98        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.

 Liber W. C.     here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare above
                written Did owe and Stand Justly indebted unto Mr William Drope
                and Mr Thomas Ellies of London Marchants in the full Sume and
                Just Quantity of Three thousand nine hundred & Seaventeene pounds
                of good sound Marchantable Tobacco and Caske To be payd to the
                said Mr William Drope and Mr Thomas Ellies or either of them
                their or either of their heires Executors Admrs or assignes at some
                Convenient place in Ann Arundell County not exceeding half a Mile
                from the water side, To the wch Payment well and truely to be made
                the said John Barnes Did binde himself his heires Executors and
                Admrs firmely by those prsents. Notwithstanding WCh the said John
                Barnes the said full sume and Just Quantity of Three thousand Nine
                hundred and seaventeene pounds of Tobacco to the said William
                Drope and Thomas Ellies or to either of them hath not paid or
                satisfyed Although often thereunto required, but the Same to pay
                hitherto hath Denyed and still doth denye, Whereupon they the said
                William Drope and Thomas Ellies say they are Damnifyed & have
                Lost to the Value of six Thousand pounds of Tobacco And there
                upon they bring their Suite
                 And the said John Barnes by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
                Cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when &c and prayeth
                Liberty to Imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and It is
                granted unto him the same day is given to the plantiffe Likewise
                Now here att this Day to wit the Eighteenth day of November
                in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord
                Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1681 Came the said William Drope and
                Thomas Ellues by their Attorney aforesaid and Offered themselves
                against the said John Barnes in the plea aforesaid, but the said John
                Barnes came not but made Default Therefore itt is Considered by
                the Court here That the said William Drope & Thomas Ellues Re
                cover against the said John Barnes aswell the aforesaid Sume of
                Three thousand Nine hundred and Seaventeene pounds of tobacco
                Debt as also the sume of Nine hundred and foure pounds of Tobacco
                for Costs of suite, and the said Deft in Mercy &ca

                John Shrigley In Ejectmt John Sallers late of Ann Arundell
                   agt            County in the province of Maryland
                John SallersPlanter was attached to answere unto
                  John Shrigley of the same County
                Cooper of a plea wherefore by force and Armes into all that parcell
                of Land called Hunts Mount Lyeing in the County of Ann Arundell
        p. 481 on the west side of the Herring Creek Att the head of Land formerly
                Laid out unto Samuel Chew and unto Edward Carter & ffrancis
                Holland To be holden of the Mannor of St Maryes Containing Three
                hundred and fifty Acres more or Lesse Together wth all houses
                Edifices buildings Gardens Stables Orchards, and all other the