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       forthwith to pay as a ffine to his Ldp one thousand pounds of Liber B.

       Tobacco and Caske or else be whipt with Thirty nine Lashes &

       as is till then to Stand Committed, And upon the Said Charles

       Thurstones acknowledgmt of his offence alledging he was

       ignorantly Drawne into the Attempt upon the Colonells infor-

       mation that the Same was approved of by the Governour and

       Justifyable, the Court giving Credit to his relation in that par

       ticular, and his Carriage having been formerly in his tradeing

       here faire and unreproveable for ought appears to the Contrary

       (the Governor being pleased to remitt this his offence) he is

       by the Court discharged thereof, And upon the Sheriffs motion

       for an allowance for his Extraordinary pains taken upon this

       occasion the Court thinks fitt to allow him 300 l of Tob: &

       Caske wch the Said Colonell Yardley is Ordered to pay unto

       him accordingly and also the other Court Charges in this Suit.

         1 3 ffebr. I John Cornelius of the Province of Maryland

       planter for me my heirs & Executors doe Justly acknowledg

       my Self indebted unto Colonell ffrancis Yardley or his Assignes

       the true and Just Sume of two thousand four hundred twenty

       and one pounds of the best Leafe Tobacco in Caske payable p.

       upon Demand and for the assurance of the Said payment I the

       Said John Cornelius doe acknowledge judgmt before the

       Honble Capt William Stone Esquire Governour of Maryland

       this 23th of November 1651

       Acknowledged before me the day  John Cornelius

       and year above. Wm Stone

              Indors inde

         I Col ffrancis Yardley doe assigne and Sett over unto Cap'

       Thomas Corwalleys all my right to this within Specified Judg-

       ment under my hand this 23th of November 1651

                                      ffrancis Yardley

         13o ffebr 1653. Execuco inde ad Satisfaciend Versus pson

       John Cornelius & requisicon   Tho: Corwalleys

       Ar assign Col: Yardley.

  At a Court held at St Maries         Governour

                                present

  the 15th day of ffebruary 1653       Secretary

         According to the direction of an Order of Court of the Sixt

       of this Month Some of the Creditors to the Estate of John

       Stringer deceased now attending the Court, And nothing

       appearing to the Contrary but that mr Willm Allen Mercht

       (claiming on the behalf of himself and Capt Richd Husbands)

       is the greatest Creditors to the Said Estate, It is thought fitt

       and mr Secretary is willing (in case the Said mr Allen in Con-