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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676. 235 of the action aforesaid Therefore it is granted by the Court here Liber N N to witt the fourtenth day of April in the first yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom 1676. that the said Edward Tarleton & Compa recover against the said Elizabeth Greene the summe of five thousand One hundred seventy two pounds of tobacco as also the summe of five hundred Sixty foure pounds of tobacco costs of suite but so as execution thereof cease untill the tenth of October next. Robert Ridgely Garret Vansweringen administrator of all P. 149 agt and Singular the Goods & Chattells of Wil- Garrett Vansweringen liam Baker deceased was SumOned to answer admr Wm Bakerunto Robert Ridgely One of the Attornyes of the Provinciall Court according to the libertyes & priviledges &c allowed of a plea that he render unto him the just quantity of foare hundred pounds of good sound mer- chantable tobacco & casque which from him he unjustly deteineth. And whereupon the said Robert in his proper person Saith That whereas the Said Wm Baker in his life time to witt the fiftenth day of November 1675 by his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the said Wm and here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare aforesaid did acknowledge himself e to be holden and firmly bounden unto the said Robert in the full and just quantity of foure hundred pounds of good Sound merchantable tobacco & casque to be paid to the said Robert Ridgely or to his certaine At- torny his heirs executors admrs or assignes at Some convenient place in the Said County upon demand To the which payment well and truly to be made the said Wm did bind himselfe his heirs executors & admrs firmly by those presents. Yet the aforesaid Wm in his life time nor the Said Garret Since his death (to whom administration of all and Singular the goods Chattells & Creditts of the Said Wm Since his death was committed) the Said foure hundred pounds of tobacco to him the Said Robert according to the tenor of the said bill Obliga- tory hath not paid though often thereunto required but the Same to pay hath and Still doth deny, whereupon the Said Robert saith he is dampnified and hath lost to the value of five hundred pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his suite. And the Said Garret by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle here untill the next Court and it is granted him the Same day is given to the said Robert. Now here at this day to witt the fourtenth day of April in the first yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom 1676 Came the said Robert in his proper person and the said Garret Vansweringen by his said Attorny likewise came and the Said Garrett Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action afore |
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