Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    387

         said Robert Ellys in the full & just sume of three thousand six Liber N N
         hundred pounds of good sound Mrchantable tobacco in caske to be
         paid to the said Robert Ellys or to his heyres Exrs Admrs or assignes
         in some convenient place in the said County Yet notwithstanding the
         said Richard the said Sume of three thousand & six hundred pds of
         tobacco to him the said Robert though often thereunto requested
         hath not paid or satisfied, but the same to pay & satisfie hath hitherto
         denyed & still doth deny to pay the same to the damage of the said
         Robert five thousand six hundred: pounds of tobacco & thereupon he
         bringeth his suite
          And the said Richard Chillman by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
         cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty
         to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted
         unto him, the same day is given to the plaintiffe also.
          Now here att this day to witt the Eighteenth 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 Richard by his said Attorney saith, that as to two thousand
         two hundred pds of tobacco he cannot gainsay for that he oweth the
         same unto the said Robert Ellys, the remainder of the said debt in the
         declaracon menconed being allready paid Therefore itt is granted by
         the Court here that the said Robert Ellys recover agt the said Richard
         Chillman as well the sume of two thousand two hundred pounds Of p. 615
         tobacco debt As also five hundred fifty two pds of tobacco costs of
         suite.

         James Lewis Morgan Jones Admr of the Goods & Chattels of
            agt Geo: Charlesworth deceased was Attached to
         Morgan Jones answer unto James Lewis of a plea of trespas of
         Adr Charlesworth the case
                       And whereupon the said James by Robert Car-
         vile his Attorney saith, that whereas the said George in his life tyme
         to witt the first day of Septembr in the yeare of our Lord one thou
         sand six hundred seventy five had bought & received of the said
         James Lewis one Mare & a horse att the rate of foure thousand ptts
         of tobacco And the said James did att the speciall instance & request
         of the said George lend unto him the said George two thousand one
         hundred pds of tobacco which was due from one Henry Ryder by
         bill And the said James did also sell & deliver to him the said George
         one fatt Cowe att the rate & price of seven hundred pds of tobacco,
         & one quarter of Veale att the price of sixty pds of tobacco All which
         sumes doe in the whole amount unto the sume of six thousand
         eight hundred & sixty pds of tobacco, he the said George in con
         sideracon thereof did assume upon himselfe & to the said James did
         faithfully promise that he the said George the said sume of six thou
         sand eight hundred & sixty pounds of tobacco to him the said James