216      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N  Court in the prmisses, Whereupon itt is granted by the Court l1ere,
                    that the said Garret VanSweringen recover against the Estate of the
                    said Dominick Bodkin fitz James the sume of two thousand three
                    hundred sixty one pounds of tobacco damages occasioned by the
                    trespas aforesaid As also pounds of tobacco costs of
                    suite which said damages & costs to be allowed in part of satisfaction
                    of a bill for three thousand pounds of tobacco passt by the said
                    Garret to the said Dominick.

                    John     Ireland George Wells Admr of all & singuler the Goods &
                        agt Chattels of John Turpin deceased was Surnoned to
                p. 468  Geo: Wells Adr Answer unto Jno Ireland of a plea that he acquitt
                    Jno Turpin him of One hundred thousand pounds of tobacco
                               which he putt himselfe in pledges against the right
                    Honble the Lord Propry of this Province for the said John Turpin of
                    which he hath not him acquitted..
                      And whereupon the said John Ireland by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
                    Attorney saith, That whereas he the said John Ireland att the speciall
                    instance & request of the said John Turpin in his life tyme, & for &
                    on the behalfe of the said John Turpin the fourth day of June in
                    the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy sixth by
                    his certaine writeing obligatory became bound to the right Honble
                    the Lord ProprY of this Province together with the said John Turpin
                    in the sume of One hundred thousand pounds of tobacco, that he the
                    said John Turpin should well & truely Administer all & singuler the
                    Goods & Chattels of Wm Hewitt deceased, & to save harrnlesse his
                    said Lordpp & all his Officers against all persons haveing right title
                    or interest to the same when thereunto required And the said John
                    Ireland saith, that after the death of the said John Turpin, one John
                    Inglish had legally granted to him letters of Administracon of the
                    said Hewitts Estate And did afterwards to witt the tenth day of
                    Octobt in the yeare One thousand six hundred seventy six obtaine
                    from the Honble the Judge for probate of Wills &c in this Province
                    according to Act of Assembly in that case made the bond aforesaid
                    to the said Lord Propry passed to be assigned over to the said John
                    Inglish Admr of the said Wm Hewitt for his reliefe for so much as
                    was imbezilled by the said Turpin of the said Hewitts Estate And
                    did thereupon att a Provinciall Court held the three and twentieth
                    day of June in the yeare One thousand six hundred seventy seven
                    upon the said bond recover against the said John Ireland the sume
                    of sixteen thousand foure hundred & foure pounds of tobacco &
                    Eight hundred twenty eight pounds of tobacco costs of suite, by
                    force of which recovery the said John Ireland paid the same Not
                    withstanding which the said John Turpin in his life tyme nor the said
                    George Wells since his death Admistr of the Goods & Chattels of
                    the said John Turpin though often required the said one thousand