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252 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676. Liber N N James & John the said Summe of nine hundred thirty two pounds of tobacco according to their certaine writeing Obligatory to him the said Robert in his life time nor to the said Johanna since his death have not paid although they have been often thereunto re- quired but the same to pay have altogether denyed & Still doth deny whereupon she saith she is dampnified and hath losse to the value of eighteen hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon she bringeth her suite. And the Said Johanna bringeth here into Court her Letters testamentary by which it may appear to the Court here that she is Executrix & hath administracon. 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 John Waghop by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny and the said Johanna by her Attorny came likewise and the said John saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action afore- said of her the said Johanna in forme aforesaid brought Where- upon it is granted by the Court here that the said Johanna recover against the said John Waghob aswell the summe of nine hundred thirty two pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the sume of five hundred eighty Seaven pounds of tobacco costs of Suite but So as execution cease untill the tenth day of October next John Warreekel Richard Ridgell late of st Maries County planter agt was sumoned to answer unto John Warreeke of a Richard Ridgellj plea that he render unto him One silke suite of mens Cloathes One serge suite of mens Cloathes One hatt & One razor One paire of stockins & One paire of gloves which he deteines from him unjustly. And whereupon the said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny saith that whereas the said John was lately possessed of One silke suite mens wearing apparrell of the price of One thousand pounds of tobacco One serge suite of the price of One hundred and fifty p. 158 pounds of tobacco, One hatt and razor of the price of One hundred pounds of tobacco One paire of stockins and gloves to the value of sixty pounds of tobacco in the whole to the value of thirteene hun- dred & ten pounds of tobacco as the proper goods & chattells of him the Said John and so being thercof possessed the twentith day of September in the yeare of Our Lord 1674 did deliver the same to the aforesaid Richard Ridgell to be Safe Kept and to be redelivered to him the said John when thereunto required. Yet the aforesaid Richard though often thereunto required the said goods aforesaid to him the Said John hath not redelivered but the same to him hitherto to redeliver hath denyed and as yet doth deny and unjustly deteine whereupon the said John Saith he is dampnified to the value of two thousand five hundred pounds of tob: and thereupon he bring- eth his suite. |
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