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Thomas: Ball Plt            Somerset County Ss // John:Poplewell of this County Planter was attached to answer

Jn^o: Poplewell Dft }    unto Thomas: Ball of the Same County of a plea of Trespas upon the Case —

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~     And whereupon the Said Thomas by Peter Dent his Attorney Complaineth that

                                           whereas the Said John. y^e 15^th.June 1693 at Monokin within the Jurisdiction of

This Court was indebted to the Said Thomas in the Sum of 450 pounds of tobacco for goods & Merchandizes by the

Said Thomas Sold & delivered to the Said John and the Said John. to the Said Thomas in manner aforesd being

Indebted did assume upon himself & faithfully promise that he the sd John the Sd Sum of 450 pounds of tobacco

to the Said Thomas would well & truely Content & pay. Nevertheless the sd John his promise & assumption aforesd

not regarding but minding & fraudulently intending him the Said Thomas in this behalf to deceive & defraud

the Sd Sum of 450 pounds of tobacco or any part thereof the Same to the Sd Thomas hath not paid although --

often demanded but hath hitherto refused & doth Still refuse to the damage of the Said Thomas of 900 pounds of

Tobacco and thereof he brings his Sute &ca. Pleg                    Jn^o. Doe

                                                                                                    Rich: Roe

     The Defend^ts. Attorney Sam^ll. Worthington humbly Craved a Non Sute, w^ch was granted w^th Cost als Executio

              The plt lett fall his accon. &ca.

The Extrx of Rich^d: Whitty agt            This day judgm^t was Confirmed for 610 lb.tob w^th Cost in a judgm^t obtaind

Martha Poole Adm^rx of Jn^o Poole}     agt sd Jn^o. the 14^th 9ber an^o 1688. by the sd Richard &ca. Scior fac.

                                                                                being made known to y^e sd Extrx &ca.

Ordered by the Justices in Court Sitting that the Overseers of their Severall & respective hundreds within the County abovesd

doe keep & maintain their Maties high wayes well Cleared & grubbed as well above as below twenty foot Wide as they

will answer the penalty of the Law which Sd Worke is to begin at or upon the 10^th day of October next after y^e date hereof.

Ordered that m^r Ephraim: Wilson employ Some p^rson to amend the Bridge at the head of Monnokin River, and that the sd

Wilson or undertaker to be allowed for the Same.

                                                                                                          Court adjourned till tomorrow at 8 a Clock

                     At a Court held the 14^th-day of September by their Maties Justices of the Peace for y^e

                     County of Somerset in the Province of Maryland in y^e 6^th year of their Maties Reign &ca an^o Dom 1694

Com^rs p^rsent m^r ffra: Jenckins. m^r James.Round. Cap^t. John: King. m^r Stephen: Horsey.

John: Poore &ca Plts    Somerset Ss // John:Strawbridge of this County Planter was attached to answer unto

John: Strawbridge Dft } John: Poore & Neal:Macoy of the Same County Carpenters of a plea of trespas on

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~      the Case. // And whereupon the Said John & Neal by Samuel:Worthington their

Attorney Complaineth that whereas the Said John on the 27^th. day of November an^o Domini 1693// at Monokin

within the Jurisdiction of this Court became indebted unto the Said John. & Neall in the just Sum of thirteen hundred

pounds of good Merchantable tobacco it being for the building of a Boat for him the sd John:Strawbridge now the

Said John being indebted in manner & form aforesd, did faithfully promise & upon himSelf assume that the afsd

Sum of tobacco to the Said John & Neal he would well & truely Content & pay when thereunto required. Nevertheless