Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678/9. 95

Wm Dare Admr John Parker agt Richard Ladd & ux : Execx Horsley

Richard Ladd & Rosamond his wife Execrs of the last Will & Testamt of Joseph Horsely deceased were Surhoned to answer unto Wm Dare Admr of all & singuler the Goods Chat- tells rights & creditts of John Parker deceased of a plea that they render unto him the neat

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	quantity of two thousand Eight hundred pounds of tobacco & caske which from him they unjustly detaine And whereupon the said Wm Dare by Robert Ridgely his Attorney complaineth, that whereas the said Joseph Horsely in his life tyme to witt the seventh day of June one thousand six hundred & seventy by his cerlaiiie bill obligatory sealed with the Seale of him the said Joseph & here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare afore- said, did binde himselfe his heyres Execrs or assignes to pay or cause to be well & truely paid unto John Parker English Mrchant his heyres Execrs Admrs or assignes the neat quantity of two Thousand Eight hundred pels of tobacco & caske according to Act of Assembly without ground leaves or seconds, payment thereof to be made att the dwelling house of the said Horsely before the tenth day of October next ensueing the date of the same bill Yett the aforesaid Joseph Horsely in his life tyme nor the said Rosamond while she was sole, nor the said Richard & Rosamond since the Nuptialls be- tween them celebrated the said two thousand Eight hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said George Parker in his life tyme nor to the said William since his death to whom Admcon of all and singuler the goods Chattels rights & creditts which were of the said John Parker in his life tyme since his death hath been comitted according to the tenor of the said bill obligatory although often thereunto required hath not paid, but the same to pay hath denyed & as yet doth deny in retardacon of the Admcon of the goods & Chattells of the said John, & to the damage of the said Wm foure thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite And the said Wm bring- eth into Court here the Letters of Admcon to him granted upon the Estate of the said John Parker that itt may appeare to the Court here that he thereof hath the Admcon And the said Richard & Rosamond by George Parker their At- torney come & defend the force & injury when &c and pray liberty to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto them the same day is given to the plaintif also Now here att this day to witt the thirteenth day of March in the fourth yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
	Doni One thousand six hundred seventy Eight cometh as well the said plaintiffe as the said Defendts by their Attorneys aforesaid And the said Richard Ladd & Solomon [sic] his wife by their said Attor- ney say, That the said William his action aforesaid against them ought not to haue, because they say they have fully administred all the	p. 762