Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     369
         Nathaniel Stiles admr of                     Liber N N
          Thomas Salmon                              p. 226
              agt
         Samuel Boston
         Robert Landman       these three actions abate the defend
             agt              ants being dead.
         Thomas Mason
         Peter Bayard & Egidius Luke
             agt
         Arthur Wright

        Thomas Griffin admr of Pope Alvey late of New Towne otherwise
          Peter Eure called Pope Alvey of st Maries County was
           agt           Sumoned to answer unto Thomas Griffin
         Pope Alveyadmr of the goods & Chattells of Peter Eure
         deceased of a plea that he render unto him
         the full & just quantity of six hundred pounds of good sound tobacco
         in caske which from him he unjustly deteineth
          And whereupon the Said Thomas by Robert Ridgely his Attorny
         Saith that whereas the said Pope the fifth day of January 1674 by
         his certaine bill Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the said
         Pope & here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare afore-
         said did acknowledge himselfe to be holden & firmly bound unto the
         said Peter in the full & just quantity of six hundred pounds of good
         Sound tobacco in casque to be paid to the said Peter Eure or to his
         certaine Attorny his heirs executrs admrs or assignes upon demand
         in some convenient place in st Maries County To the which payment
         well & truly to be made the said Pope did bind himself e his heirs
         executrs & admrs firmly by those prsents Yet the said Pope the said
         six hundred pounds of tobacco to the said Peter in his life time nor
         to the said Thomas since his death (to whom administracon of all
         & Singular the goods chattells rights & Creditts of the said Peter
         since his death hath been committed) according to the tenor of the
         said bill Obligatory though often thereunto required hath not paid
         but the same to pay hath refused & denyed & as yet doth refuse &
         deny to pay the same to the damage of the Said Thomas One thou-
         sand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
          And the said Pope by John Jones his Attorny cometh & defendeth
         the force & injury when &c And saith that the said Thomas Griffin
         admr of the goods & chattells Rights & Creditts of Peter Eure de-
         ceased hath no cause of action for that the Obligation in the declara-
         tion mentioned is not his Act or Deed & craves judgment of the Court
         & the said Thomas likewise Now here at this day to wit the ninth day
         of December in the Second yeare of his Lopps Dominion Annoq
         Doth 1676. Came the said Pope Alvey in his proper person and Saith
         nothing in barr of the plaintiffs action whereupon it is considered