Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  421




                 öned to answer unto Henry Phippes administrator Liber M M
                 of the goods & chattells of Edward Maynard de
                 ceased in a plea that he render unto him the sume
                 of two thousand Seven hundred forty One pounds
                 of tobacco which from him he unjustly deteineth.
       And whereupon the said Henry by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
      Saith that whereas the said Thomas the 30th day of August in the
      yeare 1670 did by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the
      scale of the said Thomas here in Court produced whom date is the
      same day & yeare above written acknowledge himselfe to Owe and
      Stand indebted to Mr Edward Maynard Merchant and Comander
      of the William of Dover now rideing at Anchor in the Province
      aforesaid the full & just Sume of 2741 l of tobacco good Sound
      and merchantable in caske to be paid the said Edward Maynard his
      heirs executors administrators at or upon the tenth day of October
      next ensueing the date thereof and for the true performance thereof
      did bind himselfe his heirs executors admrs firmly by those presents
      Notwithstanding which the said Thomas the Said summe of 2741 l
      of tobacco according to the tenor of his said writeing Obligatory
      hath not paid to the said Edward in his life time nor to the said
      Henry since his death to whom administration of all and singular
      the goods and Chattells which were the said Edward at the time of
      his death Since his death hath beene committed hath not paid though
      often required but the same to pay hitherto hath and still doth al
      together deny to the damage of the said Henry three thousand five
      hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his Suite
       And the Said Henry bringeth also here into Court the Letter of p.
      administration to him granted of all and Singular the goods and
      Chattells which were the said Edwards at the time of his death that
      it may appeare to the Court here that he is administrator of the Said
      Edward and thereupon to have administration
       Now here at this day to witt the 13th day of December in the
      43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said Henry
      Philipps by his Attorny but the said Thomas came not but made
      default therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said
      Henry recover against the said Thomas aswell the summe of One
      thousand Seven hundred forty One pounds of tobacco the debt afore
      said as also the summe of five hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco
      for his costs and Charges in that behalf e expended and laid Out and
      the Said Thomas Turner in mercy.

     John  Quigley George Brewer late of St Maries County otherwise
         agt called George Brewer of St Maries County in the
    George Brewer    Province of Maryland planter was Sumãned to
                 answer unto John Quigley in a plea that he render
                 unto him the sume of foure thousand foure hundred