Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 281

Richard Shippey agt Gerrard Slye

Gerrard Slye late of St Maryes County gentt was attached to answer e unto Richard Shippey of a plea of Trespas Upon the case.

Liber W. C.

	And Whereupon the said Richard by Henry Bonner his Attorney Complaineth that Whereas the said Richard Shippey Entred a certaine accon in the Moneth of Novembr 1679 at a Court held at Newtowne in St Maryes County agt the afore- said Gerrard Slye for the Sume of Eighteene hundred pounds of Tobacco wch to the said Richard hee Stood indebted, and in Con- sideracon that the said Richard would then withdraw his accon agt the said Gerrard Slye as aforesd Entred, hee the said Gerrard upon himself assumed & then and there did faithfully promise that the said Sume of Eighteene hundred pounds of tobacco wth the charges Upon the aforesaid accon accrueing (to witt) one hundred & Twenty pounds of Tobacco, wch wth the sume aforesaid amounts to Nine- teene hundred & Twenty pounds of Tobacco hee the said Gerrard Slye would when thereunto required well & truely Content & pay unto the said Richd Shippey, And the said Richard Shippey in fact Sayth that giveing Credit to the pmise & Assumption of the said Gerrard Slye, his aforesaid accon against the same Gerrard at Newtowne Court as aforesaid did then & there withdraw Neverthe- lesse the said Gerrard Slye his pmise & assumption aforesaid little Regarding but minding and intending him the said Richard Shippey of the said sume of Nineteen hundred & twenty pounds of Tobacco craftily to deceive & defraud, the said Nineteen hundred and twenty pounds of Tobacco to the said Richard Shippey according to his pmise & assumption aforesaid Although often thereunto required hath not paid, but the same to him to pay hath hitherto refused and doth yet refuse To the Damage of the said Richd Shippey ffoure thousand pounds of Tobacco And thereupon hee bringeth his suite And the said Gerard by Robert Ridgely his Attorney Cometh and Defendeth the force & Injury when &c & prayeth Liberty to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & It is granted unto him the Same day is given to both partyes,
	Att wch said Next Provinciall Court Came the said ptyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, & the said Gerrard by his said Attorney sayth that hee did not assume & promise in manner & forme as the said Richard in his Declaracon above against him hath Complained & of this he puts himself Upon the Country Whereupon day is given to both partyes untill next Provinciall Court And Now here att this day to witt the thirtyeth day of January Novembr in the ftftk sixth yeare of the dominion of the Rtt honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom 1680 Came the said ptyes by their Attorneys aforesaid & the said plantiffe refuseth to make any further psecucon against the said deft in the plea aforesaid, Therefore It is Considered that the said Richard Shippey take	p. 254