Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673/4. 231




        And whereupon the said Jonathan Squire by Kenelm Chiseldyne Liber M M
      his Attorney Complaineth that whereas the said Benjamin the
                  day of         in the year of our Lord
                 stood indebted unto the said John Morecroft in
      the full and Just sume of sixty pounds sterling money of England,
      In ConsideracOn whereof the sd Benjamin did assume upon himself
      & to the said John did faithfully pmise that he the said Benjamin
      when thereunto Required the said sume of sixty pounds sterling to
      him the said John would well & truly Content & pay Notwithstand
      ing wch the sd Benjamin the sd sume of sixty pounds sterling money
      of England to him the sd John in his life time hath not payd nor to
      the sd Jonathan since his Death to whome Admcön of all and singu
      ler the goods and Chattells wch were the sd Johns at the time of his
      Death since his Death was Comitted hath not pd though often there-
      unto Required but the same to pay hath & still doth Deny to the
      Damage of the sd Jonathan One hundred pounds sterling and there
      upon he bringeth his suite.
        And the said Jonathan bringeth here also into Court the Lre of
      Admocon to him graunted of all and singuler the goods and Chattels
      wch were the sd Johns at the time of his Death since his Death to
      him Comitted that it may appeare to the Court here that he is
      Administrator of the sd John & thereupon to have the Adcoñ.
        Whereupon it was Comaunded to the Sheriff of St Maryes County
      that he should take the said Benjamin Cowell if found within his
      Baliwick and him safely Keepe so that he might have his body before p. 167
      the Justices of the next Provincial Court to be holden at the Citty of
      St Maryes the tenth day of ffebruary next to answere the sd Jona
      than in the plaint aforesayd.
        At wch day that is to say the Tenth day of ffebruary in the 42th
      yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Domini 1673. before
      the sd Justices at the said Citty of St Maryes the sd Sheriff of
      St Maryes County Retornes upon the sd writ that the sd Benjamin
      Cowell is not to be found in his Baliwick. whereupon the said Jona
      than prayed of the Court here that an attachmt might be graunted
      him agt the goods and Chattells of the said Benjamin according to
      the act of Assembly in that Case pvided, and it is by the Court here
      graunted unto him Retornable the next Provincial Court. and the
      same day is given to both ptyes.

      Henry Beedle & Sophia his wife in an accön of account. On the
           agt             backside of a Comission issueing
      George Wells Deft        out of this Court Dated the 17th
                           of November last past to Na
                           thaniel Heathcot & Robert ffrank
                           lyn gentt to audite & state the
                           accth betweene ye sd ptyes was thus
                           written. (vizt).