Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.     69

        granted by the Court here that the said Pope Alvey recover against Liber N N
        the said Wm Raven aswell the Summe of foure hundred & fifty
        pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of eight
        hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

        Lydia Solly admrx William Rosewell late of st Maries County Gent
          Benja Solly was Summoned to answer unto Lidia Solly ad-
          agt ministratrix of the goods and chattells of Ben-
          Wm Rosewell jamin Solly deceased in a plea that he render
                     unto her the Summe of three thousand pounds
        of tobacco which from her he unjustly detaineth.
          And whereupon the said Lidia by Kenelm Cheseldyn her Attorny
        saith that whereas the said William the thirtenth day of September
        in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred Seventy two
        did by his certaine writeing Obligatory sealed with the Seale of the
        Said William here in Court produced whose date is the same day
        and yeare abovewritten bind himself e to pay or cause to be paid to
        Benjamin Solly of the Same County his heirs executors or lawfull
        Attorney the full and just quantity of three thousand pounds of
        good sound merchantable tobacco in caske in Clements or Brittons
        Bay upon demand to the performance of which he did Oblige him-
        selfe his heirs executors notwithstanding which the said Wm the
        said summe of three thousand pounds of tobacco according to the
        tenor of his said writeing Obligatory hath not paid though often
        required to the said Benjamin in his life time nor to the said Lidia
        since his death administratrix of all and singular the goods and
        chattells which were the Said Benjamins at the time of his death
        since his death to her committed hath not paid but the same to pay
        hitherto hath & Still doth deny to pay to the damage of the said
        Lidia five thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon she bringeth
        her suite.
          And the said Lidia bringeth also here in Court the letters of
        administration to her granted that it may appeare to the Court here
        that she is administratrix of the Said Benjamin and of the said
        estate to have administration.
          And the said Wm by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh & de-
        fendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of Speake-
        ing hereunto untill next Court the same day is given to both parties.
          Now here at this day to wit the ninth day of ffebruary in the
        yeare One thousand six hundred seventy five Came the said Lidia
        by her Attorny & the said Wm by his Attorny came likewise and
        the Said Wm saith the Said Lidia her action aforesaid against him
        Ought not to have because he Saith he paid the said Benjamin in
        his life tyme the Said Summe of three thousand pounds of tobacco
        in full of the said bill in the declaration abovesaid specified and this
        he is ready to averr and prayes judgment if the Said Lidia her action
        aforesaid against him ought to have and the plaintiff also.