434       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

          Liber M M And whereupon the said Henry by Keneim Cheseldyn his Attorny
                  Saith that whereas the said John Beaman and Mathew Harding the
                  twelfth day of September in the yeare One thousand Six hundred
                  and Seventy did by their certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with
                  the Seales of them the Said John and Mathew here in Court pro
                  duced whose date is the same day and yeare abovewritten acknowl
                  edge themselves to Owe and be indebted to W Edward Maynard
                  Merchant and Comander of the good Shipp called the William of
                  Dover now rideing at anchor in the River of Petuxent in the Prov
                  ince aforesaid the full and just Summe of One thousand and eight
                  hundred pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco to be paid the
                  said Edward Maynard his heirs executrs administrators at or upon
                  the tenth day of October next ensueing the date thereof for the
                  true performance whereof they did bind themselves, their heirs
                  executors admrs firmly by those presents Notwithstanding which the
                  said John and Mathew the said Summe of eighteene hundred pounds
                  of tobacco to him the said Edward while he was liveing nor to the
                  said Henry Since his death to whom administration of all and Singu
                  lar the goods and chattells which were the said Edwards at the time
                  of his death since his death hath beene committed hath not paid
                  though often thereunto required but the same to him to pay hitherto
                  hath and still doth altogether deny to the damage of the said Henry
                  three thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his
                  Suite—And the Said Henry bringeth also here into Court the Let
                  ters of 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
                   And the said John by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh & de
                  fendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of Speake
                  ing hereunto untill next Court and it is granted him the same day
                  is given to both parties
                   Now here at this day to wit the thirtenth day of December in
                  the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Came the said Henry by
                  his Attorny and Offered himselfe against the said John in the plea
                  aforesaid and the said John by Robert Carvile his Attorny came
                  likewise and the said John Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the
                  action aforesaid of him the said Henry for that he oweth the said
                  summe of eighteen hundred pounds of tobacco in the declaration
              p. 432 abovesaid declared against him whereupon the said Henry remaineth
                  against the said John thereof undefended therefore it is considered
                  by the Court here that the said Henry recover against the said John
                  the said summe of eighteen hundred pounds of tobacco the debt afore
                  said as also the summe of five hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco
                  costs of Suite in that behalfe laid Out and expended and the said
                  John in mercy.