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        Liber B.   Mr John Abbington plt The Compit by his petition craveth to

              Mr James Knott defendt be relieved against the defendt alledging

              tht the defendant, notwithstanding he had given him warning

              to the Contrary, hath built and Cleared upon the Complts

              Land being one hundred acres lately taken up by the Said

              Complt on the North Side of Putuxent River, to which the

              defendant answers that he had a Verball Grant from the Gov-

              ernour first, And upon further debate had in this Cause, It is

              Ordered by consent of both parties, that the defendt pay the

              plfe 300 l of Tobacco and Caske and Court Charges and alsoe

              the Charge of Surveying of the Said Land, and to returne the

              rights of one hundred acres of Land to the Compit in Lieu

              thereof, And the defendant taking a Grant of the Said Hun-

              dred acres from his Ldp is to Enjoy the Same accordingly.

              Robert Taylor plant The plant by his Petition craveth to be

              Robert Brook Esq deft relieved against the deft alledging that the

              defendt hath killed divers of his hogs, the defendt in Answer

              denieth the Same, and putting the pif upon his proofs, the

              Complt alledging the deft hindred his Wittness from appearing

              at this Court, It is ordered that the further hearing of this

              Busieness be respited untill the next Court, and both parties to

              be at Liberty to Examine what Wittnesse they think fltt and

              then both to attend peremptorily

             At a Court Held the 21th January, present

                    Governour, mr Robt Brooke Capt John Price

                    Mr Thomas Hatton, mr Job Chandler

                   (Mr Richard Preston

          Wiiliam Stone Esq Govr plt The plantiffe Sueth for four Thou-

              Wiliiam Empson defendt sand two hundred and five pounds of

              Tobacco and Cask upon Accompt for Goods, the Defendant

              acknowledgeth that he had five hundred Thirty and Six pounds

              of Tobacco's worth in Goods upon his Accompt from the Gov-

              ernour and further declareth that he reced truck from the Said

              Governor to put of amongst the Indians which he alledged he

              did according to Instructions It is ordered that it be referred

              unto mr John Hatch Lieutent Willm Lewes and John Maunsell

              to consider of the Governors demand touching the truck by him

              delivered to William Empson the defendt and whether the Said

              Empson hath according to his ingagemt to the Governor En-

              deavoured to put of the Said Truck to the Governors best

              benefitt or not, And to certifie the Court how they find the

              Same who having Spent Some time in the Busieness returned

              their Certificate to the Court in these words following: This

              21th of January 1652, Whereas the Governor Charges William