haveing his action aforesaid against the said susanna ought
                not to be barred because he saith that the aforesd William Berry
                and Richard Marsham the Arbitrators aforesaid after the makeing
                the writeing Obligatory aforesaid and before the said one and
                thirtyeth day of October in the Condition aforesaid above Speci
                fyed that is to say upon the seaven & twentyeth day of October in