318       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N him the said Henry Phippes his reasonable accompt of the same
                    when required And the said Henry Phippes saith, that the said Henry
                    Stocket for the tyme he was Receiver as aforesaid hath received of
                    Thomas Knighton two thousand three hundred & twelve pds of tob,
                    of Thomas Turner three thousand two hundred eighty five pds of
                    tob, of John Beaman two thousand seven hundred & seven pds of
                    tob, of Robert Proctor two thousand three hundred fifty eight pds
                    of ton, of Jn Beaman two thousand three hundred forty foure
                    pds of ton, & also two thousand ptts of tob which he the said Henry
                    received of Mr Tho: Marsh All which said severall sumes in the
                    whole amount to the sume of ffifteen thousand & six pds of tob, Not
                    withstanding which the said Henry Stocket though often thereunto
                    required his reasonable accompt as aforesaid thereof to the said
                    Henry Phipes hath not rendred, but the same to him to render
                    hitherto hath & still doth deny to render to the damage of the said
                    Henry Phippes Eighteene thousand pits of tob, & thereupon he bring
                    eth his suite.
                     And the said Henry Stocket by Robert Ridgely his Attorney corn
                    eth & defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to im
                    parle hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted unto him the same
                    day is given to the plaintiffe also.
                     Now here att this day to witt the fifteenth day of June in the third
                    yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Anoq Doni
                    1678. came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And the
                    said Henry Stocket by his said Attorney saith that he cannot deny
                    the aforesaid action of the aforesaid plaintiffe, neither but that lie
                    was receiver of the tobaccoes of him the said plaintiffe as in the
                    Dec!aracon above is supposed neither but that he ought to accompt
                    for the same And further the said Defendt saith that he allwayes was
                    & now is ready to accompt thereof Therefore itt is considered by the
                    Court here that Auditors be appointed to Audite & state the accornpts
                p. 555 Between the said Henry Phippes & Henry Stocket And doe hereby
                    order & appoint Walter Hall & John Addison of St Maryes County
                    genti to audite & state the same, & to make report thereof att the
                    next Provincil Court.

                   John Hance Memorandum that the ninth day of April in the
                       agt third yeare of the Dominion of the right Honble
                    Ken:    Cheseldyne Charles absolute Lord & Propry &c in the yeare of
                    Exr Jno Jones our Lord God One thousand six hundred seventy
                               & eight came here John Hance by George Parker
                    his Attorney & exhibitted to the Justices here in Court his certaine
                    bill against Kenelm Cheseldyn one of the Attorneys of this Court
                    here prseflt in Court in his proper person Excer of the last Will &
                    testamt of John Jones late of the Citty of St Maryes deceased of a plea
                    that he render unto him the full & just Sume of five hundred & thir