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Mr Francis Jenckins Plt            Somerset County Ss // Peter Whaples late of Somerset County (otherwise Calld)

            Contra              }        Peter Whaples of Somerset County in y^e Province of Maryland (Cordwainer was)

Peter Whaples Defend^t             Sumond to answer unto ffrancis Jenckins of Somerset County Gent of a plea y^t

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~             that he render unto him y^e full & just Sum of twenty Six hundred Seventy &

Nine pounds of good Sound Merchantable leaf tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth. &ca.

And whereupon y^e sd ffrancis by Peter Dent his Attorney Compaineth that whereas the sd Peter the 20^th day of May

in the year of our Lord 1689 at Monocan within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certain Bill Obligitory w^ch

the Said ffrancis with the Seal of the Said Peter Signed brings here into Court the date whereof is the day & year

aforesd acknowledged himself to be indebted to the Said ffrancis in y^e sd full & just Sum of 2679 Pounds of

Tobacco to be pd to the Said ffrancis at Some One Towne or Port in the aforesd County at or upon y^e tenth day of

October next ensueing the date of the Said Bill to the which payment the Said Peter bound himself firmly

by the Said Bill Nevertheless the Said Peter the Same to the Said ffrancis hath not rendered but hath hitherto refused

and doth Still refuse to the damage of the Said ffrancis of 5000 Pounds of Tobacco and thereof he brings his Sute &ca

                                                                                          Dent Pleg. Jn^o Doe Rich. Roe - - - -

                Vide Bill

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This Bill bindeth me Peter Whaples of Somerset County in the Province of Maryland Cordwainer my Heirs

Executors & Adm^rs to pay or Cause to be paid unto ffrancis Jenckins of Somerset County Gent^l his Heirs Extors Adm^rs

or Assigns the full & just Sum of twenty Six hundred Seventy nine pounds of good Sound Merchantable Leaf

Tobacco in Caske Convenient at Some one Port or Towne in the aforesd County at or upon the tenth day of [October]

next ensueing the date hereof as Witness my hand & Seal this [ ] day of May an^o 1689

Testis//   his                                                                                                           Peter Whaples ❂ Sealed

      William W Woodland

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     Anne + Woodland

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                                           The aforesd Declaracon & Bill being produced in Court with the Originall Writt agt Said

                                           Whaples at Sute of Sd Jenckins which sd Writt was returned Cepi Sciori fac p^r me Martin

                                           Trontheim. Sed fugit. - - - -

The whole proceedings being Considered by the Wor^ll.Justices in Court Sitting Doe Order that the Sherif be amersed

according to Law for his false return of his Writt. And that sd Sheriff likewise be lyable to pay the sd debt of

2679 Pounds of tobacco as declared for with Cost to sd Jenckins alias Executio . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

                                           Memorand m^r Jenckins rose of y^e Bench at sd tryal & m^r Dashiels satt Prsd^nt

              To the Wor^ll. their Maties Justices of th Peace for the County of Somerset in Court Sitting - - -

            The humble Petion of Richard: Tull & George Noble humbly Sheweth Whereas y^r Petioners having [made]

            Preparation for Setting up of an Ordinary at Dividing creek and is daily making more Provision for

            Same hopeing thereby to become Serviceable to the County humbly Craves y^r Worships would be pleased

            us Licence And y^r Petioners as in duty bound Shall pray &ca.

The aforesd Petion being read, it was Considered by the sd Justices and to the sd Tull only Granted to keep

            Ordinary as prayed . //