Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683. 389

     Edmond Yet One thousand seaven hundred ninety and five pounds            Liber W. C.
     of tobacco residue of the said sume of five thousand six hundred
     pounds of tobacco the said Richard hath not to them the said
     Stephen and Edmond paid according to his pmise but the same to
     them to pay hitherto hath and still denyes to pay, To the Damage
     of them the said Stephen and Edmond the sume of Three thousand
     pounds of tobacco and thereupon they bring their Suite
      And the said Richard Sweatnam by Griffith Jones his Attorney
     cometh and Defendeth the force and injury when &c. and prayeth
     liberty to imparle here unto untill the next Provinciall Court and
     it is granted unto him and the same day is given to the Pit likewise
      Now here at this day (to wit) the fifth day of July in the Eighth
     ycare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Balte-
     more &c Annoq Doni. 1683 Came the said partyes by their Attor
     neys aforesaid, And the said Richard Sweatnam by his said At
     torney sayth that the said plts from their accon aforesaid against
     him the said Richard Ought to be barred and excluded for that the
     said plt their said accon agt. this Deft did not comence within the
     space of two yeares as by the act of Assembly is provided And
     therefore prayes Judgmt if the said pits from their said accon ought
     not to be barred and excluded
      And the said stephen and John by their said Attorney say they
     are Marchants Liveing in England and Tradeing into this Province
     and ought to be barred by the said act of Limitacons for that they
     are excepted as Soe out of the said Act And of this they crave
     Judgment of the Court, And the said Defendant also:
      Wch being read heard and understood It seemeth to the Court here
     that the plea of the aforesaid defendant in manner aforesaid pleaded
     and the matter therein Contained is sufficient in Law to debarr the
     piantiffes from haveing their accon aforesaid against him the said
     Deft Itt is therefore considered by the Court here that the said
     Stephen Bearcroft and John Buckeridge take nothing by their
     plea aforesaid but be in mercy for their false clayme therein and
     that the said Richard sweatnarn goe thereof without day And that
     the said Richard Sweatnam recover against the said Stephen Bear-
     croft and John Buckeridge the sume of six hundred & fifty pounds
     of tobacco for his Costs and charges by him about his defence in
     this behaife Layd out and expended And the said Richard may have
     thereof Execution
     Marke Cordea   Symon Spracklin late of St Maryes County
         agt    Otherwise Called Symon spratling of st Maries
     Symon Sprackling    County in ye Province of Maryland Planter
     was Sumoned to answere unto Marke Cordea
     of a plea that he render unto him Two thousand five hundred
     pounds of tobacco to him he oweth & unjustly Detaineth