154      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N  recover against the said Thomas Truman the sume of twelve thou
                    sand Eight hundred thirty one pounds of tob As also Eight hundred
                    seventy two pounds tobacco costs of suite And the said Thomas
                    in mercy

                     Thomas Hagelton
                         agt    this action continued untill next April Court
                    Thomas Truman

                     Jane Grey Admx Thomas Pinke Admistr of all & singuler the
                      of Alex: Windsor Goods Chattels & Creditts of Jane Paine de
                          agt      ceased was Attached to Answer unto Jane
                      Tho: Pinke Admr Grey AdmT of all & singuler the Goods Chat-
                      Jane Paine tels & Creditts of Alexander Windsor deceased
                                   of a plea of trespas upon the case.
                      And whereupon the said Jane Grey by Robert Ridgely her At
                    torney complaineth, that whereas the said Jane Paine the fifth day
                    of June One thousand six hundred seventy five departing this life
                    leaveing behinde her a considerable Estate & seven young Children,
                    & no person desireing Admcon of the same att that tyme, the Honble
                    Philip Calvert Esqr Comissary Genll & Judge for probate of Will
                    & granting of Admions within the said Province did imploy the said
                    Alexander in the life tyme of the said Alexander to looke after the
                    Children of the said Jane, & them as a Schoole Master to teach, &
                    as farre as in him lay to looke after the said Estate, & to see that
                    itt was not imbezelled, assureing the said Alexander that for his
                    paines care & troubles therein he should be satisfied & paid out of the
                    said Estate what he should reasonably deserve And the said Jane
                    Grey in fact saith, that the said Alexander from the said fifth day
                    of June in the yeare aforesaid untill the sixth day of March then
                    next following, he the said Alexander did looke after the Children
                    of the said Jane Paine, & them as a schoolmaster did teach And
                    also did looke after the said Estate to see that itt was not imbezeld
                    & wasted, for which the said Alexander did reasonably deserve foure
                    thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco & caske Yet the aforesaid
                 Thomas to Whom Administracon of all & singuler the Goods Chat
                    tels & Creditts of the said Jane Paine since her death hath bin
                    comitted the said sume of foure thousand five hundred pounds of
                    tobacco to him the said Alexander in his life tyme nor to the said
                    Jane Grey since his death to whom Admcon of all & singuler the
                    Goods Chattels right & creditts of the said Alexander Windsor since
                    his death hath bin comitted hath not paid though often thereunto
                    required, but the same to pay hath denyed & as yet doth deny in re
                    tardation of the Adcon of the said Alexander, & to the damage of the
                    said Jane five thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon she produceth
                    her suite. And the said Jane Grey bringeth into the Court here the