176      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N  consigned to the said Wm Singelton as by severall bills of ladeing
                    & severall Invoyces here in Court produced may appeare In considera
                    con whereof the said Wm Singleton did then assume upon himselfe
                    & to the said Wm Drope & Thomas Elwes did faithfully promise that
                    he the said Wm Singleton would well & truely pay satisfie & make a
                    true & just returne in tobacco for the said severall Goods & Mrchan
                    dizes as he the said Wm should sell & dispose of the same unto the
                p. 433 Citty of London In the kingdome of England to & for the proper
                    use & behoofe of them the said Wm Drope & Thomas Elwes And to
                    make & render a reasonable accompt thereof when thereunto required
                    Notwithstanding the said Wm Singleton in his life tyme his promise
                    & assumpcon so as aforesaid made little reguarding, but meaning &
                    fraudulently intending them the said Wm Drope & Thomas Elwes
                    of the said sume of one hundred sixteen pounds ten shillings & nine
                    of sterling money to deceive, the said Wm in his life tyme though
                    often thereunto required nor the said Edward after the death of the
                    said Wm to whom letters testamentary of the last Will & testamt of
                    the said wm Singleton was committed, the said sume of One hundred
                    sixteen pounds ten shillings & nine pence sterling money nor tobacco
                    in lieu & satisfaction thereof returned as aforesaid, nor reasonable
                    accompt thereof made to them the said Wm Drope & Tho: Elwes
                    according to the promise & assumpcon of him the said Wm Singleton
                    in his life tyme in that behalf e made hath not paid satisfied returned
                    or any content for the same given, to the great damage of them
                    the said Wm Drope & Thomas Elwes, whereupon they say that they
                    are damnified & have losse to the Value of two hundred pounds ster
                    ling money, & thereupon they bring their suite.
                     And the said Edward Turner by Charles Boteler his Attorney
                    cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty
                    of Speakeing hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted him, the
                    same day is given to the said Wm Drope & Tho: Elwes.
                     Now here att this day to witt the two & twentieth day of ffebry
                    in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
                    Annoq Doni 1677. came the said Wm Drope & Tho: Elwes by their
                    Attorney aforesaid, & offered themselves agt the said Edward Turner
                    in the plea aforesaid but the said Edward came not but made default
                    Whereupon itt is granted by the Court here, that the said Wm Drope
                    & Tho: Elwes recover against the Estate of the said Wm Singleton
                    as well the sume of One hundred sixteen pounds tenn shillings &
                    nine pence stert, damages occasioned by the trespasse aforesaid As
                    also the sume of    costs of suite

                    John Addison & Rebeccah Memorandum that this Court to witt the
                    ux Exx Tho: Dent the seventeenth day of April 1677 came
                    agt              John Addison & Rebeccah his wife EXX
                    Jno Blomfeildof the last Will & Testamt of Thomas
                    Dent late of St Maryes County gentt de