Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679. 27

Miles Grey agt Gerard Slye Admr Richd Chillman

Gerard Slye Admr of all & singuler the Goods Chattles rights & creditts' which were of Richard Chillman deceased was Sumoned to Answer unto Miles Grey of a plea that he render unto him the just & full quantity of three thousand

Liber W. C.

two hundred pounds of Sound Mrchantable tobacco & cask which from him he unjustly detaineth And whereupon the said Miles Grey by Robert Ridgely his Attor- ney saith, that whereas the said Richard Chillman in his life tyme to witt the Sixth day of Decembr One thousand six hundred Seventy seven by his certaine bill ob [lig] atory sealed with the Seale of him the said Richard & here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid, did binde himselfe his heyres Exrs & Admrs to pay unto the said Miles his heyres Execrs Admrs or assigns the just & full quantity of three thousand two hundred pounds of sound Mrchantable tobacco & cask to be paid convenient in Somrsett County att or before the tenth day of Octobr next ensuing the date of the same bill Obligatory Notwithstanding which the said Richard Chill- man in his life [tym]e nor the said Gerard Slye since his death to whom Admcon of all & singuler the Goods Chattles rights & creditts which were of the said Richard in his life tyme since his death hath bin comitted, the said three thousand two hundred pounds of to- bacco to him the said Miles according to the tenour of the said bill Obligatory although often thereunto required have not paid, but the same to pay hath denyed & gainsayed, & to pay the same as yet doth deny & gainsay, whereupon the said Miles saith he is damnified & hath losse to the value of five thousand pounds of tobacco & there- upon he bringeth his suite And the said Gerard Slye by Christopher Rousby his Attorney cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said Miles Grey, whereupon the aforesaid Miles remaineth against the said Gerard thereof wholy undefended, Therefore itt is considered by the Court here this day to witt the thirteenth day of Octobr in the fourth yeare of the Dominion of the right Honble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1679 that the said Miles Grey recover against the said Gerard Slye Admr as aforesaid as well the Sume of three thousand two hundred pounds of tobacco debt As also ffive hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco costs of suite So that Execu- tion thereof cease untill Assetts shall come to the hands of the said Admr And the Defend in mercy &c

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Miles Grey agt Gerard Slye Admr Richard Chillman

Gerard Slye Admr of all & singuler the Goods Chattles rights & creditts which were of Richard Chillman deceased was Sumoned to answer unto Miles Grey of a plea that he render unto him the full & just Sume of two thousand Seven hundred