Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.445




                   Calvert Esq One of his Lopps justices of the Liber M M
                   Provinciall Count and Chancellour of this Prov
       ince confest judgment unto Benjamin Cowell for the summe of
       twenty thousand pounds of tobacco for which execution is not yet
       executed, that therefore by good and lawfull men of his Bailiwick
       he make Knowne to the said Richard Tilghman that he be and
       appeare at the Citty of St Maries at the Provinciall Count to be
       there holden the eighth day of December in the 43th yeane of his
       Lopps Dominion &c to shew cause if any he hath why execution for
       the summe aforesaid should not passe against him which said Pro
       vinciall Count was by his Lopps writt of adjournment adjourned
       untill the ninth day of the same December. Att which said ninth day
       of December the Same Sheriff maketh returne of the said precept
       Vizt I have served this Scire facias before Mathew Wande and Peter
       Sawyer of this County.
        Att which said ninth day of December came Kenelm Cheseidyn
       Administrator of the goods and Chattells of the said Benjamin and
       Offered himselfe against the said Richard upon the Scire facias
       aforesaid and the said Richard Tilghman by Mathew Wande his
       Attorny cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and
       prayeth liberty to imparle here until the next Court and it is granted
       unto him the same day is given unto both parties.
        Now here at this day to witt the tenth day of ffebruary in the 43th
       yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c came the said Kenelm Cheseldyn
       but the said Richard Tilghman came not but made default there
       fore it is considered by the Court here that the said Kenelm Chesel
       dyn administrator of the said Benjamin have execution granted him
       against the said Richard Tilghman for the said Summe of twenty
       thousand pounds of tobacco as also the summe of five hundred
       twenty foune pounds of tobacco cost of Suite in this behalfe laid Out
       and expended.

      John  Quigley Isaac ffoxcroft late of St Maries Citty in the County
          agt of St Maries was attached to answer unto John
       Isaac ffoxcroft Quigley in a plea of trespas upon the case.
        And whereupon the said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
       complain [eth] that whereas the six and twentith day of March in
       the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred Seventy foure at p. 441
       Stt Maries Citty in the County of St Maries a certaine cothunication
       was had betweene the said Isaac ffoxcroft and the Said John Quigley
       concerning the playing at a centaine Game at Dice called Passage
       by him the said Isaac ffoxcroft together with him the said John
       Quigley the said Isaac did then and there to witt the same day and
       yeare and place aforesaid in consideration that he the said John
       Quigley had given unto him the Said Isaac ffoxcroft twenty thou
       sand pounds of tobacco in bills under hand and Seale due to the said