30        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

             Liber N N And whereupon the Said Ebeneser Millam by George Parker
                    his Attorny Saith that whereas the Said John Carr the twenty fifth
                    day of October One thousand Six hundred Seventy five by his
                    certaine writeing Obligatory signed with the hand of the Said John
                    Carr & here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare above-
                    said did acknowledge himselfe indebted unto Ebeneser Millam mer
                    chant in the full and just summe of two thousand eight hundred
                    pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco & caske to containe the
                    same to be paid upon all demands in Baltemore or Cecil County
                    conveniently unto the said Ebeneser Millam his heirs or assignes and
                    for the true performance thereof he the said John Carr did bind
                    himselfe his heirs executors admrs firmly by those prsents notwith
                    standing the said John Carr the said summe of two thousand eight
                    hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Ebeneser in his life time
                    hath not paid according to the tenor of the said writeing Obligatory
                    nor the Said Petronella while she was Sole to whom letters testa
                    mentary of the goods and chattells of the said John Carr was com
                    mitted nor the said George Oldfeild Since espousalls betweene them
                    celebrated though often thereunto required hath not paid hut the
                    Same to pay hath refused & still doth refuse whereupon the Said
                    Ebeneser Saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the value of five
                    thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                      Now here at this day to witt the twentith day of June in the second
                    yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq3 Doth
                    1677 Came the said George Oldfeild in his proper person & Saith
                    iiothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said
                    Ebeneser whereupon the said Ebenesar remaineth against the said
                    George & Petronella thereupon undefended Whereupon it is granted
                    by the Court here that the said Ebenesar Millam recover against the
                    estate of the said John Carr aswell the summe of two thousand
                    eight hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the
                    Summe of five hundred & Sixteene pounds of tobacco cost of Suite.—
                    but so as execution stay till the tenth of October next.

                    Bryan Rogers and Robert Carvile late of St Maries County Henry
                       Jno Grill Carew & Clement Hill Executors of the last will
                       agt & testament of Elizabeth Moy deceased executrix
                  Moyes Executrs of Richard Moy deceased were Summoned to
                                 answer unto Bryan Rogers & John Grill in a plea
                    that they render unto them the summe of twenty thousand three
                    hundred fifty and six pounds of tobacco which from them they
                    unjustly deteine.
                      And whereupon the said Bryan & John by Kenelm Cheseldyn their
                    Attorny Say that whereas the said Richard Moy in his life time to
                    wit the three & twentith day of May in the yeare of Our Lord 1672
                    did by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of
                    the said Richard here in Court produced whose date is the same