Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.    419

         John Rousby admr Whereas heretofore to witt the Second day of Liber N N
          ffrancis Allen December Anno 1676 It was Ordered by the 259
            agt       Court that Capt Philemon Loyd Wm ffoorde
        Henry Tripp Edward Man & Wm Crosse or any two of them
                      state & audite the accompts between the partys
        plaintiff & defendant & make report here at this Court. the tenor
        whereof followeth in these words vizt.
         Maryland ss.
         To the Honble Thomas Notley Escp Deputy Governour of the said
          Province with the rest of his Lopps justices at the next Provinciall
          Court be these humbly presented.
          Whereas in an action of accompt in the Said Court depending
        betweene John Rousby (as administrator of the goods and chattells
        of ffrancis Allen deceased) plaintiff and Henry Tripp defendt by
        Order of the same Court (dated the day of December last past)
        Wee whose names are subscribed were Ordered & appointed to audite
        the accompts and view all papers touching the Said cause betweene
        the said parties & the same audited viewed Stated & examined to
        report to his Lopps Said justices at the said next Provinciall Court.
          Now therefore Wee the Said Auditors haveing (to the best of
        Our endeavours) causiously perused and in Obedience to the same
        Order doe make Our report touching the state of the Same accompt
        to the effect in manner following vizt.
             Mr Henry Tripp is Dr to the said estate t ton.
        To the value of severall bills as p receipt under John Ed-  6
         mondsons hand & seale                  2741
        To Goods as p ditto valued at           2220
        To goods rated in mony as p ditto receipt 15£ 2s sold asi   2 8
         by Jno Edmondsons accompt              99
         To Severall bills left in the hands of ffrancis Riggs acknowl- 168
          edged recd p ditto Edmondson valued             f
            Whether any or how much p ann1 interest to be allowed
            for the tobacco remaineing in ballance of this accompt
            during the time of its continuance in the hands of the
            accomptants Wee referre to the judgmt & determination
            of the Honble Court.
             Pr Contra Credr.                1 tob.
         By tobacco paid by John Edmondson the first accomptant
          unto Jno Anderston for the debt of Capt Allen          °
        By a bill returned on Geo: Richardson vat    02000
        ffor the seurll notes produced on which appeares ten hhds
          of tob in the whole to be rotten in the Country alleadged
          by John Edmondson to be recd on the acct of Wm Smith
          (Dr to the said estate) but not so mentioned in any of the