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John: Newton Plt of Accamak                Somerset County Ss. Hannah: Maynard y^e Adm^rx of James Maynard

Hannah: Maynard. Dfend^t }          deceased was attached to answer unto John: Newton in a plea of debt —

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                                 and whereupon the Sd John:Newton by Edward Jones his Attorney –

Comes and Sayes that the Said James:Maynard upon the Second day of May in the year of o^r Lord 1693// then became

indebted unto the Said John Newton in the Sum & quantity of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco as appear by a Certain

Writeing under the hand & Seal Said James Maynard & here in Court produced, which Said Sum of 1200 pounds of tobacco

the Said James hath not payed in his lifetime nor Hannah the Adm^rx of the Said James hath not payed Since his

decease, but doth refuse to pay y^e afore Sum of 1200 pounds of tobacco although often thereunto required whereupon

the plt Saith he is damnified and hath losse to the value of 2000 pounds of tobacco & hereupon brings his Sute —

                                                                                p^r Que^r    Edward Jones.

Know all men by these p^rsents that I James Maynard of the County of Somerset & Province of Maryland Innholder

am bound & Stand justly indebted unto John Newton of Accamack y^e just Sum & quantity of twelve hundred pounds of good

Sound Mertable tobacco & Caske for the true p^rformance whereof. I bind me my Heirs Extors & Adm^rs to pay or Cause to be paid

the aforesd quantity of like tob. unto y^e aforesd John: Newton him his Heirs Extors Adm^rs or Assigns at or upon the tenth day of

October next ensueing the date hereof at Snow hill Landing or at Some Convenient Landing upon Pocomoke River it

being for a valuable Consideration in hand allready recd In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this Second

day of May 1693. //                                                                                                James: Maynard ❂ Sealed –

Signed Sealed & delivered in p^rsence of us //

        Stephen: Page.

        Robt: Pirrie

                                                                After the foresd Decl & Bill being read. m^r Edward Jones Made Oath in Open

                                                                Court that m^r Matt: Scarbrough. promised to Satisfie & pay the foresd Bill of 1200^lb of tob

        And thereupon m^r Peter Dent Attorney for the sd Maynard Confest judgm^t when assetts which being Considered this

        Court grants Order thereon with Cost alias Executio //

John: Cole: Plt                Somerset County Ss / Thomas Delahide & Anne his Wife Adm^rx of all & Singular y^e goods Chatells

Tho: Delahide Dft }     & Credits of Alexander Addison deceased was Sumoned to answer unto John:Cole of Accamack

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~          of a plea that they render unto him the full & just Sum of four hundred & Sixty pounds of

                                                of Merchantable leaf tobacco & Caske: - - - - And whereupon the sd John. by Peter Dent his

Attorney Complains that whereas the sd Alexander in his lifetime (viz) y^e 28^th day of May in the yeara of our Lord 1684 at

Monocan within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certain Bill Obligatory which the said John with the Seal of y^e sd

Alexander Signed bringeth here into Court the date whereof is the day & year aforesd acknowledge himself to be indebted

in his life time to the sd John: Cole in the sd full & just Sum of four hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco to be paid to y^e

Said John: Convenient in Accamack County on y^e Bay Side at or upon y^e 10^th :day of October next ensueing y^e date of y^e

Said Bill, to which payment the Said Alexander bound himself firmly by the Said Bill Nevertheless the sd Alex in his life

time nor y^e sd Perthema Since y^e death of the Said Alex. to whome Adm^rn of the goods Chattels & Credits of y^e sd Alexander

was Comitted hath not paid while She was Sole & unmarried nor The Said Thomas & Anne Since the marriage –

between them had & Solemnized nor any of them the Same to the Said John. hath not Paid but hath hitherto