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Said Leonard his promise not Regarding but minding & fraudulently intending the Said Richard to deceive y^e sd Sum to the said

Richard hath not paid although often demanded but hath hitherto refused and doth still refuse to the damage of y^e sd Richard

of 800 lb of tobacco and thereof he brings his Sute &ca. Alexander p^r Que^r Pleg &ca.                 Jn^o Doe

                                                                                                                                                                Rich Roe }

     The plt not being ready provided to Come to tryall .Worthington Attorney for y^e Dft humbly Craved a Non Sute which by

     this Court was granted with Cost alias Executio.

     Charles: Williams Plt  Somerset County Ss

                                                                John Poplewell late of Somerset County Planter was attached to answer unto Charles

     John: Poplewell Defend^t }        Williams in an accon of the Case &ca. — And whereupon the sd Charles by Rob^t

     ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~        Pirrie his Attorney Complaineth that whereas the Said John the eight day of March

In the year of our Lord 1691/2. at Snow hill within the Jurisdiction of this Court was indebted unto the sd Charles in y^e Sum

of four hundred & fifty pounds of tobacco being a Certain quantity of tobacco paid by the sd Charles unto John Noble Inholder-

for & upon the acco^t of the Said John as by a receit here in Court produced may appear & the sd John to the sd Charles in manner

aforesd being indebted in Consideration thereof did assume upon himself & to the said Charles faithfully promise that he the said

John: the Said Sum of four hundred & fifty pounds of tobacco when he should be thereunto requested would well & truely content

and pay in work by ditching. Nevertheless the Said John. his promise & assumption aforesd not regarding but minding and

fraudulently intending him the Said Charles in this behalf Craftily and Subtily to deceive & defraud y^e Sd 450 pounds of tobacco

as aforesd to the sd Charles hath not paid, although the sd John to doe the Same by y^e sd Charles hath been requested but hath hitherto

refused & doth Still refuse, to the damage of the Said Charles of 900 pounds of tob. & thereupon he brings this Sute. &ca.

                                                                                                                Pirrie p^r Que^r Pleg &ca. { Jn^o Doe

                                                                                                                                                                 Rich Roe}

        The Defendants Attorney m^r Dent in Open Court Confest judgm^t. to the debt declared for being made appearant by y^e

       aforesd John: Webb and therefore the Court grants Order for the foresd debt & Cost alias Executio. - - - - - -

Cap^t. Jn^o: King &ca Plts. Somerset Ss// Lawrence Crawford of this County Gen^t was attached to answer unto Cap^t John

Lawrence: Crawford dft } King and m^r Tho.Jones Gen^t. Adm^r of all & Singular the goods & Chattels of m^r Stephen

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Luffe, decd in an accon of the Case. &ca. – And whereupon the sd John & Thomas p^r Sam

Worthington their Attorney Complains and Saith that whereas the Lawrence in the year of our Lord 1692 at Monokin w^th

in the Jurisdiction of this Court became indebted unto the Estate of Stephen: Luffe deceased in the just Sum of two thousand

four hundred twenty and eight pounds of tobacco in Caske for and on acco^t of the Publick levy & other fees as by a p^rticular acco^t

doth appear. And the Said Lawrence being indebted in manner & form as aforesd did upon himself faithfully promise & asume

that the sd Sum of 2428 lb of tobacco he would well & truely Content pay & Satisfie unto the sd Stephen when thereunto

required. Nevertheless his Said promise & assumption of sd Sum of 2428 lb of tobacco hath not paid in the life time of the s^d

Stephen nor to his Adm^rs Since the decease of the sd Stephen, for which they Say they are damnfied & have recd damage

to the value of 4500 lb of like tobacco & thereupon they bring this Sute &ca.

                                                                                                                                {Jn^o Doe

                                                Worthington p^r q^r. Pleg &ca                        Rich: Roe } 

                                                                                                                                                                Verte