2 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678.

Liber N N Wm Dare agt Lewis Blangy & ux Adx Disbor- ough Bennet

Lewis Blangy late of Kent County taylor & Mary his wife the Relict & Admistx of the Goods & Chat- tels of Disborough Bennet deceased was Sumoned to Answer unto Wm Dare of a plea that they render unto him the full & just Sume or quantity of Eight thousand Eight hundred fifty & three pounds of

		tobacco which they from him unjustly detaine And whereupon the said Wm Dare by George Parker his Attorney saith, That whereas the said Disborough Bennet the twenty fifth day of May Anno One thousand six hundred seventy & six by his certaine bill obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the said Disborough & here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare first aboue written was holden & firmly bound unto Mr William Dare of Calvert County in the Province aforesaid Mrchant the full & just Sume or quantity of Eight thousand Eight hundred fifty & three pounds of tobacco to be paid to him the said William Dare his certaine Attor- ney his heyres Exrs or Admrs itt being due for a Valuable consid- eracon in hand allready received to be paid att or upon the tenth day of Novembr next ensueing the date of the said bill, to be paid conveniently in the County of Kent abovesaid For the which pay- ment well & truely to be made & done he the said Disborough did binde him his heyres Execrs or Admrs firmly by those prsents Not- withstanding which the said Disborough Bennet the said Sume of Eight thousand Eight hundred fifty & three pounds of tobacco in his life tyme did not pay nor the said Mary while she was sole the said sume of Eight thousand Eight hundred fifty & three pounds of tobacco did not pay, nor the said Lewis & Mary since the death of the said Disborough to whom Letters of Administracon of all & singuler the Goods & Chattels which were of the said Disborough att the tyme of his death since the death of the said Disborough hath bin granted although often thereunto required have not paid but the same to pay doth altogether deny & refuse whereupon the said Wm Dare saith he is the worse & hath damage to the Value of twelve thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
	p.677 [No page numbered 676]	And the said Lewis & Mary by Robert Carvile their Attorney come & defend the force & injury when &c and pray liberty to im- parle Hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto them, the same day is given to the plaintiffe also Now here att this day to witt the ffifteenth day of Octobr in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1678 came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And the said Lewis & Mary by their said Attorney say, that as to three thousand foure hundred & Seven pounds of tobacco part of the debt in the declaracon menconed they have satisfied & paid unto the said Wm Dare And as to five thousand foure hundred forty six pounds of tobacco the remainder of the said debt they cannot gainsay for that