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Christ one thousand Seven hundred and Seventeen, till the payment
of the aforesaid Sum, most Craftily, injuriously, deceitfully, wick-
edly and Extortiously, upon the aforesaid, twentieth day of May,
in the Year aforesaid, at the County aforesaid, did Extort, require,
and took and had from the said Abraham Birkhead, in lieu of the
aforesaid Sum of Money and Interest aforesaid, the full Sum of
Eighty Six Pounds five Shillings, Sterling, being twenty Eight
pounds Sterling, more than was due from the said Abraham, and
the same did then and there deceitfully Convert to his proper Use,
to the great Impoverishment of the said Abraham Birkhead, and to
the pernicious Example of other Malefactors, and against the peace
of Our said Sovereign Lord the King, his Crown and Dignity, and
the Good Rule and Government of the Lord Proprietary, &c.
William Bladen, Attorney Gener.
Billa Vera W. Wovat, Foreman.
Maryland, ss.
The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of
this Province that now is &c. Upon their Oathes do present, That
Thomas Marnamara late of the City of Annapolis, Gentleman,
otherwise called Thomas Macnamara of the aforesaid City and
County, Esq; the thirtieth day of September, in the Year of our
Lord God One thousand Seven hundred and Sixteen, at Anne-Arun-
del County deceitfully, Injuriously and unlawfully did Exact, take
and receive of and from a certain John Brannock of Dorchester
County, Gentleman the quantity of Eleven hundred and twelve
pounds of Tobacco, then and there pretending the same to be due to
him the said Thomas Macnamara for certain Additional Cost of
Suit upon a supersedeas before that time obtained, by a certain Ed.
Brannock of Dorchester County, Planter, of a Judgment recovered
in the Provincial Court against him the said Ed. Brannock, for the
Sum of Eleven thousand pounds of Tobacco, a certain Debt, as also
the Sum of Eight hundred and Seventeen Pounds of Tobacco, cost
of Suit thereon, And for his the said Thomas Macnamaras Cost and
Expences on a certain Writ of Audita Querela, before that time
brought by a certain Edward Newton of Dorchester County, against
the said Thomas Macnamara to the Provincial Court of this Prov-
ince; all which he the said Thomas Macnamara then and there
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