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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674. 369 hundred Seventy two Stood indebted to the Said Thomas in the Liber M M Sume of foure hundred pounds of tobacco he the Said John in con sideration thereof did assume upon himselfe and to the Said Thomas did faithfully promise to pay unto the Said Thomas the Said Sume of foure hundred pounds of tobacco when thereunto requested Yet notwithstanding the Said John in his life time and the said Jonathan Since his death the Said promise aforesaid little regarding the Said Sume of foure hundred pounds of tobacco to him the Said Thomas though often thereunto requested hath not paid to him but the Same to pay hath denyed and Still doth deny to the damage of the Said Thomas Six hundred pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his Suite. And the Said Jonathan by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c and Saith that he hath nothing to Say in barr or avoidance of the Said action of him the Said Thomas whereupon the Said Thomas remaineth against the Said Jonathan thereof undefended Therefore it is considered that the Said Thomas recover against the Said Jonathan the Said Summe of foure hundred pounds of tobacco debt. Upon the Petition of William Asbestone that he lent unto Joseph Brough deceased in june last One hundred and eleaven pounds of cleare & Sifted meale of indian Come weighed by ‘George Marshall administratr of the deceased Ordered that the Said George Marshall admr of the Said Joseph deceased pay the same to the Petitioner or Satisfaction in tobacco for the Same according to the prayer in the said Petition. Whereas it appeares to the Cothissary Generall for probate of wills p. 279 and granting administrations that John Brewer hath not exhibited a true inventory of the estate of jhe said John Hatton deceased nor a true accompt of the Said estate to the Second administrator it is this day to witt the Sixtenth day of October in the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Ordered by the Court here that the bond for administration be assigned over unto Samuel Hatton admr of John Hatton deceased. Garrett Vansweningen It was Comanded the Sheriff of St Maries agt County That he take James Lewis otherwise James Lewiscalled James Lewis So that he have his body before the justices of this Court here the thirtenth day of October in the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c to answer unto Garrett Vansweringen in a plea that he render unto him the summe of One thousand three hun dred pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth at which day the Same Sheriff returnes that the said James Lewis |
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