Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.     85
       Christopher Rousby & Eliz:                   Liber N N
         his wife exrx Ri: Collett
             agt
       Anthony Calloway

       John Peerce    John Addison and Rebecca his wife executrix p. 365
           agt of the last will & Testament of Thomas Dent
       John Addison & UXr deceased were attached to answer unto John
         exrx Tho: Dent Peerce of a plea of trespas of the case
                       And whereupon the said John Peerce by
       Robert Carvile his Attorny Saith that One Wm Dyton merchant
       languishing of a distemper whereof he Shortly after dyed at the
       house of Richard Keene in Petuxent in Calvert County the said
       John was upon the 10th day of March in the yeare of Our Lord 1675
       Sent for to attend him the said Wm in his sicknesse aforesaid & to
       administer phisick to him Whereupon the said John Peerce went &
       visitted the said Wm Dyton & attended him Severall dayes & admin
       istred to him Severall phisicall & Cordiall meanes for which & for
       his journyes & attendance he required to have the summe of two
       thousand One hundred & Eighty pds of tobacco And after the death
       of the said Wm Dyton the said John Peerce applyed himself e to the
       said Thomas Dent administratr of the said Wm Dyton for satisfac
       tion of the said two thousand One hundred & Eighty pounds of
       tobacco and gave him a particular accornpt thereof a coppy whereof
       is here in Court produced and thereupon the Said Thomas Dent did
       assume upon himself e and to the said John did faithfully promise
       that he the said Thomas would well & faithfully Satisfie & pay unto
       the said John Peerce Such & So much of the said accornpt as his
       Honr the Chancellour should allow & approve off. And the said
       John in fact saith he did carry the said accompt to the Honble Philip
       Calvert Esq Chancellour who did allow of One thousand Eight
       hundred & eighty pounds of tobacco of the said accompt to be paid to
       the said John Peerce as by his allowance under his hand may appeare
       Yet notwithstanding the said Thomas in his life time nor the Said
       Rebecca Since his death while she was sole nor the said Jno Addison
       & Rebecca his wife Since their intermarriage the said sume of
       Eighteen hundred & eighty pounds of tobacco to him the said John
       though often thereunto requested hath not paid or satisfied but the
       same to pay or satisfie have hitherto and still doe deny & refuse to
       the damage of the said John Peerce three thousand pounds of tobacco
       & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
         And the Said John and Rebecca by Robert Ridgely their Attorny
       come & defend the force & injury when &c & pray liberty to imparle
       hereunto until next Provinciall Court & it is granted them the same
       day is given to the said Jno Peerce.
         Att which next Provinciall Court to witt the fifth day of Octo