190      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

              Liber N N thousand six hundred & thirty pounds of tobacco As also five hundred

                    thirty six pounds of tobacco costs of suite
                    Henry Stocket & James Henry Johnson & Elizabeth his wife Admx
                    Stavely Exrs of Nathl of the Goods & Chattels of Nathaniel Vtye
                   Styles    deceased was Attached to answer unto
                        agt Henry Stocket & James Stavely Exrs of the
                   Henry Johnson &     last Will & testamt of Nathaniel Stiles de
                    Eliza uxr Admx Nathl ceased of a plea of trespas of the case
                Utye                And whereupon the said Henry & James
                                    by Robert Carvile their Attorney say, that
                    whereas the said Nathaniel Vtye upon the fifteenth day of May &
                    the sixth day of July in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six
                    hundred seventy five had bought & received of the said Nathaniel
                    Stiles divers Goods & Mrchandizes att several rates & prices amount
                    ing in the whole to the sume of Eight thousand five hundred eighty
                    & six pounds of tobacco a particular accompt whereof is hereunto
                    annexed he the said Nathaniel Vtye in consideracon thereof did as
                    sume upon himselfe & to the said Nathaniel Stiles did faithfully
                    promise, that he the said Nathaniel Vtye the said sume of Eight
                    thousand five hundred Eighty six pounds of tobacco to him the said
                    Nathaniel Stiles would well & truely satisfie & pay when he should
                    be thereunto lawfully required And the said Henry & James say in
                    fact, that the said Nathaniel Styles in his life tyme received of the
                    said Nathaniel Vtye the sume of Eleven hundred forty two pounds
                    of tobacco, And that there rested due to the said Nathaniel Stiles the
                    sume of seven thousand foure hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco
                    Yet notwithstanding the said Nathaniel Utye his promise & assump
                    con aforesaid little reguarding, but deviseing & fraudulently intend
                    ing him the said Nathaniel Styles in that behalfe craftily & sub
                    tily to defraud & deceive, he the said Nathaniel Vtye in his life tyme
                    or the said Eliza since his death while she was sole, nor the said
                p. 446  Henry & Eliza since their intermarriage, the said sume of seven
                    thousand foure hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco to him the
                    said Nathaniel Styles in his life tyme or to the said Henry or James
                    since his death though often thereunto required have not hitherto
                    paid or satisfied but the same to pay & satisfie have hitherto denyed
                    & still doe deny and refuse to the dathage of the said Henry & James
                    twelve hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon they bring their
                    suite.
                      And the said De fendts by Robert Ridgely their Attorney come &
                    defend the force & injury when &c and pray liberty of speakeing
                    hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted them, the same day is
                    given to the plaintiffe also.
                      Now here att this day to witt the three & twentieth day of ffebruary
                    in the third yeare of the dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c