538 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

And the Said John Thickpenny in Custody of the Sherife of Prince Georges
County comes in his propper person and defends the force and Injury when etc.
and Saith that he cannot gainesay the action of the Said Samuell Goosey Plantiff
nor but the bill aforesaid is his deed nor but that he oweth the Said Samuell
Goosey the three Thousand pounds of Tobacco in forme as the Plantiffe above
against him hath declared Onely Except hundred pounds of Tobacco in part
of the Said bill.

Therefore it is Considered that the Said Samuell Goosey doe recover against
the aforesaid John Thickpenny Defendant as well the Sume of pounds
of Tobacco his Debt aforesaid or the ballance of the Said bill as allso the Sume
of Six hundred twenty two pounds of Tobacco to the Plantiff of his assent for
his Cost and Charges of Suite by the Court here adjudged and the Said John
Thickpenny to remaine in Custody till Satisfaction made.

William Parker Plantiff: William Jones Defendant

William Jones Late of Prince Georges County Planter otherwise Called Wil-
liam Jones of Prince Georges County Collermaker was Summoned to answer
unto William Parker of Calvert County Gentleman of a Plea that hee render
unto him the full and Just Sume of two Thousand two hundred and Sixty and
two pounds of Tobacco and Caske to Conteine the Same which to him he
oweth and from him unjustly deteineth etc.

And whereupon the Said William Parker by Joshua Cecell his Attorney saith
that whereas the Said William Jones the 26th day of September in the year of
our Lord 1696 att Charles Towne within the Jurisdiction of this [457] Court
by his Certaine wrighting obligatory which the Said William Parker with the
Seal of the Said William Jones Signed bringeth here into Court the date whereof
is the Day and year aforesaid did acknowledge himselfe to give and Stand Justly
Indebted unto the Said William Parker of Callvert County Gentleman his heires
Executors administrators or assignes the full and just Sume of two thousand
two hundred Sixty and two pounds of Tobacco and Caske to Conteine the Same
to be paid Convenient in Prince Georges County aforesaid by the tenth day
of October next Ensueing the Date of the Said wrighting obligatory Notwith-
standing which the Said William Jones the Said Sume of 2262 pounds of To-
bacco and Caske according to the Tennor of the Said wrighting obligatory
although often required hath not rendered but the Same to render to the Said
William Parker the Said William Jones hath denyed and Still doth denye to
the Damage of the Said William Parker of 4000 pounds of Tobacco and there-
upon he brings this Suite.

Pledges etc. John Doe, Richard Roe. Joshua Cecell.

And the Said William Jones by William Stone his Attorney cometh and
defendeth the force and Injury when etc. and Prayeth the heareing of the
wrighting obligatory and itt is read unto him he allso prayeth the heareing of
the Condition of the wrighting and it is read unto him in these words (Viz.)
the Condition of the above obligation is Such that if the above bounden
William Jones his heires Executors or administrators doe well and truely pay
or Cause to be paid unto the abovesaid William Parker his heires Executors
administrators or assignes the Just Quantity of one Thousand one hundred thirty
and one pounds of good merchantable Leafe Tobacco by the tenth day of
October as abovesaid then this present Obligation to be Voyd or Elce to Stand
in full force Strength and vertue.