320       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

             Liber N N  Attorneys of this Court here in Court in his proper person Exr of
                    the last will & testament of John Jones late of the Citty of St Maryes
                    deceased of a plea that he render unto him foure hundred forty two
                    pounds of Mrchantable tobacco which from him he unjustly detaineth
                     And whereupon the said George Parker in his proper person saith,
                    that whereas the said John Jones the Eleventh day of July One thou
                    sand six hundred seventy seven by his certaine writeing or bill Sealed
                    with the Seale of him the said John Jones & here in Court produced
                    whose date is the day & yeare first above written, did oblige himselfe
                    his heyres Exrs & Admrs to pay or cause to be paid unto George
                    Parker of Calvert County genti his heyres ExTs AdmTs or assignes
                    upon demand foure hundred forty & two pounds of sound Mrchant
                    able tobacco Notwithstanding which the said John Jones the said
                    sume of foure hundred forty two pounds of tobacco to him the said
                    George Parker although often demanded hath not paid according
                    to the said bill or writeing nor the said Kenelm Cheseldyn since the
                    death of the said John Jones, but the same to pay hath refused & yett
                    doth refuse Whereupon the said George saith he is damnified & hath
                    losse to the Value of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon
                    he bringeth his suite
                     And the said Kenelm Cheseldyn in his proper person comes &
                    defends the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle
                    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 Annoq3
                    Doni 1678. came the said George Parker in his proper person &
                    offered himselfe agt the said Kenelm Cheseldyn in the plea aforesaid,
                    but the said Kenelm came not but made default Therefore itt is con
                    sidered by the Court here that the said George Parker recover agt the
                    Estate of the said John Jones as well the sume of foure hundred
                    forty two pounds of tobacco debt As also — pounds of
                    tobacco costs of suite

                    Stocket & Stavely George Gunnell & Jane his wife Admx of all &
                    Admrs Styles singuler the Goods Chattells rights & creditts
                       agt      which were of Tho: Overton late of Baltemore
                   Geo: Gunnell & ux County planter deceased was Attached to Answer
                   Adx Overton  unto Henry Stocket & James Stavely Admt3 of all
                                & singuler the Goods Chattells rights & creditts
               p. 557   which were of Nathaniel Styles gentt deceased of a plea of trespas
                    upon the case
                     And whereupon the said Henry Stocket & James Stavely by Robert
                    Ridgely their Attorney complaine, that whereas the said Thomas
                    Overton in the life tyme of the said Thomas, to witt between the
                    fourteenth day of Septembr in the yeare of our Lord One thousand