278       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682.

       Liber w. c.       Anthony Underwood Attorney for the defendants the
                         Day and yeare abovesaid:
                                                 Wm Cocks Ctke

                  Robert Yeates & Wm Jones John Edmondson late of the County
                      agt           of Talbot Otherwise called John Ed
                  John Edmondsonmondson of Talbot County Marchant
                    was Sumoned to answere unto Robert
                  Yeates and William Jones of Bristoll in the Kingdome of England
                 of a Plea that he Render unto them the full and Just sume of Six
                  thousand eight hundred twenty foure pound3 of good Sound Mar

                 chantable Tobacco & Caske wch to them he oweth and unjustly
                 Deteineth
             p. 622 And Whereupon the Said Robert Yeates and William Jones by
                 Anthony Underwood their Attorney Sayth that Whereas the Said
                 John Edmondson the six and twentyeth day of Aprill in the yeare
                 of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Eighty one by his certaine
                 bond or writeing Obligatory Sealed the Seale of him the Said
                 John and here in Court produced Whose date is the day and yeare
                 aforesaid Did acknowledge himself to be holden and firmly bound
                 unto the said Robert Yeates & William Jones in the full and
                 Just Sume of six thousand Eight hundred sixty foure pounds of
                 good sound Marchantable tobacco & Caske To be paid to the Said
                 Robert Yeates and Wm Jones or either of them their or either of
                 their heires Executors Administratrs or Assignes for payment of
                 wch the Said John Edmondson did bind himself his heires Exrs
                 and Admrs firmely by those prsents Notwithstanding wch the said
                 John Edmondson the Said Sume of Six thousand Eight hundred
                 twenty foure pounds of tobacco according to the Tenor of the Said
                 bill or writeing Obligatory hath not payd to the said Robert Yeates
                 or William Jones or either of them Although often thereunto re
                 quired, but the Same to pay hath denyed and Still doth denye
                 Whereupon the said Robert and William say they are damnifyed
                 and have losse to the vallue of Twelve thousand pounds of Tobacco
                 And thereupon they bring their Suite
                  And Now here at this day (to wit) the thirteenth day of October
                 in the Seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles
                 Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1682 cometh the said John Edmond
                 son by Griffith Jones his Attorney and defendeth the force and
                 Injury when &Ca and Prayeth the hearing of the said bond and Itt
                 is read unto him he prayeth the hearing of the Condition of the
                 Said bond and it is read unto him in these words Viz The Condition
                 of this Obligacon is Such That if the above bound Thomas Vaughan
                 and John Edmondson or Either of them their heires Exrs Admrs
                 doe or shall pay or Cause to be paid unto the above named Robert
                 Yeates & William Jones or Either of them their heires Exrs Admrs