Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.  55






      Thomas Dent Admisfl This accon is uppon Appeale from Liber B B
        of Coll John Price St Maries County Court, & the pro-
  Anthony Griffin deft    ceedings sent up from that Court are
                          as followeth.

      To the worll the Commisrs for the County of St Maries
        The humble Pet” of Thomas Dent one of the Admistrators to
      Coll John Price Sheweth
        That Anthony Griffin is indebted unto the Estate of Coll John
      Price one Thowsd pownds of Tob. Wherefore yor Petr humbly Vide folio
                    e d                         252&264
      Craueth order for th s Debt & hee shall pray &c:
        The Deposn of Capt Nicholas Gwyther &c:
        This Depont Sayth uppon Oath tht hee was indebted unto Anthony
      Griffin in the sume of ffowre hundd pownds of Tob, & tht hee passed
      his Bill to him for the sd Sume. ifurther this Depont comming to an
      acct wth Coll Price, the sd Coll told him of this Bill, wch hee did ac
      knowledge & satisfyed unto Mr Dent. And further the sd Coll told
      him tht the Bill passed was in Consideraon of Land taken up by him
      for web hee was intrusted
        Jurat Corã me 26, Septembr 1663  Nicholas Gwyther
         Willm Bretton.
        Robert Jones sworne & examined sayth That Anthony Griffin [p. 209]
      comming to this Deponts howse, told this Depont tht hee had taken
      up Land for him, But it was not the Land hee intended to haue taken
      up for him: But tht Land wch hee intended to haue taken up for him
      hee had taken up for Coll Price, And further told him this Depont
      tht Coll Price did not like the Land, but had sold it to him the sd
      Griffin. And allsoe the sd Griffin desyred a noate of this Depont for
      the Charges hee had beene att in Surueying this Deponts Land: ffor
      sayd hee I will assigne it to Coll Price, in part of paymt of his Land.
      And this depont hearing tht Coll Price was dangerous sick, this
      Depont went to the sd Prices, & demanded the sd noate, wch Mr Thomas
      Dent deliuered to this Depont, And it was about Two hundd & ffifty,
      or Three hundd pownds of Tob, & further sayth not.
                                       Robert Jones.
        The deft not appearing It is ordered tht if the sheriffe produce
      him not, the next Court, Judgmt to passe agst the sheriffe for what
      shall appeare due.

      Att a Court held att New Towne for the County of St Maries the first
                    Twesday in January 166¾

        The deft appearing by his Attorney Walter Hall who craued an
      Appeale to the next Prouinciall Court, Alleaging tht the sd Griffin
      could not by reason of his remote being gett his busines in readines:
      But att the next Prouinciall Court, hee should proue tht Tob payd,
      & produced in Court a Letter to the same effect from the sd Griffin
      Whereuppon