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        he render unto him the Summe of two thousand and fifty nine pounds Liber N N
        of tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth.
          And whereupon the Said Thomas by Kenelm Cheseldyn his At-
        torny Saith that whereas the said Charles Delaroch the twelfth day
        of November Annoq Dom One thousand six hundred Seventy three
        by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of him the
        Said Charles here in Court produced whose date is the same day and
        yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe his heirs executors
        admrs & assignes to stand indebted to Thomas Beale of the said
        County & Province aforesaid his heirs executors admrs & assignes
        in the full & just Summe of two thousand fifty nine pounds of good
        sound merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid upon the tenth day of
        October next ensueing for the which payment well & truly to be made
        he did bind himselfe his heirs executrs admrs & assignes Notwith-
        standing which the said Charles the said summe of two thousand
        fifty nine pounds of tobacco to him the said Thomas according to
        the tenor of his Said bill though often thereunto required hath not
        paid but the same to pay hitherto hath & Still doth altogether deny
        to the damage of the said Thomas the summe of three thousand
        five hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
          And the said Charles by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh and
        defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
        Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court the same day
        is given to both parties Att which said next Provinciall Court came
        the said Thomas Beale by his Attorny aforesaid & offered himselfe
        against the Said Charles in the plea aforesaid but the said Charles
        Came not but made default Therefore it is considered by the Court
        here the foure & twentith day of November in the 44th year of the
        Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom One thousand six hundred
        seventy five that the Said Thomas Beale recover against the said
        Charles Delaroch aswell the summe of two thousand fifty nine pounds
        of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred
        twenty eight pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

        Christopher Cooke William Tailer late of Charles County was at-
          agt tached to answer unto Christopher Cooke in a
      Wm Tailer      plea of trespas upon the case.
                      And whereupon the said Christopher Cooke
        by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny complaineth that whereas the
        said Wm Tailer the  day of   in the yeare of
        Our Lord            Stood indebted to the said
        Christopher in the Summe of twenty foure pounds Sterling mony
        of England In consideration whereof the said Wm Tailer did assume
        upon himself & unto the Said Christopher did faithfully promise
        that he the said William the said summe of twenty foure pounds
        Sterling mony of England unto him the said Christopher when