236       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

               Liber N N    said of him the said Robert whereupon the Said Robert remaineth
                    against the Said Garret as administrator as aforesaid thereupon un-
                    defended Therefore it is granted by the Court here that the said
                    Robert Ridgely recover of the estate of the said Wm Baker aswell
                    the Summe of foure hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid
                    as also the Sume of five hundred thirty six pounds of tobacco costs
                    of Suite when assetts come to the hands and possession of the Said
                    administrator.

                    Robert Ridgely    Arthur Carleton administrator of all and
                        agt singular the Goods and Chattells of Thomas
                    Arthur Carleton admr Carleton deceased was Suthoned to answer
                     Thomas Carleton unto Robert Ridgely One of the Attornys
                                   of the Provinciall Court according to the
                    libertyes and priviledges &c allowed of a plea that he render unto
                    him the full and just summe of twenty & foure pounds of lawfull
                    mony of England which from him he unjustly deteineth
                     And whereupon the Said Robert in his proper person Saith that
                    whereas the said Thomas Carleton in his life time to witt the sixtenth
                    day of October 1674 by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed
                    with the seale of him the said Thomas & here in Court produced
                    whose date is the day and yeare aforesaid did acknowledge himself e
                    to be holden and firmly bound unto the Said Robert in the full and
                    just summe of twenty and foure pounds of lawfull mony of England,
                    to be paid to the said Robert or to his certaine Attorny his heirs
                    executors or assignes To the which payment well and truly to be
                    made he bound himselfe his heirs executors and administrators
                    firmly by those presents Yet the aforesaid Thomas in his life time
                    nor the said Arthur since his death (to whom administration of all
                    and singular the goods Chattells and Creditts of the said Thomas
                    since his death was committed). the said twenty and foure pounds
                    of lawfull mony of England to him the said Robert according to
                    the tenor of the said writeing Obligatory hath not paid though often
                    thereunto required but the same to pay hath & Still doth deny where-
                    upon the Said Robert saith he is dampnified and hath lost to the
                    value of five and twenty pounds Sterling And thereupon he bringeth
                    his Suite.
                     And the said Arthur by Mathew Warde his Attorny cometh and
                    defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth heareing of
                    the writeing obligatory and it is read unto him he prayeth also the
                    heareing of the Condition of the said writeing Obligatory and it is
                    read unto him in these words vizt Whereas the abovebounden
                    Thomas Carleton this day hath drawne three bills of exchange all
                    of One tenor and date upon Thomas Griffith of London mercht
                    payable at thirty dayes sight to Robert Ridgely or Order it being f or
                p. 150 value recd Now the Condition of this Obligation is Such if the said