Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     473

          And whereupon the said Thomas Jackson by George Parker his Liber N N
         Attorny Saith That whereas the said Thomas Pattison the twenty
         first day of November 1676 by his certaine bill or writeing Obliga-
         tory Sealed with the seale of him the said Thomas Pattison & here
         in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare abovesd was holden
         & firmly bounden unto Thomas Jackson of the County of Ann
         Arundell planter in the full & Just Summe of fifteen hundred pounds
         of good sound merchantable tobacco in caske being for a valuable
         consideration already received to be paid upon demand in some con-
         venient place in the County aforesaid To which payment well & truly
         to be made he the said Thomas Pattison did bind himself e his heirs
         executrs admrs & assignes unto the said Thomas Jackson his heirs
         admrs & assignes firmly by those presents Yet notwithstanding the
         said Thomas Pattison the sd sume of fifteen hundred pounds of
         tobacco or any part thereof to him the said Thomas Jackson accord-
         ing to the same bill though often demanded hath not paid or satis-
         fied but the same to pay or satisfie hath hitherto altogether denyed &
         refused & Still doth deny & refuse to pay the same Whereupon the
         said Thomas Jackson saith he is dampnified & hath losse to the value
         of three thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his p. 296
         suite.
          And the said Thomas Pattison the six & twentith day of April
         1677 in his proper person cometh & defendeth the force & injury
         when &c & saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the Action afore-
         said of him the said Thomas Jackson by which the said Thomas
         Jackson remaineth against the said Thomas Pattison as to the said
         fifteen hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid wholy unde-
         fended Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said
         Thomas Jackson recover against the Said Thomas Pattison aswell
         the summe of fifteen hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid
         as also pounds of tobacco costs of suite but so as
         execution Stay untill the tenth day of October next ensueing.

        Robert Heigh Thomas Pattison late of Dorchester County other-
            agt wise called Thomas Pattison in the Province of
      Thomas Pattison   Maryland Innholder was Sumoned to answer unto
                    Robert Heigh of a plea that he render unto him
         the full & just summe of two thousand One hundred pounds of
         good sound merchantable tobacco in caske which he oweth him and
         unjustly deteineth.
          And whereupon the said Robert Heigh by George Parker his
         Attorny saith that whereas the said Thomas Pattison the sixtenth
         day of June 1676 by his certaine bill or writeing Obligatory sealed
         with the seale of him the said Thomas Pattison & here in Count
         produced whose date is the day & yeare abovesaid was holden &
         firmly bound unto Robert Heigh in Calvert County & the said