478 MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS

firmed then this Obligation to be void Else to Stand and remain in full force

and vertue in Law

Sealed and Delivered in presence "1 Tho: Cockey [Seale]

of M Macnemara Henry Donaldson \ Robert Gordon [Seale]

Francis Skirven J William Rogers [Seale]

J Govane [Seale] Pa Sympson [Seale] John Cockey [Seale]

Eodem die June 3* 1726.

[M:M:] William Rogers v [pp^a] Thomas Bordley

Heretofore To Witt as it appears in the Records and Entries of this
Court To Witt the twenty Ninth Day of NoV Anno Dom Seventeen hun-
dred and Twenty five His Lordships Justices of the Prov^l Court Transmitt
to his Lordships Governour and Council of the Province af^d Sitting as a
Court of Appeals and Errors the following Record on an Appeale made by
W^m Rogers from the Judgment of the Prov^l Court The Tenour of Which
follows in these Words Viz^t

MARYLAND ss. In the Records and proceedings of the Prov^l Court of
Maryland Amongst other things is Contained as follows Viz^t

MARYLAND ss. At a Provincial Court of the Right Honourable Charles
absolute Lord and proprietor of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord
Baron of Baltemore etc. held at the City of Annapolis in the County of Ann-
arundell for the Province of Maryland on the third Tuesday of October be-
ing the i9^th Day of the Same Month in the tenth year of his Said Lordships
Dominion etc. Annoque Dom 1725.

[675] Were Present: The Hon^rble Samuel Young Esq^r Chief Justice; James
Harris; James Stoddart; John Mackall and William Lock, Esq™ Justices
Jn^o Gresham Sherr Vachel Denton Cl

[pp^a] Thomas Bordley v [DD:] William Rogers

Else Whereas it appears To Witt in May Term last William Rogers of
the City of Annapolis Gent als Diet William Rogers of Annarundell County
was Summoned to answer unto Thomas Bordley Esq^r one of the Attorneys
Practising in this his Lordships Provincial Court here of a plea that he ren-
der unto him fourteen hundred and forty Pounds Sterling which to him he
Oweth and Unjustly Detaineth etc.

And "Whereupon the Same Thomas iiordley in his proper person Ac-
cording to the Custome of the Court Says that whereas the af^a William
Rogers the Twenty Seventh Day of May Anno Dom Seventeen hundred and
Twenty four at Annarundell County by his Certain Writeing Obligatory
Acknowledged himself to be bound unto the af^d Thomas Bordley in the af^d
Sume of Fourteen hundred and forty Pounds Ster^l to be paid unto the Said