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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667. 179 Daniel Jenifer ppr According to the foregoeing Ordr in fo: 455 Liber FF John Lewger defentf the defendt being attached by a writt of priu- iledge, and yet noe Appearance made, Ordered the sherriffe of Charles County who did take the body of the defendt according to the writt be amerced, and that the plt haue his remedy agt the said sherriffe for the defendts not appearing William King petitioneth the Court That George C'olton late of Caluert County decd was at the time of his decease endebted to the sd Petr the sume of One Thowsand pounds of tobaccoe Wherefore hee prayeth Ordr agt the Estate of the said decedent for the said sume Ordered that the said Wm King bee forthwith sattisfyed the sume of One Thowsand pounds of tobacco & Caske Out of the Estate of the said George Colton deceased Toby Wells plaintiffe The defendt being brought heither Jno wright who maryed the Relict by a Scire facias upon a Recog- of Bartholw Gleuin defendant nizance acknowledged in Court Morecroft et Jenifer p quef by his predecessor Gleuin for Six Caluert et Boughton p deft and twenty thowsand pounds of tob: of tobb: The defendt pleadeth that hee hath fully Administred and noe Assetts remaining of the Estate The plt denys that the defendt hath fully administred, yet neuerthe- less further alleadging that debts of the highest Nature ought to be first sattisfyed this being a Recognizance acknowledged by the said Barth: Gleuin in this Court which was likewise the Opinion of the Court Whereupon the defendt produceth a receipt for part of the said 26000 lb tob: which was allowed of by the plt: and the remaindr thereof due to the plt is Fowreteene Thowsand three hundred and seauenteen pounds of ton: for which sume Judgmt past against the defendt to sattisfye to the plaintiffe, as allsoe to sattisfye the plt halfe of all Charges expended in that suite when the sd Gleuin ac- knowledged the said Recognizance to the plt: the said Toby Wells hauing sattisfyed the full Charge therein which Condicon was ex- pressed in the said Recognizance soe past to the said Toby Wells Anthony Callaway plt Defendt pleads not Guilty The [p. 462] John Wright who marryed the Relict plts lease being read and ac of Bartholw Gleuin defendant knowledged by the defendt Morecroft p querall Euidences being sworne it Caluert et Boughton p defendant was prou'd that the plt was disturbed by the defendt--Ordered a Jury bee impannel'd to enquire of Damages susteyned by the plt: 16 |
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