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                Liber B B Mr White that the words as laid in the declaracon wth an auer
                     ment of damage they are acconable—
                       The Chancellor idem wth Mr White—upon which
                       The Deft Thomas Paggett pleads a Iustifycacon And Trauers
                       first for that the pit: did Knauishly Cause the defendt to pay a
                       Certaine Sume of tobacco for accot of Henry Thickpenny as he can
                       proue—
                       secondly for that the pit: did Knauishly Kill a Calfe of Mr Thomas
                     Trumans and afterwards denyed it, as he Can proue—
                       thirdly for that the pit: did Knauishly deny that he had any ac
                     compts of John Bigger in his handes which should come into his
                     Custody out of Giles Sadlers papers, And that the said Stanley did
                     afterwardes neuertheless, Demand tob: due uppon those accompts
                     which he Cann proue Signed Tho: Paggett.

                       Thomas Truman sworne saith—
                       About 4 yeares since I went to Mr Stanleys to fetch a Cow that I
                     bought of Burditt he shew'd me a browne Cow in the morning
                       Tho: Paggett went away in the meane time we went to Catch the
                       Cow and his the said Stanleys maid Alice Godsgrace and we did at
                       last take her, and about two yeares after two of the said Stanleys
                       seruts told me that Mr Stanley did kill a Calfe of the said Cow and
                       further saith not—
                       Sworne in Open Court Daniel Jenifer

                [p. 332] John Bigger sworne & examined saith

                       I John Bigger lett Mr Sadleir haue before he dyed as many ac
                     compts as came to sixteene hundred pounds of tobacco, and after
                     wee Came to an agreemt that he would giue me One thowsand
                     pounds of tobacco & Caske and the remainder he was to haue for his
                     trouble, and when Mr Sadler was dead I went to Mr Stanley and
                     asked him if he had not some accompts of mine which Mr Sadler had
                     of me, and he told me noe, and after I had intelligence that he went
                     to some of them which owed me this tobacco and demanded some of
                     these accompts. I hearing of this I went and demanded this tobacco
                     which they told me Mr Stanley had been wth them and they pay'd
                     me which sume was but foure hundred and twenty poundes tobacco,
                     and this was all I receiued of all the accompts abouemenconed,
                     furthermore in August last I had a Boare at Mr Stanleys plantacon,
                     and I went to looke for this Boare and Mrs Stanley told me that I
                     had none there, and she said before I should haue him I should
                     sweare for him. I made answere I would not sweare that it was my
                     Boare, but I would sweare that it was my marke, and then she told
                     me that her husband told her that it was his Boare and after in my
                     owne hearing she said to her husband Hugh Stanley thou said it was