18        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.

          Liber N N   of Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is
                  granted unto him the same day is given to both parties.
                   Now here at this day to wit the two and twentith day of Novem-
                  ber in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom
                  One thousand Six hundred Seventy five Came the said Mathew by
                  his Attorny aforesaid and offered himself against the said John in
                  the plea aforesaid but the said John Ingram came not to prosecute
                  his plaint aforesaid Therefore it is considered by the Court here
                  that the Said Mathew Stone recover against the said John Ingram
                  as aforesaid the Summe of Seaven hundred pounds of tobacco costs
                  of Suite and the said John in mercy for his false claime.

                  Stephen Sealous & Robert Blinckorne of the County of Calvert in
                  Thomas Purnell the Province of Maryland was Summoned to
                    agt        answer Stephen Sealous and Thomas Purnell
                               Robert Blinckhorne in a plea that he render unto them three thou-
                               sand pounds of tobacco which he oweth &
                  unjustly deteineth. Whereupon the aforesaid Stephen Sealous &
                  Thomas Purnell by their Attorny George Thompson Say
                   That whereas Robert Blinckhorne Stephen Sealous & Thomas
                  Purnell On the Second day of November and in the yeare of Our
                  Lord One thousand Six hundred & Seventy for the ending of certaine
                  controversies and suits which have been had moveing & depending
                  between the Said Robert Blinckhorne Stephen Sealous & Thomas
                  Purnell had putt themselves upon the award arbitrament & judgment
                  of Philip Shapleigh Peter Bawcomb & John Alford Umpire who
                  the day and yeare abovespecified did award the said Robert Blinck-
                  horne to pay unto the Said Stephen Sealous & Thomas Purnell three
                  thousand pounds of tobacco fifteen hundred thereof to be paid by
                  the last of December then next ensueing and the other fifteen hundred
                  upon the tenth day of October Anno One thousand Six hundred
                  Seventy One which award the said Blinckhorne in Open Court in
                  Dorchester County the day and yeare abovespecified did faithfully
                  upon himselfe to fullfill a coppy of which award attested by the
                  Clerke of the said County Court they the said Stephen Sealous and
                  Thomas Purnell here in open Court are ready to produce Yet the
                  said Robert Blinckhorne the said award nor his owne faithfull
                  promise nothing regarding the said three thousand pounds of tobacco
                  though often thereunto required hath not paid to the said Stephen
                  Sealous and Thomas Purnell but the same to them do render or pay
                  hath denyed and as yet denyeth whereupon they Say they are dampni-
                  fled & have damage to the value of Six thousand pounds of tobacco
                  and thereupon they bring their action.
                   And the said Robert by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh
                  and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth heareing
                  of the award and it is read unto him in these words. Wee the