Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683. 375

     Joseph Eaton This cause being upon arrest of Judgmt and the defts      Liber W. C.
        agt Attorney sick and not here, it is continued untill the
     John Atkey next Provinciall Court.
     William Digges Esqr Admr William Dixon and Elizabeth                   p. 704
     of Edward Oistin       his wife William Sharpe and
           agt              Thomas Taylor Esqr of the last
     William Dixon & Elizabeth ux Wm    will and Testament of Winlock
     Sharpe & Tho Taylor Exrs of   Christenson clecd were attached
     Winlock Christenson decd to answere unto William Digges
                            Esqr Admr of the goods and
     Chattles of Edward Oistin late of the Island of Barbadoes gent
     decd of a plea of trespasse of the case
     And Whereupon the said William Digges by Robert Carvile his
     Attorney complaineth that the said Edward Oistin haveing for
     merly (to wit) in the yeare of our Lord 1667 contracted an inti
     mate familiarity & acquaintance with the said Winlock Christenson
     then resideing at the Island of Barbadoes aforesaid, and minding
     to beginn and settle betweene them some trade and comerce into
     this Province whither the said Winlock was then bound Hee the
     said Edward did upon the twelfth day of November in the said
     yeare of our Lord 1669 shipp in good order and welconditioned
     upon the Ketch called the Hopewell whereof was Mastr for that pres
     ent voyage one George Toy and then rideing at Anchor in the Roads
     at Barbadoes, Two Negro men and one Negro Youth named Ned
     Toby & Jack, to be delivered in the like good order and welcondi
     tioned at the port of Petuxent River in Maryland (the Danger of
     the Seas and mortality excepted) unto the sd Winlock Christenson
     or his assignes, ffraight for the said Negroes to be payd at Bar
     badoes at 400li of Muscavadoe sugar p head, In consideration
     whereof he the said Winlock Christenson did then and there assume
     upon himself and to the said Edward Oistin faithfully promise that
     if the said Negroes should arrive alive and safe at the aforesaid
     port of Maryland that he the said Winlock would receive them for
     the said Edward Oistines prop account and keepe them till his
     further order or make satisfaccon for the same or the produce
     thereof when he should be thereunto requested, And the said Wil
     liam Digges in fact sayth that the said Ketch did shortly after
     shortly after safely arrive at the port of Maryland, and the said
     Whitlock Christenson did receive the said three Negroes alive and
     Safe and in good condition and the same Negroes hath since sold
     and disposed of at his will and pleasure, Yett Notwithstanding the
     said Winlock his promise and Assumption soe as aforesd made little
     regarding, but deviseing and fraudulently intending him the
     Edward Oistin of the said three Negroes soe to him consigned as
     aforesaid to deceive and defraud, hee the said Winlock in his life