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The Said John the Said Sum of tobacco to the sd John & Neall hath not paid, but hitherto doth refuse to pay to the

great loss & damage of the sd John & Neal of 2600 pounds of like tobacco & therupon they bring this Sute, &ca.

                                                                        Worthington p^r Q^r. pledge &ca     {Jn^o Doe

                                                                                                                                   Rich:Roe}

  Loving friend m^r Robert Catlin        Novemb^r. y^e 27^th. 1693 //

I pray y^w pay unto John:Poore & Neal Macay thirteen hundred pounds of tobacco & take their discharge for y^e Same

it being the whole for the building of a Boat for me make good payment, which shall oblige me & my Heirs to

make y^u the like paym^t againe, and to allow you the Same in the rent which y^w owe me, for the Plantations which

Bryan: Conovey decd held from me. being all at present from. // your very Loving friend John: Strawbridge .

        The Defendants Attorney m^r Dent in Open Court Confest judgm^t for the debt declared for. And this Court grants

        order for the Same with Cost of Sute alias Executio. //

John: Tayler Plt.           Maryland / Somerset County Ss //John:Strawbridge of this County was attached to answer

Jn^o:Strawbridge Dft } unto John: Taylor in an accon of the Case. &ca. — And whereupon the plt by Edward

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~          Jones his Attorney Comes & Sayes that in the year One thousand Six hundred eighty

Seven, That the Said John: Strawbridge did make a bargaine with the Said Taylor for a piece of Land but when

time of payment Came was not able to comply with what he did assume, but had paid the Sum of five hundred

pounds of tobacco unto m^r Andrew Whittington for my Owne use also had given the plt Credit in Joseph Thaxter

Store for One hundred & fourty pounds of tobacco for fees being due to the sd Taylor in all amounting to 640 lbs

of tobacco, which Same the Sd John Taylor did give the Dfend^t an Recept for & mentioning for what paid in the

Recept but the Said Dft not having the fear of God before his eyes & being moved by the instigation of the devil

& his imasories hath Sued the plt & recovered an Order agt the Said Taylor for the Sum of 280 Pounds of tobacco

Cost & all whereupon the plt Saith that he is damnified to the value of 3000 lbs of the like tobacco & thereupon

brings his Sute. &ca.                                      p^r Q^r Edward: Jones

        And the Dft by Sam: Worthington his Attorney Comes & Saith that the plt his action he ought not to have by

        by reason he hath not laid his accon within the Jurisdiction of this of this Court nor hath not declared

        for any debt. nor hath not put in any pledges to prosecute, & Sath that y^e accon he ought not to have & puts

        him Self upon the Court. Worthington. //

                      No Reply being made to the foresd Plea a Non Sute was granted agt the plt w^th Cost alias Executio

Thomas: Poole Plt      Somerset Ss // Gregory Murmurenough of Somerset County Planter was attached to answer

Gre:Murmurenough Dft} unto Thomas: Poole of the Same County Planter of an accon of the Case &ca. - - - - -

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~     And whereupon the Said Thomas by Sam Worthington his Attorney Complains that whereas

The Said Gregory on or about the 27^th-day of May in the year of our Lord 1694. at Back Creek w^thin y^e Jurisdiction of

this Creek Court. Did wilfully Spitefully & malitiously with a gun did Shoot & wound in the flank with Shott one black

Stone horse of the value of eight hundred pounds of tobacco being the propper goods of him the aforesd Thomas of which

wounds the aforesd horse did dye. for which the Sd Thomas Saith he is damnified to the value of 1600 pounds of tobacco and

thereof he brings this Sute &ca.

                                                                                                Verte //