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