Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683. 379

      To ye Lord Baltemore 1s p head 4 psons 0048                           Liber W. C.
      To harbor dyett                        080
      To Cond. sales & receiveing 7200li tob 0350

                                    Sume Totall 7258

               P Contra Cr:
      By sales of Henry Rowland             2500
      By sale of ffrancis Clare             2500
      By sale of Edward Rowland             2200
      Rest due to Alexander Dennett         0058
                                            7258
                         Thomas Taylor

                           Garret Vanswearingen
       Which Report of the Auditors aforesaid being read and heard          p. 707
      Itt is considered by the Court here that the said John Parsons take
      nothing by his writ aforesaid but be in mercy for his false Clayme
      therein and that the said Alexander Dennett goe thereof without
      day and That the said Alexander Dennett recover against the said
      John Parsons the Sume of pounds of tobacco
      for his costs and charges by him about his defence in this behalfe
      Laid out and expended: and the said Alexander Dennett may have
      thereof Execution


      Thomas Fisher Admr of Nicholas Hackett late of Talbot County
      Richard Atkins otherwise called Nicholas Hackett was
        agt           sumoned to answere unto Thomas ffisher
      Nicholas Hackett    Marchant Admr of all and Singuler the
      goods and Chattles of Richard Atkins
      Marchant decd in a plea of debt and that he render to the said
      Thomas the full whole & just sume of Three thousand pounds of
      good sound marchantable tobacco wch from him he unjustly detaineth
       And whereupon the said Thomas by Griffith Jones his Attorney
      comes and sayth. That the said Nicholas the six and twentyeth day
      of January 1668 by his Certaine bill or writeing sealed with the
      seale of him the said Nicholas as his act and deed delivered and here
      in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare aforesaid Did
      acknowledge and confess himself his heires Executors Admrs and
      assignes firmely by the said bill to pay or cause to be paid unto
      the said Richard Atkins his heires Executors Admrs or Assignes
      the said Sume of three thousand pounds of good sound marchant
      able tobacco with Caske according to act of Assembly upon all
      Demand Nevertheless the said Nicholas did not pay or Cause to
      be paid unto the said Richard Atkins in his lifetime the said sume
      of three thousand pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of the