Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.     19

        Arbitrators of Robert Blinckhorne and Stephen Sealous & Thomas Liber N N
        Purnell doe award that Robert Blinckhorne Shall pay unto Stephen
        Sealous & Thomas Purnell three thousand pounds of tobacco that
        is to say fifteene hundred pounds of tobacco by the last of December
        next ensueing after the date hereof and fifteene hundred pounds of
        tobacco upon the tenth day of October next Anno One thousand
        Six hundred seventy and One Wittnes Our hands and seales this
        second day of November One thousand six hundred & seventy
                                   Philip Shapleigh (sealed)
                                   Peter Bawcomb (sealed)
                                   John Alford (sealed)
                                    Umpire
          Which being read and heard the said Robert prayeth liberty of
        Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court & it is granted
        him the same day is given to both parties.
          Now here at this day to wit the five & twentith day of November
        in the fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said
        Stephen & Thomas by their Attorny aforesaid & the said Robert by
        his Attorny came likewise and the said Robert Saith that they the
        said Stephen & Thomas their action aforesaid Ought not to have
        because he Saith that the award of the Said Arbitrators is void in p. 13
        Law and not Sufficient to oblige the Said Robert in that the said
        Robert hath not any benefitt by the said award which he ought to
        have and of this he craves judgment of the Court and the plaintiffs
        likewise. Whereupon the judgment of the Court here is that the
        said award is void in Law and not Sufficient to oblige the said Robert
        and that the said Robert recover against the said Stephen Sealous
        & Thomas Purnell the Summe of Six hundred Seventy and foure
        pounds of tobacco for his costs & charges in this behalfe laid Out
        and expended and the said Stephen & Thomas in mercy for their
        false Claime.

       George Marshall admr Garret Vansweringen late of the Citty of
             Joseph Brough St Maries otherwise called Gerard Vanswer-
             agt ingen of St Maries County in the Province
    Garrett Vansweringen    of Maryland was sumoned to answer unto
                       George Marshall administrator of the Goods
        and Chattells of Joseph Brough deceased of a plea that he render unto
        him five thousand pounds tobacco which from him he unjustly
        deteineth
          And whereupon the Said George by Robert Carvile his Attorney
        Saith that whereas the Said Gerard upon the Sixth day of July in
        the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hund[red] Seventy foure
        by his certaine bond or writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale
        of him the said Garret & here in Court produced whose date is the
        day and yeare above Said did confesse and acknowledge himselfe