290 Provincial Court Proceedings, /6/p/o'o.

Liber W. C.

And the same day to witt the Ninth day of March aforesaid Came
the aforesaid Collon^ll William Burges by Henry Hanslop his At-
torney and off er r ed himself against the Said Robert Procto^r of and
Upon the p^rmisses And the Said Robert Came likewise by George
Parker his Attorney Whereupon the pits Declaracon Was Read as
ffolloweth Viz

Ann Arrund^ll County ss :
Robert Procto^r late of Ann Arrund^ll County Innhold^r was sum-
oned to answere unto William Burges Adm^r of the goods Chattles
Rights and Credits w^ch were of William Jones phisicon Who dyed
intestate of a plea that hee Render unto him the sume of One thou-
sand Nine hundred Eighty and ffoure pounds of good Sound
Marchantable Tobacco & Casq W^ch hee Detaineth &c

p. 263

And Whereupon the said William Burges by Henry Hanslop his
Attorny Complaineth That Whereas the said Robert the 27^th day of
Aprill Annoq Domini 1676 by his Certaine bill obligatory Sealed w^th
the seale of the said Robert whose date is the day and Yeare first
above written, and here in Court produced) Did acknowledge him-
self to bee firmely bound and indebted unto William Jones of the
aforesaid County & Province Phisitian in the full and Just Sume
and Quantity of one thousand Nine hundred Eighty and ffoure
pounds of good Sound Marchantable Tobacco and Casq, the w^ch
sume or Quantity of Tobacco well and Truely to bee paid Did binde
himself his heires or Assignes unto the said William Jones his heirs
or assignes firmely by these p^rsents Notwithstanding w^ch the Said
Robert the said sume of Nineteene hundred Eighty and ffoure
pounds of Tobacco to the said William Jones in his life time did
not pay nor to the said William Burges unto whome Lett^rs of Ad-
ministracon of the goods Chattles rights and Credits of the s^d
William Jones were granted, although often thereunto required &
demanded, but the same to pay doth altogether denye and refuse,
Whereupon the Said William Burges Sayth hee is the worse and
hath Damage to the vallue of ffoure thousand pounds of Tobacco,
and thereupon bringeth his suite

John Doe
pledges de pser: dri Roel

Hen Hanslap p que

Collon^ll W^m Burges Adm^r of the
goods & Chattles of W^m Jones
dec^d plt
Robert Procto^r Deft

fplea