Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 537




      of Liverpoole That they haveing two actions depending in this Court Liber M M
      against Nehemiah Blackistone and George Charlesworth for goods
      and Servants bought of them and not Knowing whether ever they
      may fortune to come into this Country againe being imployed upon
      merchants accompts & being Strangers here & never in this prov
      ince before, whereupon it was Ordered that ffryday the ninetenth of
      this instant ffebruary be appointed to heare & determine all causes
      relateing to Masters of Shipps for their more speedy dispatch.
          At which said nintenth day of ffebruary in the 43th year of his
          Lopps Dominion &c Annoq Doth 1674 were present the Honble
          Charles Calvert Esq Leivtenflt General and Cheife justice,
          Philip Calvert Esq Chancellour, Wm Calvert Esq Secretary
          Baker Brooke Thomas Truman Thomas Taillor and Samuel
          Chew Esq justices.
      John Harrison Richard Ambrose late of Charles County mer
          agt chant was Sumoned to answer unto John Harri
    Richard Ambrose  son of a plea that he render unto him his reason
                   able accompt of the time that he was receiver of
                   the tobaccoes of him the said John.
        And whereupon the Said John Harrison by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
      Attorny complaineth that whereas the Said John Harrison did de
      liver unto the said Richard Ambrose the foure and twentith day of
      March in the yeare One thousand Six hundred Seventy three an
      accompt and last of debts Oweing to him the said John from Sev
      erall persons in this Province amounting to the Summe of Seaven
      thousand nine hundred Seventy eight pounds of tobacco a particu
      lar whereof is here in Court produced to be received by him the
      said Richard Ambrose for the proper use of the Said John and when
      thereunto required to render unto him the Said John his reasonable
      accompt of the Sume and the Said John in fact Saith that the said
      Richard did receive of the Said Severall persons the said summe of
      seaven thousand six hundred Seventy three pounds of tobacco Not
      withstanding which the said Richard Ambrose his reasonable ac
      compt aforesaid though often thereunto required hath not rendred
      unto him the said John but the same to render hitherto hath and
      Still doth altogether deny to the damage of the said John twelve
      thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his suite
        And the Said Richard Ambrose by Robert Ridgely his Attorny
      cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and as to two
      thousand eight hundred forty two pounds of tobacco part of the said
      Seven thousand nine hundred Seventy eight pounds of tobacco which
      the said John by his declaration aforesaid above supposeth him the
      said Richard by the time aforesaid to have received he Saith that the
      Said John his action against him Ought not to have because he Saith p. 522
      that he the Said Richard the ninetenth day of January One thousand
      six hundred Seventy foure did fully accompt with the Said John
      of the same two thousand eight hundred forty two pounds of to-