454       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.

         Liber JJ   sand five hundred pounds of tobacco the tenth day of October then
               next following and two thousand pounds of tobacco on the tenth
               day of October in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred
               sixty six Notwithstanding which the said Michael his promise and
               assumption little regarding but deviseing and fraudulently intend-
               ing him the said George of the said summe of six thousand pounds
               of tobacco to deceive and defraud, the said summe of six thousand
               pounds of tobacco at the severall daies abovesaid according to his
               promise in that behalfe made to him the said George in his life
               time nor to him the said Timothy to whom Administracon of all and
               singular the Goods and Chattells of the said George (after the death
               of him the said George) was Committed hath not paid nor satis-
               fied but doth altogether refuse to pay the same to the great dam-
               age of the said Timothy and to the hinderance of the fullfilling of
               the said Administracon whereupon he saith he is dampnified and hath
               losse to the value of tenn thousand pounds of tobacco and there-
               upon he bringeth his suite.
                Mr Thomas Truman One of his Löpps Justices here being Witt-
               nesse for the deft in the abovesaid case and for want of a full Court
               day given the parties till next provinciall Court.

           [p.7] Christian Banister wife to Henry Banister being by Order of the
               last provinciall Court to make her personall appearance here at this
               day to answer what should be Objected against her for her non ap-
               peareing to prosecute Thomas Hopkins was Cleered by proclamation.

          The Court adjourned till the morrow morning eight of the clock

                       June the fourth MDClxix

                 The Court mett present as yesterday

                Was then read the Comission left by the Honble Charles Calvert
               Escp Leiftenñt Generall at his departure, thereby Comissionateing the
               Honble Philip Calvert Esq Jerome White Esq and Baker Brook Esq
               Deputy Governours of this Province, which said Comission being
               read the Oath thereunto annexed was by the said Jerome White and
               Baker Brook administred to the said Philip Calvert Esq and then
               by the said Philip Calvert administred to the said Jerome White and
               Baker Brooke.

                John Balley Petitioneth the Court for the renewment of his exe-
               cucon against Raymond Stapelfort for six thousand three hundred
               forty five pounds tobacco granted him in April Anno One thousand
               six hundred sixty six which said execution was not made returnable
               at any day
                Whereupon Ordered that the Said execution be renewed and re-
               turnable at the next Provinciall Court.