Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  369




      hundred Seventy two Stood indebted to the Said Thomas in the Liber M M
      Sume of foure hundred pounds of tobacco he the Said John in con
      sideration thereof did assume upon himselfe and to the Said Thomas
      did faithfully promise to pay unto the Said Thomas the Said Sume
      of foure hundred pounds of tobacco when thereunto requested Yet
      notwithstanding the Said John in his life time and the said Jonathan
      Since his death the Said promise aforesaid little regarding the Said
      Sume of foure hundred pounds of tobacco to him the Said Thomas
      though often thereunto requested hath not paid to him but the Same
      to pay hath denyed and Still doth deny to the damage of the Said
      Thomas Six hundred pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth
      his Suite.
        And the Said Jonathan by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh
      & defendeth the force and injury when &c and Saith that he hath
      nothing to Say in barr or avoidance of the Said action of him the
      Said Thomas whereupon the Said Thomas remaineth against the
      Said Jonathan thereof undefended Therefore it is considered that
      the Said Thomas recover against the Said Jonathan the Said Summe
      of foure hundred pounds of tobacco debt.

        Upon the Petition of William Asbestone that he lent unto Joseph
      Brough deceased in june last One hundred and eleaven pounds of
      cleare & Sifted meale of indian Come weighed by ‘George Marshall
      administratr of the deceased
        Ordered that the Said George Marshall admr of the Said Joseph
      deceased pay the same to the Petitioner or Satisfaction in tobacco
      for the Same according to the prayer in the said Petition.

        Whereas it appeares to the Cothissary Generall for probate of wills p. 279
      and granting administrations that John Brewer hath not exhibited a
      true inventory of the estate of jhe said John Hatton deceased nor a
      true accompt of the Said estate to the Second administrator it is this
      day to witt the Sixtenth day of October in the 43th yeare of his
      Lopps Dominion &c Ordered by the Court here that the bond for
      administration be assigned over unto Samuel Hatton admr of John
      Hatton deceased.

      Garrett Vansweningen It was Comanded the Sheriff of St Maries
          agt County That he take James Lewis otherwise
      James Lewiscalled James Lewis So that he have his body
      before the justices of this Court here the
      thirtenth day of October in the 43th yeare of
      his Lopps Dominion &c to answer unto Garrett Vansweringen in a
      plea that he render unto him the summe of One thousand three hun
      dred pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
      at which day the Same Sheriff returnes that the said James Lewis