222       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673/4.

         Liber M M  sidered by the Court here that Judgt be awarded agt the said Thomas
                 Chandler and William Russell according to the informacon a fore
                 sayd by Default, and that the sd Thomas and William doe for feite
                 the price of the liquors Charged to accompt in the informacon afore
                 sayd as also that the said John Wells who aswell &c Recover agt
                 the said Thomas and William the said sume of Tenne Thowsand
                 pounds of Tobacco in the said informacon aforesayd specefyed, the
                 one Moyety thereof to the Right honoble the Lord Proprietary the
                 other Moyety thereof to the said John Wells as Informer due to
                 him according to act of Assembly in this Case made & provided, and
                 that the said John Wells Recover of the said Thomas and Willm
                 the sume of three hundred Seventy two pounds of Tobacco more
                 for his Costs and Charges by him Expended in and about the
                 psecution of the aforesayd informacon and the said William and
                 Thomas in mercy &c.

                Thomas Dent Jonathan Squire late of St Maryes County Admt
                    agt of the goods and Chattells of John Morecroft
              Jonathan Squire Deceased was attached to answere unto Thomas
                            Dent in a plea of Trespas upon the Case.
                  And whereupon the said Thomas by Vincent Lowe his Attorney
                 Complaineth that whereas the said John Morecroft the 28th day of
                 Aprill in the yeare 1673 stood Indebted to the said Thomas Dent
                 the sume of Three thowsand seaven hundred and fifteene pounds
                 of Tobacco for Diverse goods and Marchandizes sold and Delivered
                 to the said John in his life time a pticuler whereof is here in Court
                 pduced In Consideracon whereof the said John did assume upon him
                 self and to the said Thomas Did faithfully promise that he the said
                 John when thereunto Required the sd sume of 3715l Tob to him the
             p. 158 sd Thomas would well and truly content & pay, Notwithstanding
                 wch the said John in his life time nor the said Jonathan since his
                 Death to whom Admcoñ of all and singuler the goods and Chattells
                 wch were the said Johns at the time of his Death since his Death hath
                 beene Comitted hath not payd but the same to pay Denyes to the
                 Damage of the sd Thomas of Two Thowsand pounds of Tob and
                 thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                  And the aforesayd Jonathan Squire in his pp pson Cometh and
                 Defendeth the force and injury when &c and saith nothing in barre
                 of the action of the aforesayd Thomas Dent brought as aforesayd
                 for the said sume of three Thowsand seaven hundred and fifteene
                 pounds of Tobacco, wherefore it is Considered by the Court here
                 that the sd Thomas Dent Recover agt the said Jonathan Squire of the
                 goods of the sd John Morecroft in his hands remaining aswell the
                 said sume of three thowsand seaven hundred & fifteene pounds of
                 Tobacco his Debt aforesd as also the sume of pounds