322       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N  Tho: Hinton, Cornelius Johnson, John Cobreath, Abraham Clarke,
                   Wm Kent, James Veitch, Wm Hitchcock & John Sunderland who
                   being Elected tryed & sworne to say the truth in the prmisses upon
                   their Oaths doe say, we finde for the plaintiffes three thousand Eight
                   hundred eighty three pounds of tobacco with costs of suite. There
                   fore itt is considered by the Court here, that the said Henry Stocket &
                   James Stavely Adrs as aforesaid recover agt the Estate of the said
                   Thomas Overton as well the sume of three thousand Eight hun
                   dred Eighty three pounds of tobacco damages occasioned by the
                   trespas aforesaid As also foureteen hundred Eighty foure pds of
                   tobacco costs of suite

                   Henry Stocket & Ja: Ralph Hutchinson late of Cecil County gentl
                   Stavely Adrs Salmon was Sumoned to Answer unto James Stavely
                        agt      & Henry Stocket Admrs of all & singuler the
                   Ralph Hutchinson Goods Chattells & Creditts of Tho: Salmon
                                 deceased of a plea that he render unto them
                   the full sume of three thousand two hundred Eighty & five pounds
                   of tobacco which from them he unjustly detaineth
                     And whereupon the said James & Henry by Robert Ridgely their
                   Attorney say, that whereas the said Ralph the fourth day of May
                   One thousand six hundred seventy seven by his certaine bill obliga
                   tory Sealed with the Seale of him the said Ralph & here in Court
                   produced whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid did binde himselfe
                   his heyres Exrs & Admrs to pay or cause to be paid unto Thomas
                   Salmon his heyres Exrs Admrs or assignes the just & full sume of
                   three thousand two hundred Eighty five pounds of tobacco & cask
                   qualified according to Act of Assembly & payable upon all demands
                   after the tenth day of Octobr next ensueing the date of the same bill
                   Obligatory Notwithstanding which the said Ralph the said sume of
                   three thousand two hundred Eighty five pounds of tobacco to him
                   the said Thomas Salmon in his life tyme nor to the said James &
                   Henry since his death to whom Admcon of all & singuler the Goods
                   Chattells rights & creditts which were of the said Thomas since his
                   death hath been comitted, according to the tenor of the said Bill
                   Obligatory although often thereunto required hath not paid, but the
                   same to pay hath denyed & as yet doth deny to the damage of the
                   said James & Henry foure thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon
                   they bring their suite. And the aforesaid James & Henry bring into
                   Court here the Letters of Admcon to them granted of the Estate of
                   the said Thomas Salmon, by which ill may appeare to the Cuuit licic
                   that they thereof have the Admcon.
                     And the said Ralph by Nehemiah Blakiston his Attorney cometh
                   & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to im
                   parle hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted unto him, the same
                   day is given to the plaintiffes also.