456        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

           Liber N N Henry Ward admr John Griggs & Mary his wife executrix of the
                     Richd Goare last will & Testament of Richard Keene de-
                     agt ceased were summoned to answer unto Henry
                   Jno Griggs & Uxr exx Ward admr of all & singular the goods &
                    Richd Keenechattells of Richard Goare deceased of a plea
                    that they render unto him foure thousand five
                   hundred pounds of tobacco which from him they unjustly deteine.
                    And whereupon the said Henry by Robert Carvile his Attorny
                   saith that whereas the said Richard Keene upon the second day of
                   November An0 Doth 1674 by his certaine bill or writeing Obligatory
                   Sealed with the seale of him the said Richd Keene & here in Court
                   produced whose date is the day & yeare abovesaid did acknowledge
                   himselfe to be holden & firmly bound unto Richard Goare deceased
                   in the full & just quantity of foure thousand five hundred pounds
                   of prime good Sound arranocco leafe tobacco in caske to be paid
                   to the said Richard Goare or to his certaine Attorny his heirs ex-
                   ecutrs admrs or assignes upon or before the tenth day of October
                   next ensueing the date of the said bill at some convenient place in
                   Talbott County To which payment well & truly to be made he bound
                   himselfe his heirs exrs & admrs by those prsents Yet the said Richard
                   Keene in his life time nor the said Mary since his death while she
                   was sole or the said John or Mary since their intermarriage the said
                   summe of foure thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco to him
                   the said Richard Goare in his life time or to the said Henry since
                   his death though often thereunto requested have not paid or Satis-
                   fied but the same to pay have hitherto denyed & refused and Still
                   doe deny & refuse to the damage of the said Henry ten thousand
                   pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite And the said
                   Henry bringeth into Court here his Letters of Administration by
                   which it may appeare to the Court here That he is Administrator.
               p.  285 And the said John Griggs & Mary his wife by Robert Ridgely
                   their Attorny come & defend the force & injury when &c & say that
                   the said Henry Ward his action aforesaid against them ought not
                   to have because they say that the said Richard Goare deceased in
                   this Province intestate, & without any heire of his blood, whereby
                   all & Singular his goods & chattells to the Lord Propry of this
                   Province did appurteine & the said Lord Propry the said summe of
                   foure thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco in the declaration
                   Specified in the hands of the said Richard Keene deceased did seize
                   & the same out of the hands of the said Richard did take & this they
                   are ready to averr & thereupon the said John & Mary demand judgmt
                   if the said Henry his action aforesaid can mainteine & of this they
                   putt himselfe upon the judgment of the Court and the plaintiff also.
                   Which said plea being over-ruled by the Court the defendants pro-
                   duce a certaine obligation of the said Richard Goare under his hand
                   & seale dated the six & twentith of ffebruary 1674 for eight hun-