Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     357

         said & of this he prayes the judgment of the Court & the said John Liber N N
         Tant also. But it sufficiently appeareing to the Court here that the
         said John Tant did not assume in manner & forme as is above de-
         clared against him It is considered by the Court here that a non-
         suite be awarded against the plaintiff and that the said John Tant
         recover against the said John Jordaine the summe of eleaven hun-
         dred & nine pounds of tobacco costs of Suite & the said John Jordaine
         in mercy for his false claime.

         J ohanna ffarrer exx Henry Bonner late of the County of Charles
           Robert ffarrer otherwise called Henry Bonner of Charles
           agt        County in the Province of Maryland was Sum
         Henry Bonneroned to answer unto Johanna ffarrer executx
         of the last will & testament of Robert ffarrer
         deceased in a plea that he render unto her twelve hundred & nine
         pounds of tobacco which from her he unjustly deteineth.
           And whereupon the said Johanna by Robert Carvile her Attorny
         Saith that whereas the Said Henry the fiftenth day of March Anno
         Doth 1674 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale
         of him the said Henry and here in Court produced whose date is
         the Same day and yeare abovewritten did Owe & Stand indebted
         unto him the Said Robert his heirs executors admrs & assignes in
         the full and just quantity of twelve hundred & nine pounds of good
         sound merchantable tobacco & caske to be paid conveniently in
         St Maries County at or upon the tenth day of October next ensueing
         the date thereof notwithstanding which the said Henry the aforesaid
         summe of twelve hundred & nine pounds of tobacco according to
         the tenor of his said writeing Obligatory to him the said Robert in
         his life time, nor to the said Johanna since his death hath not paid
         although he hath beene often thereunto required but the same to pay
         hath altogether denyed & Still doth deny whereupon she Saith she is
         dampnified & hath losse to the value of foure & twenty hundred
         pounds of tobacco & thereupon she bringeth her suite. And the said
         J ohanna bringeth here into Court her letters Testamentary whereby
         it may appeare to the Court here that she is executrix & hath right of
         administration
           And the said Henry by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh &
         defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to im-
         parle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court & it is granted him
         the same day is given to the said Johanna.
           Nowhere at this day to witt the Seventh day of December in the
         Second yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
         Doth 1676 came the Said Johanna by her Attorny but the said Henry
         came not but made default Whereupon it is granted by the Court
         here that the said Johanna recover against the said Henry aswell the
         summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as