436        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

     Liber W. C. Junr of a plea that he rendr unto him Twelve hundred pounds of
                 porke wich to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth
                   And Whereupon the said Richard by Robert Carvile his Attorney
                 sayth that Whereas the said John upon the third day of Aprill
                 in the yeare of our Lord 1682 by his certaine bill or writeing
                 obligatory sealed with the seale of the said John and here in Court
                 produced whose date is the day and yeare aforesaid, Did confess
                 himself to owe and stand justly indebted unto the said Richard in
                 ye Just quantity of Twelve hundred pounds of good Marchantable
                 porke due to be paid unto the said Richard at some convenient
                 Landing in the sd County of Dorchester at one intire payment upon
                 the first demand after the Tenth day of November next Ensueing
                 the date thereof, Yett notwithstanding the said John the said Twelve
                 hundred pounds of Porke according to the Tenor of the said bill
                 to him the said Richard though often thereunto requested hath not
                 paid or satisfyed, but the same to pay and satisfy hath denyed and
                 refused & still doth denye and refuse to pay the same To the damage
                 of the said Richard ffive thousand pounds of tobacco And there
                 upon he bringeth his suite
                   And the said John Richardson by Nicholas Painter his Attorney
                 doth come and Defend the force and Injury when &c. and prayeth
          p.749  Liberty to Imparle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and
                 it is granted unto him and the same day is given to the piantiffe
                 likewise
                   Now here att this day to witt the seaven and Twentyeth day of
                 June in the Eighth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble
                 Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Dominj 1683 came the said
                 partyes by their Attornys aforesaid And the said John Richardson
                 by his said Attorney sayth that as to Six hundred twenty eight
                 pounds of Porke part of the said Sume of Twelve hundred pounds
                 of Porke hee the said Richard Smith his accon against him the said
                 John Richardson ought not to maintaine ffor that he the said John
                 paid the same to the said Richard before the bringing of ye writ
                 aforesaid of the said Richard against the said John Richardson
                 but as to five hundred Seaventy two pounds of Porke residue of
                 the said Twelve hundred pounds of tobacco he the said John
                 Richardson Consenteth that Judgment pass against him for the same
                 Itt is therefore considered by the Court here that the said Richard
                 Smith recover against the said Jno Richardson Aswell the aforesaid
                 sume of ffive hundred Seaventy and two pounds of Porke the debt
                 aforesaid as also the sume of six hundred and thirty Eight pounds
                 of Tobacco for Costs of suite, And the defendant in mercy &c.

                 Martha Ridgely Exx of Henry Johnson late of Baltemore County
                 Robert Ridgely deceased was attached to answere unto Martha
                     agt          Ridgely Executrix of the last will and
                 Henry Johnson Testament of Robert Ridgely deceased of
                                  a plea of Trespasse of the Case.