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Refused and doth Still refuse to the damage of the Sd John. of Eight hundred pounds of tobacco & thereof he brings

his Sute  Dent p^r Que^r                            Pleg.    Jn^o Doe

                                                                                            Rich:Roe }

              This Bill bindeth me Alexander Addison of Somerset County in the Province of Maryland Planter my Heirs Extors

                Adm^rs to pay or Cause to be paid unto John Cole of Accamack County in Virginia Innholder his Heirs Extors

                Adm^rs or Assigns y^e full & just Sum of four hundred & Sixty pounds of Merchantable leaf tobacco & Caske Convenient

                in Accomack County on the Bay Side at or upon the 10^th day of October next ensueing the date hereof And is for A

                Valuable Consideration in hand recd by me Alexander Addison of John:Cole & to the true performance of good paym^t

                Witness my hand & Seal the 28^th. day of May an^o. Dom. 1684.            y^e marke of

Signed Sealed & delivered n the p^rsence of                                            Alexander AA Addison ❂ Sealed

                Wm. Yeo

                Richard: RR Richards his marke }         Proved in Open Court December y^e 20^th. 1693 by the Oaths of the within

                                                                                Witnesses // Teste. Jn^o. Washbourn. Clr Cur Co: Accamack

     The foresd Decl & Bill being Produced. The foresd Thomas Delahide in propria p^rsona in Open Court did

     Confess judgm^t for the Same. And thereupon y^e Wor^ll. Court grants Order thereon with Cost of Sute als executio

Robert: Cuthbert this 12^th. day of 7ber an^o. 1694. Then made Oath in Court before m^r James Round that he

attended eight dayes as an Evidence for Bryan. Peart plt agt Robert: Tyra dft & Craved Order for y^e Same w^ch to

him was Granted ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Roger: Odowey & Thomas: Howard this 12^th day of 7ber an^o: 1694. Then made Oath in Court before m^r Ja:Round

that each of them had attended as Evidence between John Dyer plt & Wm Robinson Tanner dft on p^rt of y^e Defend^t

eight dayes a piece & Craved Order for y^e Same which by the Wor^ll Court was granted //

                                                                        Court adjourned till tomorrow 8: a Clock.

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                            At a Court held for the County of Somerset the 13^th.day of Septemb^r. by their Maties Justices of the

                            Peace in the 6^th year of their Maties Reign. Wm & Mary &ca. Anno Domini 1694 – – –

Com^rs p^rsent m^r ffra: Jenckins . m^r Roger: Woolford. m^r Ja: Round. Cap^t. Jn^o:King. & Cap^t. Arnold: Elzey

in Crt were

                                                         Somerset County Ss

Ellis: Coleman. Plt.                Peter Bodkin late of Somerset County was attached to answer unto Ellis Coleman of a Plea

Peter Bodkin Dft }                    of Trespas on the Case — And whereupon the Said Ellis by Peter Dent his Attorney

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                          Complains that whereas The Said Peter y^e 20^th. day of March in y^e year of our Lord 1693

                                                                at Monocan within the jurisdiction of this Court was indebted to the sd Ellis in the Sum

of Seven hundred and eighteen Pounds of Porke, for Sundry goods and Merchandizes by the said Ellis & Damaris his

Wife to the Said Peter Sold & delivered as p^r acco^t here in Court produced may appear, and the Said Peter to the sd Ellis

in manner aforesd being indebted, did assume upon himself, & to the Said Ellis faithfully promise that he the sd

Peter the sd Sum when requested would well & truly Content & pay. Nevertheless the sd Peter his promise & assumption

aforesd not regarding but minding him the Said Ellis in this behalf to deceived & defraud the Same to the Said Ellis