i8        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

            Liber N N   Dominion &c Annoq Doth 1677 That Capt Gerard Slye recover
                    against the estate of the Said John Carr the summe of five thousand
                    seaven hundred & One pounds of tobacco (being so much allowed
                    him Out of the Publique in the hands of the Said John Carr to be
                    collected & paid) and also the Summe of five hundred & Seventy
                    pounds of tobacco costs of suite allowed by the Court.
                      And also that John Edmondson the assignee of Dominick Bodkin
                    recover against the estate of the said John Carr aswell the Summe
                    of two thousand nine hundred & Seventy—pounds of tobacco being
                    publique dues ordered the Shipp Warrwell Thomas Oliver Coffiander
                    together with foure hundred flinty two pounds of tobacco costs of
                    suite.
                      And it is granted by the Court here that the said George Old feild
                    be impowered to collect & receive the Publique Levy & dues which
                    were in the hands of the said John Carr to collect, and which as
                    yet remaine unpaid.

                    Thomas Notley Esq John ifanning late of Charles County mer
                        agt chant otherwise called John ifanning of
                    John ffanningCharles County Gent was Sumoned to answer
                    unto the Honble Thomas Notley Escp Cheife
                    justice of the Provinciall Court according to the Libertyes & privi
                    ledges as allowed of a plea that he render unto him the just quantity
                    of One & twenty thousand One hundred & ten pounds of good bright
                    & large aronoco tobacco & caske which to him he oweth & unjustly
                    deteineth.
                      And whereupon the said Thomas Notley by Robert Ridgely his
                    Attorny Saith that whereas the said John ifanning the two & twentith
                    day of June in the first yeare of the Dominion of the right Honble
                    Charles &c over this Province & in the yeare of Our Lord God
                    1676 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of
                    him the said John ifanning & here in Court produced whose date is
                    the day & yeare aforesaid did acknowledge himselfe to be holden &
                    firmly bounden unto the said Thomas Notley in the just quantity of
                    One & twenty thousand One hundred & ten pounds of good bright
                    & large aronoco tobacco & caske to conteine it due to be paid to him
                    the said Thomas his certaine Attorny executrs admrs or assignes to
                    the payment whereof well & truly to be made the said John ifanning
                    did bind himself e his heirs executrs & admrs firmly by those presents
                    Notwithstanding wch the said John the said summe of One & twenty
                    thousand One hundred & ten pds of tobacco to him the said Thomas
                    according to the tenor of the said writeing Obligatory though often
                    thereunto required hath not paid but the same to pay hath denyed
                    & as yet doth deny whereupon the said Thomas Saith he is dampnified
                    & hath lost to the value of twenty five thousand pounds of tobacco
                    & thereupon he bringeth his suite.