Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.   357

     To the honoble Gouernor & Councell In Prouinciall Cort assembled Liber B B
                                                 [p. 436]
       The humble petn of Andw Skinner Sheweth
       That Francis Riggs late of Ca!uert County deceased did uppon the
     10th day of March 1663 Obleige himse!fe his heires Executors &
     Administrs to pay yor petr his heires Executors and Assignes the
     sume of two thowsand pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco
     wth Caske att or before the 10th day of Octobr 1664 as by the said
     Riggs his specialty may more att large appeare, which said sume of
     two thowsand poundes of tobacco is from the said Riggs to yor petr
     due in sattisfaccon of a quantity of land sold by yor petr to the sd
     Riggs
       Now soe it is paymt being demanded of Richard Collett the Ad
       ministr of the said Riggs for the said Sume of two thowsand pounds
       of tobaccoe as aforesaid hee utterly Refuseth to pay to the greate
       damage and detriment of yor petr—
       Wherefore hee humbly Craues Order of this Honoble Court agst
     the said Richard Collett for the said Two Thowsand poundes of to
     baccoe wth Caske, or a Re-possession of the said land to yor petr
     being his proper Reall Estate and neuer any sattisfaccon made for
     the said land to yor petr Wth dathages and Cost of suite-And (as in
     Duty bound) he shall pray &c

       Francis Riggs dds writt agst__
       Andrew Skinner demds writt agst Richard Collett the Adminis
     trat” of Francis Riggs in an accon uppon his Case for damages for
     non-performance of the said Riggs his Couenant to the said Andrew
     Skinner to the uallue of three thowsand pounds of tobaccoe dated
      JanuarWarrt to sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c, Ret:   ffebb:
     next Prouinall Court—
       Andrew Skinner demds Writt of summons for John Edmondson
     and James Shacklady to testifye in Causo ut supra, uppon perill of
       forfeiting 5lb tob: each person to the Lord Proprietary in Case
       they appeare not according to summons—
       Warrt to sherriffe of Caluert County to warne &c, Ret: 7th ffebb:
     next Prouinciall Court
     Andrew Skinner plt    The plt declares agst the defendt in
     Richard Collett the Administr of an accon uppon his Case for dath
       Francis Riggs decd deft     ages for non-performance of the
       said Riggs his Couenant to the plt—
       Humbly Sheweth That whereas the plt did to the said Riggs passe [p. 4371
     ouer a quantity of land in Consideracon that the said Riggs should
     for the plt receiue all such debts bills and accompts as then was or
     should bee due to the plt in the County of Caluert and uppon Re
     fusall of paymt from the prsons them soe oweing of any such debts