364       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

    Liber W. C. Lord Propry is the worse and hath damage to the Vallue of Twenty
                thousand pounds of tobacco, And this for the said Lord Propry he is
                ready to verify &c And he bringeth here into Court the writeing afore
                said wch testifyeth the debt aforesaid in manner aforesaid the date
                whereof is the day and yeare above said &Ca
                  And the said Thomas Vaughan by Anthony Underwood his
                Attorney cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &ca
                & prayeth the hearing of ye writing aforesaid and it is read unto
                him and he prayeth likewise the hearing of the Condition of ye same
                writeing and it is read unto him in these words, The Condition of
                this obligation is such that if the above bound Thomas Vaughan
                doe well and truly serve the Rtt honoble the Lord Propry of this
                Province his heires heires and successors in the Office of High sher
                iffe of Talbott County, and also shall Render unto his Lopp. and
                other his LoPPs Officers a true faithfull and perfect accompt of all
                and singular his Lopps rents and other ffees and dues that he shall
                be intrusted with by his said Lopp or any his Lopps Officers within
                this Province to receive and Collect, And his accot to his Lopp his
                heires and Successors for his Rents ifynes fforfeitures or other dues
                belonging to his Lopp as also his accot of all ffees dues or sumes of
                money or tobacco for leavys, or ffees due to any of his Lopps Officers
                within this Province shall pass and give an accompt of by the five
                and twentyeth day of March next Ensueing the date hereof, And
        p. 695  in all other things as sheriffe of ye [said] County shall behave him
                self well and honestly towards all persons according to the best of
                his Power skill and Knowledge then this obligation to be voyd or
                else to remaine in force &c.
                  Which being read and heard this day (to wit) the Nine and
                twentyeth day of March in the Eighth yeare of the Dominion of
                the Right honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &ca Annoq Doni. 1683:
                and the said Thomas Vaughan and his Attorney being both present
                in Court the said Thomas Vaughan sayth nothing in barr or
                Avoydance of his accon aforesaid of the said Lord Proprietary
                in forme aforesaid against him brought whereby the said Lord
                Propry remayneth against the said Thomas Vaughan thereof wholly
                undefended, Itt is therefore considered by the Court here that the
                said Lord Propry Recover against the said Thomas Vaughan aswell
                the aforesaid sume of Two hundred thousand pounds of Tobacco
                Debt. as also the Sume of ffive hundred and twelve pounds of
                tobacco for Costs of suite, And the said Defendt in mercy &Ca

                And thereupon it was comanded the sheriffe of st Maries County
                that he should take the sd Thomas Vaughan (if he should be found
                in his baliwick) and him safe Keepe soe that he should have his
                body here on the said Nine and Twentyeth day of March aforesaid
                to satisfy unto the said Lord Propry aswell the aforesaid Sume of