Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     327

        Whereupon it is considered by the Court that the said Wm Aubone Liber N N
        & Robert Swaine recover of the estate of the said Robert ffarrer
        deceased aswell the Summe of five hundred Sixty One pounds Ster-
        ling a certaine debt for damages Occasioned by the trespas afore-
        said as also the sume of Seaven hundred fifty eight pounds of tobacco
        costs of Suite. but so as the debts of the Country of a higher nature
        be first paid & Satisfied.

        James Neale 1
           agt this cause continued untill the replevin be tryed.
        Hugh 0 Neale

        Henry Phippes Pope Alvey late of st Maries County was attached
           agt to answer unto Henry Phippes in a plea of trespas
        Pope Alvey upon the case.
                     And the said Pope by John Jones his Attorney
        cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty
        to imparle hereunto & it is granted unto him the same day is given
        to the said Henry.
          Afterwards tn wit the first day of December in the second yeare
        of the Dominion of Charles Lord Bahtemore &c Annoq Dom 1676
        came the said Pope by his Attorny aforesaid but the said Henry
        came not to prosecute his plaint aforesaid whereupon it is granted
        by the Court here that the said Pope recover against the said Henry
        the summe of           pounds of tobacco for his costs &
        charges in this part expended & the said Henry in mercy for his false
        claime.

        John Baker     Garret Vansweringen of the Citty of st Maries
           agt Inholder as administrator on the goods debts
         Garret Vansweringen & Chattells of Wm Baker of St Maries County
          admr Wm Baker planter was attached to answer unto John
                       Baker of the said Citty of st Maries Inholder
        in a plea that the said Garret as aforesaid render unto him eight
        hundred sixty nine pounds of tobacco & caske which from him he
        unjustly detaines.
          And the said Garret by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh &
        defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle
        hereunto untill next Court the same day is given to both parties.
          Afterwards to wit the first day of December in the yeare 1676
        Came the said Garret by his said Attorny & Saith that he hath fully
        administred all the goods & Chattells which were the said Wm Bakers
        at the time of his death Since his death that came to the hands of
        him the said Garrett & of this he putts himselfe upon the Country.
        but the said John Baker came not to prosecute the plaint aforesaid