AUGUST, 1698 COURT 363

twenty third day of August Annoque Domini: 1698 came Hugh Reyley and John
Barrett and acknowledged themselves to be Indebted unto our Soveraigne Lord
the King in the Just Sume of fifety pounds Sterling apeice Togather with
Matthew Mackeboy who did acknowledge himself to be Indebted unto our
Sovereigne Lord the King in the Sume of one Hundred pounds of Like money
to be Leavied on their Goods and Chattells Lands and tenaments respectively to
our Sovereigne Lord the Kings use if the Said Matthew Mackeboy doe not appear
and answer as above etc.

Appearances and Imparlances in August Court Annoque Domini 1698.

To these 3 actions The Defendant by Joshua Cecell appears and Imparles till
the next Court: Hugh Fergison against John Browne - trespass on the Case; The
Carleton Merchants against Robert Johnson - trespass on the Case; Matthew
Mackeboy against Ninian Beall - trespass on the Case.

The Defendant by John Meryton appears and Imparls till next Court:
Charletts administrator against Falkners Administrator - Debt.

These 4 actions are agreed: The Carleton Merchants against James Bray-
trespass on the Case; Murphe Ward against Bartholomew Goff - trespass on the
Case; James Brooke Sciri facias against David Small Speciall baile of Charles
Treacy made knowne - 4660, 440; Alexander Magruder Scire facias against Ditto
bail to Ditto made Knowne and agreed - 4200, 690.

These 2 actions are Countermanded: Hickford Leman against William Dent -
Case; Robert Clark against Joshua Marshall - Case.

William Stone Plantiffe: against Emundsons Administrator Defendant

Prince Georges County Ss.

Archibald Edmundson Adminitrator of all and Singular the goods Chattells
and Creditts of Robert Edmunson Deceased was atteached to answer unto Wil-
liam Stone of a plea of Trespass upon the Case etc.

And whereupon the Said William Stone in his proper person Compleineth
that whereas the Said Robert Edmundson in his Life time that is to Say the 12
Day of March in the year of our Lord 1694 [1695] at Charles Towne within the
Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto unto the Said William in the Sume
of thirteen hundred and Eighty pounds of Tobacco upon Ballance of account
between them the Said Robert and William as by a Perticular account thereof
here ready in Court to be produced more at Large may appear and the Said
Robert in his Lifetime being soe indebted as aforesaid inconsideration thereof
did assume upon himselfe and to the Said William then and there faithfully
promise that he the Said Robert the Said Sume of thirteen hundred and Eighty
pounds of Tobbacco to the Said William when he Should be thereunto re-
quested would well and truly Content and pay nevertheless the Said Robert in
his Lifetime or the Said Archibald since his Death his promise and assumption
aforesaid not at all regarding but mindeing and fraudulently Intending [335]
him the Said William in this behalfe Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and de-
fraude the Said Sume of 1380 pounds of Tobacco to the Said William hath not
paid although the Said Robert in his Life time and the Said Archibald after
his Death to whom adminitration of all and Singular the Goods Chattls and
Credditts of the Said Robert ware in Due forme of Law Committed afterwards
that is to Say the 20th day of October 1696 and att Severall other dayes and
times to doe the Same by the Said William hath been often there unto requested
but hath hitherto refused and the Said Archibald doth yet refuse to to the