168       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.
              Liber N N Richard White  Thomas Bankes late of Calvert County Admr
              p. 426    agt      of all & singuler the Goods Chattels rights &
                   Tho: Bankes Admr creditts of George Beckwith deceased to Answer
                    Geo: Beckwith unto Richard White of a plea that he render
                    unto him the sume of six thousand foure hun
                    dred eighty six pounds of every way well condiconed Aranocoa
                    tobacco in caske which from him he unjustly detaineth
                     And whereupon the said Richard White by George Parker his
                    Attorney saith that whereas the said George Beckwith the twenty
                    seventh day of ifebruary in the yeare of our Lord God 1674/5 by his
                    certaine writing under the hand of the said George which the said
                    Richard bringeth here into Court the date whereof is the same
                    day & yeare, did binde himselfe his Exrs Admrs or assignes to pay or
                    cause to be paid to Richard White or his Order for the use of the
                    Owners of the Shipp hope of Bristoll the sume of six thousand
                    foure hundred eighty six pounds of every way well condiconed
                    Aranocoa tobacco & caske convenient to the waterside in the Prov-
                    ince of Maryland on demand after the twentieth day of December
                    ensueing the date thereof Notwithstanding which the said George
                    Beckwith the said sume of six thousand foure hundred eighty six
                    pounds of tobacco to him the said Richard in his life tyme hath not
                    paid according to the said writing, nor the said Thomas since his
                    death to whom Letters of Administracon of the Goods Chattels
                    rights & creditts of the said George was comitted although often
                    demanded hath not paid or satisfied, but the same to him the said
                    Richard White doth still deny & refuse, whereupon he saith he is the
                    worse & hath damage to the Value of Eight thousand pounds of
                    tobacco, and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                     And the said Thomas Bankes by Robert Carvile his Attorney
                    cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty
                    of speaking hereunto untill next Court, and itt is granted him, the
                    same day is given to the said Richard also.
                      Now here att this day to witt the one & twentieth day of ffebry
                    in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
                    Annoq3 Dãni 1677. came the said Richard White by his Attorney
                    aforesaid & afford himselfe against the said Thomas in the plea
                    aforesaid, but the said Tho: came not but made default, therefore
                    itt is granted by the Court here, that the said Richard White recover
                    against the Estate of the said Geo: Beckwith aswell the süme of
                    six thousand foure hundred Eighty six pounds of tobacco debt As
                    also six hundred ninety two pounds of tob costs of suite.

                   Tho: ffisher & Compa
                        agt
                    Jno Brooke Admr
                                  Wm Worgan