Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.     381

     upon the eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1681 at Liber W. C.
     Chaptanke in Dorchester County aforesaid by his Certaine bond or
     writeing Obligatory made sealed and as the Deed of the said
     Thomas to the said Raymond delivered, wch said bond or writeing
     obligatory by the said Thomas with his seale signed and delivered
     as aforesaid the said Raymond brings into Court and is mentioned
     to beare date the seaventeenth day of June in the yeare of our Lord
     1680 but was soe sealed and delivered the Eighteenth day of June
     1681 aforesaid, Did acknowledge himself to be holden and firmly
     bound unto the said Raymond stapleford in the full and Just sume
     of Twenty and two pounds Six shillings and tenn pence of Sterling
     money of England to be paid upon the Last day of October next
     following the true date of the said bond or writeing Obligatory
     (that is to say) then next following the day of the sealeing and
     Delivery of the said bond or writeing obligatory as aforesaid, And
     to be paid upon the Dwelling Plantacon of the said Stapleford in
     Dorchester County in Hunger River, Yett Notwithstanding the
     said Thomas Cooke the said sume of Twenty and two pounds six
     shillings and tenn pence sterling to him the said Raymond accord
     ing to the Tenor of the said bond or writeing obligatory though
     often afterwards (that is to say) upon the first day of November
     in the yeare of our Lord 1681 and at seaverall dayes and times
     Since at Hunger River in the said County he the said Thomas by
     him the said Raymond hath been thereunto requested hath not payd
     or Satisfyed, but the same to pay and Satisfy hath hitherto denyed
     and refused and still doth denye and refuse to pay the same to the
     damage of the said Raymond thirty pounds stert And thereupon
     he bringeth his suite
       And the said Thomas Cooke by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
     cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c. and prayeth
     the hearing of the said writeing obligatory and it is read unto him,
     Hee also prayeth hearing of the Condition of the same writeing
     obligatory and it is read unto him in these words, The Condition
     of this obligation is such that if the above bound Thomas Cooke
     his heires Executors Admrs or Assignes Doe pay or Cause to be
     payed unto the above named Raymond stapleford his heires or
     Assignes the Just sume of Eleaven pounds three shillings and tenn
     pence sterling money of England in goods according to the true
     Costs in England without any costs or any other Charge whatso
     ever to the said Stapleford or his order, Att his dwelling house in
     Hunger River according to Staplefords Invoice of directions of
     what goods the said Cooke shall bring in for the said Stapleford
     (Provided that the said Cooke shall sweare to the prizes and Costs
     of the goods wch he shall bring into the Country for the said Staple
     ford before two Comissioners If the said stapleford require it) In
     Consideration of Two thousand Seaven hundred ninety and five p. 709