Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678/9. 117

Christopher Rousby agt Garret VSweringen

This action is continued by consent of the plaintiffe & the Defendts Attorney untill next Provinciall Court

Liber N N

To the Honble Justices of the Provinciall Court The humble peticon of William Vaughan Humbly sheweth That Major Thomas Ingram did by his last Will and testament give & bequeath unto yor peticonr one seat of land lying in Choptank River, containing three hundred acres, & likewise the sume of fiue thousand fiue hundred pounds of tobacco And if in case that Tho : Philips who agreed for the said land with the said Ingram before His release was willing to hold the said bargaine. That then there should be paid unto yor peticonr out of the Estate of the said Ingram the sume of tenn Thousand pounds of tobacco Yor peticonr there- fore humbly prayes that yor Honors will be pleased to grant yor peticonr order for the said Legacy out of the Estate of Jeremiah Eaton who marryed with the Executrix of the said Ingram And yor peticonr as in duty bound shall ever pray. Which peticon being read & heard the said Mary Eaton appeares by Kenelm Cheseldyn her Attorney, and saith that she hath nothing to say in barr but that judgemt be entred upp against the Estate of the said Jeremiah Eaton for the aforesaid Sume of tenn Thousand pounds of tobacco There- fore itt is considered by the Court here this day to witt the ffour- teenth day of March in the fourth yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1678 that the said William Vaughan recover against the Estate of the said Jeremiah Eaton the aforesaid sume of tenn thousand pounds of tobacco Maryland ss I doe by Vertue of power given unto me by Mres Mary Eaton of the County of Kent widdow appoint & authorize you Kenelm Cheseldyn one of the Attorneys of the Provinciall Court to acknowl- edge a Judgemt unto William Vaughan for the sume of tenn thou- sand pounds of tobacco due unto him by a Legacy given unto him by her former Husband Major Thomas Ingram & for so doeing this shall be yor warrant Given under my Hand & Seale this Elev- enth day of March 167% Test Geo: Parker M Miller (sealed)

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Richard Edelen Exr Samuell Cressey agt Thomas Clarke

Thomas Clarke late of Charles County was Attached to Answer unto Richard Edelen Ex- ecutor of the last Will & Testament of Samuell Cressey deceased in a plea of trespas upon the case

And whereupon the said Richard by Kenelm Cheseldyn his At-
torney complaineth that whereas the said Thomas Clark the sixth