Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675. 633




      goods at that time was worth in this Province and further Saith Liber M M
      that the Said Henry Jubbar was Master of a Shipp and brought the
      Said goods into this Province to trade and merchandize with & that
      the same in the Kingdome of Inland cost him the Said Henry the
      Summe of Sixteen pounds Six Shillings & eleaven pence Sterling
      mony of England & that the said goods and merchandizes at that
      tyme the said Thomas received them in this Province was well worth
      the summe of ten thousand pounds of tobacco Notwithstanding
      which the Said Thomas the Said goods & merchandizes to the Said
      Roger Baker hath not delivered nor returned the same to the Said
      Henry Jubbar nor paid unto him the said Henry the said value of
      the Said goods nor any Satisfaction for the same to him the Said
      Henry in his life time nor to the Said Roger Since his death to
      whom Administration of all & Singular the goods & Chattells that
      was the Said Henry at the time of his death hath bin committed
      though often thereunto required hath not in manner & forme aforesd
      performed or any Satisfaction for the Same made but the same
      to doe hath & Still doth deny to the damage of the said Roger fifteen
      thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
       And the Said Roger also bringeth here into Court the Letters of
      AdministracOn to him granted of all & Singular the goods & Chat-
      tells which were the said Henry at the time of his death since his
      death committed that it may appeare to the Court here that he is
      Admr of the Said Henry & thereupon to have Administracon
       And the Said Thomas Gant by Robert Carvile his Attorny corn- p. 609
      eth & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
      Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court the Same day
      is given to both parties here.
       Afterwards to witt the two & twentith day of November in the
      44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doth 1675 Came
      the said Thomas Gant by his Attorny aforesaid & saith he did not
      assume upon himselfe & to the said Henry Jubbar make Such prom
      ise as in the said declaration is above complained off & of this he
      putts himselfe upon the Country & the plaintiff likewise Therefore
      it is Comanded the Sheriff that he cause to come here twelve &c by
      whom &c to recognize &c who neither &c because aswell &c.
       Att which said two & twentith day of November in the yeare afore
      said came aswell the parties aforesaid by their Attornyes as the
      jurors of that jury likewise came to witt Walter Hall Wm Thomas
      Richard Meekins James Ringold Arthur Wright Peter Watts
      Demetnius Cartwright David Holt John Tant John Garnish Ray
      mond Stapelfort & John Derry who being impannelled Sumoned &
      Sworne to Say the truth in the premisses upon their Oathes doe
      Say Wee the jurors doe find for the plaintiff only with this allow
      ance to Mr Thomas Gant One hhd of tobacco paid Mr Darnall weight
      neat 375 l for two Evidences attendance 180 l to 28 yards of Irish