402        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

Liber W. C.     in a plea of debt and that he render to the said Edward the Just quan
                tity of ffive thousand five hundred thirty eight pounds of good
                sound bright Marchantable Tobacco and Caske Cleare of ground
                Leaves and trash wch to the said Edward he oweth and from him
                unjustly detaineth, And this he is ready to verify Whereupon the
                said John Chafe demandeth Judgment Whether the aforesaid
                Edward to his writt aforesaid Ought to be answered &c.
                 Which being read and heard and by the Justices here understood
                It seemeth to the same Justices that the said Edward Leach to his
                writt aforesaid Ought not to be answered, for the plea of the
                aforesaid John Chafe and the matter therein contained by him the
                said John Chafe in forme aforesaid pleaded is sufficient in Lawe
                to abate the writt aforesaid of the said Edward Leach in forme
                aforesaid Obtained, Itt is therefore Considered by the Court here
                that the said Edward Leach take nothing by his writ aforesaid
                but be in Mercy for his false Claime therein And that the said
                John Chafe may goe thereof without Day. and that the said John
                Chafe recover against the said Edwd Leach the sume of Nine
                hundred pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges by him about
                his defence in this behalfe Layd out and expended And the said
                John may have thereof Execution


               James   Ringold Michael Miller late of Kent County Otherwise
                    agt called Michael Miller of Kent County in the Prov
              Michael Miller     ince of Maryland gentt. was Sumoned to answere
                           unto James Ringold of the same County gentt of
                a plea that he render unto him the full and Just sume of thirty
                thousand pounds of good sound Marchantable tobacco in Caske
                which to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth
                 And Whereupon the said James Ringold by Anthony Under
                wood his Attorney sayth that Whereas the said Michael Miller
                the ninth day of May Anno Doni 1682 by his certaine bond or
                writeing obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said Michael
                and here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare afore
                said did acknowledge himself to be holden and firmly bound unto
                the said James Ringold in the full and Just sume of thirty thou
                sand pounds of good sound Marchantable tobacco in Caske To be
                paid to the said James Ringold or to his certaine Attorney his
                Executors Admrs or assignes, To the wch payment well and truly
                to be made and done the said Michael did bind himself his heires
                Executors & Admrs firmely by those prsents, Notwithstanding wch
                the said Michael Miller the said sume of thirty thousand pounds of
                tobacco to him the said James Ringold according to the tenor of
                the sd bond or writeing Obligatory hath not paid Although often
                thereunto required but the same to pay hath denyed and still doth
                denye Whereupon the said James sayth hee is damnifyed and hath