Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674. 425




      thirty foure pounds of tobacco In consideration whereof the said Liber M M
      John Morecroft did assume upon himselfe and to the said Christo
      pher faithfully promise that he the said John the said Summe of
      One thousand One hundred thirty foure pounds of tobacco to him
      the said Christopher when thereunto required would well and truly
      pay and Satisfie Notwithstanding which the said John Morecroft
      in his life time nor the said Jonathan Squire Since his death to
      whom administration of all and Singular the goods and chattells
      which were of the said John Morecrofts at the time of his death by
      the Honble Philip Calvert Esq Cothissary Genll after the death of
      the said John was committed although often required the aforesaid
      One thousand One hundred thirty foure pounds of tobacco have
      not rendred unto the said Christopher but the same to him to pay
      the said John Morecroft hath denyed and the Said Jonathan doth
      yet deny and refuse whereupon he saith he is dampnified and hath
      losse to the value of two thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon
      he bringeth his suite.
       Now here at this day to wit the twelfth day of December in the
      43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the said Christopher
      by his Attorny aforesaid and Offered himselfe against the said Jona
      than in the plea aforesaid and the said Jonathan by Kenelm Chesel
      dyn his Attorny came likewise and Saith nothing in barre of the ac
      tion aforesaid of him the said Christopher for that the said John
      Morecroft in his life time did Owe unto the said Christopher the
      said summe of One thousand One hundred thirty foure pounds of
      tobacco the debt aforesaid therefore it is considered by the Court
      here that the said Christopher recover against the said Jonathan the
      administrator of the said John the said summe of One thousand One
      hundred thirty foure pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid.

     Mathias Decosta George Charlsworth late of St Maries County p. 425
          agt planter was Sumoned to answer unto Mathias
  George Charlsworth Decosta of a plea that justly he make a rea
                    sonable account for the time he was Attorny
                    Bayliff or Receivor of the goods and tobacco
                    of him the said Mathias of what cause soever
                    and contract to the sole proffit of him the said
                    Mathias and which to him to make he ought.
       And whereupon the said Mathias Decosta by Robert Ridgely his
      Attorny Saith that whereas the said George from the
          day of June in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six
      hundred Seventy two untill the eight and twentith day of April then
      next following was Attorny Bayliff and Receiver of the goods and
      tobacco of him the said Mathias haveing by the same time the care
      & management of the plantation of the said Mathias in St Maries
      County aforesaid together with Servants twenty