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John Swaine late of Somerset County was attached to answer unto Hannah

Maynard Adm^rx of all & Singular the goods Chattels & Credits of

James Maynard decd of a plea of trespass of the Case &ca. —

And whereupon the sd Hannah by Peter Dent her Attorney Complains

that whereas the sd John the 23^d day of March in the year of our

Lord 1693 at Monocan within the Jurisdiction of this Court was

indebted to the Said James in his lifetime in the Sum of twelve

hundred & thirty foot of plank, two hundred & fifteen pounds of

Porke & One hundred & thirteen pounds of tobacco being for sundries

Sold & delivered as by account here in Court produced may appear & y^e

Said John to the sd James in his life time in manner afsd being indebted

did assume on himselfe & to the said James faithfully promise

that he the sd John the Same to the sd James when requested would

well & truely Content & pay. Neverthelesse the sd John his promise

& assumption aforesd not regarding but minding & fraudulently

intending the sd James in this behalfe to deceive & defraud the

Sums afd to the said James in his lifetime, nor to the sd Hanah

Since the death of the sd James whome Adm^rn of all & Singular

the goods Chattels & Credits, which were of the sd James above

Comitted, or to either of them hath not paid but the same to pay

hath refused to the damage of the sd Hannah of 3000 pounds of

Tobacco & thereof she brings her Sute &ca.                Jn^o Doe

                            Dent p^r Que^r       Pledgs .               Rich Roe}

John Swaine to James Maynards Estate when last accounted as

appeared by book March 15^th - 1692             D^r

August 18            To a Gunn Sold y^w – – – –                650=

                            To 5 paire mens shoes – – – –          300=

                            To Credit given John Kellough – –       280

                                                                        Planke == 1                230

                                                                                                    Porke

March 7^th             To 5 qts Rum — —                              050

April 4                 to ½ bushell wh:Salt – – – –             045

                            to 4 ^lb powder – – – –               120

                                                                                                    215

1693

March 22^d           to 3 galls Syder Suger . – – – –         018½

                            to 2 gall Syder Sent home —                         040

            23             to 1 gall Syder Suger – – – –            025

                            to 1 gall ½ d^o – – – – –                  030

                                                                        To ba.                  113

- - - - -                  A True abstract of his book taken by Matth Scarbrough

                            The sd Scarbrough made Oath in Court that the

                            abovesd was a true acco^t taken from y^e book, which

                            being Considered by the Court the defend^ts Attorney

                            having nothing to bring in barr of the abovesd acco^t

                            Therefore this Court grants for y^e abovesd acco^t according

                            to Decl with Cost alias Execution ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~