86 Provincial Court Proceedings,1678/9.

Liber N N

And whereupon the said Robert & Ann by Kenelm Cheseldyn their
Attorney complaineth, that whereas the said Matthew in his life
tyme was indebted the Sume of two thousand pounds of tobacco to
one Edward Rooke of London in the Kingdome of England, the
said Matthew in consideracon that the said George Macall would
pay the said two thousand pounds of tobacco to the said Edward &
take in the bill so as aforesaid passed to the said Edward, the said
Matthew the tenth day of May One thousand six hundred Seventy
five did assume upon himselfe & to the said George did faithfully
promise that he the said Matthew would pay to the said George
when required the said Sume of two thousand pounds of tobacco
And the said Robert & Ann in fact saith, that the said George in his
life tyme did pay the said two thousand pounds of tobacco to the
said Edward as aforesaid, & did take in the said Matthews bill passed
as aforesaid Notwithstanding which the said Matthew in his life
tyme nor the said Mary since his death though often thereunto
required the same hath not paid to the said George in his life tyme
nor to the said Robert & Ann since his death Exec^rs of the last Will
& Testam^t of the said George, but the same to pay hitherto hath &
still doth deny to pay to the damage of the said Robert & Ann the
sume of foure thousand pounds of tobacco And the said Robert &
Ann bring here in Court the Letters testamentory of the said George
to her granted that itt may appeare that she is Exec^rs of the said
George

Rob^t Graham & ux: Exec^rs
George Macall
ag^t
Mary Ward Ex^x
Matthew Ward

passe upon the case

Mary Ward late of Talbot County Exec^x
of the last Will and Testam^t of Matthew
Ward deceased was Attached to answer
unto Robert Graham & Ann his wife
Exec^rs of the last Will & Testament of
George Macall deceased in a plea of tres-