358        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N also the summe of Six hundred & eleaven pounds of tobacco costs
                   of suite.

             p. 219 Henry Lisle George Robins late of Talbott County otherwise
                     agt called George Robins was Sumöned to answer unto
                George Robins   Henry Lisle of a plea that he render unto him the
                             summe of two thousand nine hundred Sixty five
                   pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth
                    And whereupon the Said Henry by John Rousby his Attorny
                   Saith that whereas the said George the thirtenth day of October in
                   the yeare of Our Lord 1675 by his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed
                   with the Seale of the Said George here in Court produced whose
                   date is the day & yeare aforesaid did bind himselfe his heirs executrs
                   admrs or assignes to pay or cause to be paid unto the said Henry
                   or his assignes two thousand nine hundred Sixty five pounds of good
                   sound merchantable tobacco in caske in some convenient place in Great
                   Choptanck River being for a valuable consideration before that time
                   received notwithstanding which the said George although often de-
                   manded that is to say the day of January last to the said
                   Henry according to the tenor of the said bill hath not paid but the
                   same to him to pay hitherto hath denyed & refused and as yet doth
                   deny and refuse to the damage of the said Henry five thousand
                   pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                    And the said George by Mathew Warde 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 Henry.
                    Now here at this day to wit the fourth day of December in the
                   Second yeare of the Dominion of Charles &c Annoq Dom 1676
                   came the partyes aforesaid by their said Attornyes and the said
                   George by his Attorny Saith nothing in barre of the action afore-
                   said of him the said Henry but is content that judgment passe
                   against him by default but so as execution stay untill the first of
                   ffebruary next. Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the
                   said Henry Lisle recover against the said George Robins aswell the
                   summe of two thousand nine hundred Sixty five pounds of tobacco
                   the debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred Seaventy nine
                   pounds of tobacco costs of suite. but So as execution Stay untill the
                   first day of ffebruary next.

                  John Harris Richard Ball late of Baltemore County otherwise
                     agt called Richard Ball of the County of Baltemore &
                 Richard Ball   in the Province of Maryland gent was SumOned to
                            answer unto John Harris of London merchant of a
                   plea that he render unto him the summe of Eighty thousand pounds
                   of tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth