Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.   373

        said Tho: Jones the sume of Eight hundred thirty six pds of tobacco Liber N N
        And also that the said Richard Chambers recover agt the said Tho:
        Jones the sume of Eight hundred thirty six pds of tob for their
        costs & charges by them about their defence in this behalfe laid out &
        expended And the said Thomas Jones in mercy for his false claime

        Stocket & Stavely Robert Neave late of Kent County planter other- p. 603
        Admrs Styles wise called Robert Neave of Kent County was
         agt         Sumoned to Answer unto James Stavely & Henry
        Robert NeaveStocket Admrs of all & singuler the Goods Chat-
        tells rights & Creditts which were of Nathaniel
        Stiles deceased of a plea that he render unto them the full & just
        quantity of three thousand one hundred & Eighteen pounds of large
        & bright tobacco which from them he unjustly detaineth
          And whereupon the said James & Henry by Robert Ridgely their
        Attorney say, that whereas the said Robert Neave the twelfth day of
        March One thousand six hundred seventy foure by his certaine write
        ing obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said Robert & here in
        Court produced whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid, did acknowl
        edge himselfe to owe & stand indebted unto the said Nathaniel Styles
        his heyres Exrs Admrs or assignes the full & just quantity of three
        thousand one hundred & eighteen pounds of large & bright tobacco
        with cask to containe the same, to the which payment well & truely
        to be made the said Robert did binde himselfe his heyres Exrs &
        Admrs firmly by those prsents Notwithstanding which the aforesaid
        Robert Neave the said sume of three thousand one hundred & eight
        eene pds of tobacco to him the said Nathl 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 Nathaniel
        in his life tyme since his death hath bin comitted according to the
        tenor of the said writeing obligatory although often thereto re
        quired hath not paid, but the same to pay hath denyed & yet doth
        deny in retardacon of the Admcon of the Estate of the said Nathaniel
        Whereupon the said James & Henry say they are damnified & have
        losse to the Value of foure thousand pds of tobacco & thereupon they
        bring their suite And the aforesaid James & Henry bring into Court
        here the Letters of Admeon to them granted of the Estate of the said
        Nathaniel whereby itt may appeare to the Court here that they
        thereof have the Admcon
          And the aforesaid Robert by Christopher Rousby his Attorney
        cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and the said Robert
        prayeth the hearing of the writeing obligatory aforesaid & itt is read
        unto him, he also prayeth the hearing of the Condicon of the same
        writeing & itt is read unto him in these words vizt The condicon
        of this Obligacon is such, that if the above bound Robert Neave
        doe pay or cause well & truely to be paid to Nathaniel Stiles his