116     Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681/1682.

     Liber W.C. Afterwards to wit the second Day of March 1681 aforesaid the
                Court pceiveing that it will be a disparragement to ye rest of the
                Attorneys of this Court that the said Anthony Underwood should
                be admitted an Attorney here unlesse he can make it appeare that
                he is a freeman. Whereupon the said Anthony produced to ye Court
                here this following Certificate
                  To the honoble The Chancellor and the rest of ye honoble the Jus
                tices of ye Provall Court These are humbly to certify yor Honor that
                Anthony Underwood is a Freeman, In Testimony whereof I have
                hereunto sett my hand this ffifth day of March 1681
                                              Martha: Ridgely

         p. 496 Gerrard Slye    Margarett stagg widdow Admrx of all and
                    agt singuler the goods Chattles Rights and Cred
                Margarett Stagg Adx itts wch were of Thomas Stagg decd was
                of Thomas Stagg. attached to answere unto Gerrard Slye. Of
                               a plea of Trespasse of the Case
                  And Whereupon the said Gerrard Slye by Robert Ridgely his
                Attorney Complaineth That whereas the said Gerrard Slye att the
                speciall instance and Request of the said Thomas Stagg in his life
                time (that is to say) betweene the five and twentieth day of March
                in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred Seaventy eight
                & the fourth day of October then next following Did sell and
                Deliver unto the said Thomas Divers and Sundry goods and Co
                modities, & also did pay and disburse for the said Thomas to seaverall
                persons by the speciall Order & request of the said Thomas Divers &
                sundry sumes of Tobacco, wch said goods and Marchandizes Soe
                Sold and Delivered to the said Thomas in his life time & Tobacco
                payd by his order as aforesaid Amounteth to in the whole the sume
                of Eight Thousand Two hundred and Eight pounds of Tobacco, a
                perticuler Whereof is by the said Gerrard Slye here in Court pro
                duced, In consideration whereof the said Thomas Did assume upon
                himself and to the said Gerrard then and there faithfully promise
                that he the said Thomas him the said Gerrard the said sume of
                Eight thousand Two hundred and Eight pounds of Tobacco when
                thereunto required would well & truly Content and pay, And the
                said Gerrard in fact sayth That the said Thomas pursuant to his
                promise soe as aforesaid made, the sume of Five thousand five
                hundred ninety seaven pounds of Tobacco, part of the said Eight
                Thousand Two hundred and eight pounds of Tobacco the sixteenth
                day of Aprill then next following to the said Gerrard did pay, But
                as to Two Thousand six hundred and Eleaven pounds of Tobacco
                Residue of the said Eight thousand Two hundred and Eight
                pounds of Tobacco The said Thomas in his life time Nor the said
                Margarett since his death (to whome Administration of all and
                singuler the goods Chattles Rights and Creditts wch were of the sd