Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.     259

      Hereupon the Deft begged he might have the benefitt of his writt Liber D
    of priviledge, & they not proceeding according to law & priviledges
    allowed the Clearke of the Court he craved a nonsuite agt the plts wch
    was granted him.

      John Hatch & Robt Rowland Admtrs of the goods & Chattles &
    Creditts of Francis Bullock decd Plts
      Henry Bonner Deft
      And whereupon the said John & Robert Complaineth against the [p. 162]
    said Henry For that whereas the said Henry oweth the 27 day of
    Octor in the yeare of our Lord 1669 or thereabouts had & recd from
    the said Francis Bullock severall goods & Marchantdizes amting to
    the Valew of three hundred fifty nine pounds of tobaccoe as by a
    particular Acct here in Court by the said John Hatch & Robert Row-
    land produced att large may appeare in Consideracon whereof the
    sd Henry did then Assume upon himself & to the sd Francis did
    faithfully promise tht he the said Henry the sd sume of 359 lb of tob
    wn thereunto required to the sd Francis would well & truly satisfy
    & pay yet never the less the sd Henry his sd promise & Assumpcon
    little regarding the sd sume of 359 lb of tob hath not pd neither to
    the said Francis dureing his life time nor to the sd John & Robert
    since his Death but doth altogether refuse to pay the same whereby
    the sd John & Robert have Loss to Valew of five hundred pds of
    tob & thereupon they bring their suite
      Whereupon the Deft Craved a nonsuite (agt John Hatch & Robert [p. 163]
    Rowlands they not proceeding according to the priviledges allowed
    the Clarke of the Court) which was granted to the sd Deft.

      Edmd Taylor p his Attuf John Tankard came & appeared to prose-
    cute the suite by him Commenced agt Arch. Wahab & Jane his Wife
    Admtrs of the Goods & Chattles of Alexdr Simpson Plt
      Arch: Wahab & Jane his Defts came also & appeared by their Attur
    Rich: Boughto to defd the suite comenced agt them by Edmd Taylor.
      Edmd Taylor of Charls County planter Complaineth agt Arch:
    Wahab of the same planter & Jane his Wife in an Acc of trespass
    upon the Case for tht (viz) whereas Alexander Simpson lately de-
    ceased stood indebted to the plt four hundred pounds of tob in Leiue
    of his full share of the Crop made att the Said Simpsons house the
    last yeare which said sume the said Alexander never pd in his life
    time nor the sd Jane since the decs of the said Alexander although
    often thereunto requested & therefore hee pray Judgemt
      And whereupon Richd Boughton Attur for the Defts in barrs of [p. 164]
    the Declaracon of the Plts saith tht for tht neither the Deft nor his
    Wife are mentioned to be Admtrs Admtrix in the Plts Declaracon which
    as he Conceivs they ought to be therefore he humbly craves a Non-
    suite which was denied him