144       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

              Liber N N Then was William Williams gentt sworne Attorney of this Court

                    ffebruary 23th 1678
                     Then were John Blomfeild & Wm Crosse gentt admitted & Sworne
                    Attorneys of this Court.

                                  Eodem die
                     Ordered by the Court, that the Attorneys of this Court for all
                    such writts as they shall sue out for the future, file their declaracon
                    upon such writt by the last day of the same Court that the writt is
                    retornable, or else the Clerke of the Court is hereby ordered not to
                    receive the same without speciall & particular lycence from this Court
                    And itt is further ordered, that any Attorney appearing for any
                    defendt in this Court shall before the first day of the next Court after
                    such his appearance file his plea with the Clerke of this Court And
                    in case of his default thereof, the Clerke of this Court is hereby
                    ordered not to receive the same without particular order from the
                    Court. And further this Court thinke fitt to resolve, that for default
                    of fileing declaracon according to the above rule the plaintiffe shall
                    suffer a Nonsuite, without he can giue some such sufficient rea
                    son for his not doeing the same as this Court shall approve And
                    further, that for default of fileing a plea according to the above rule
                    Judgemt shall passe against the defendt without he can give some such
                    sufficient reason for his not doeing the same as this Court shall
                    approve And of this all the Officers & Ministers of this Court are to
                    take notice

                p.406   John Addison & John Ireland Admistr of all & singuler the
                    Rebeccah his wife Goods Chattels rights and creditts which were
                     EXX Tho: Dent of Margarett Penry deceased was Attached to
                         agt Answer unto John Addison & Rebeccah his wife
                    John Ireland Admr Execx of the last will & testament of Thomas
                    Margarett Penroy Dent deceased of a plea of trespas upon the
                                 case
                     And whereupon the said John & Rebeccah by Robert Ridgely their
                    Attorney complaine, That whereas the said Margarett in the life
                    tyrne of the said Margarett to witt between the two & twentieth day
                    of June One thousand six hundred seventy foure, & the thirteenth
                    day of August One thousand six hundred seventy foure bought
                    had & received of the said Thomas Dent divers Goods & mrchandizes
                    amounting in the whole to the surne of foure thousand three hun
                    dred & Eight pounds tobacco, a particular whereof is by the said
                    John & Rebeccah here in Court produced In consideracon whereof
                    the said Margarett did assume upon her selfe & to the said Thomas
                    in his life tyme did faithfully promise that she the said Margarett
                    him the said Thomas the said sume of foure thousand three hundred