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      day of Septembr 1663 openly in this honoble Court and diuers times Liber B B
      both before and since hee hath been thereupon required he hath not
      deliuered but that hhd of tobacco to deliuer to him the said John
      Norwood hitherto he hath altogether refused and the hhd of tobacco
      aforesaid afterwards to witt the 26th Nouember aforesaid to his the
      said Samuell Allcocks proper use and benifitt he hath Conuerted and
      disposed to the damage of him the said John Norwood two thow
      sand poundes of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite
      To the honoble Gouernor & Councell          Ann
        John Norwood of Norwood in the County of Anne Arrundell gent Arundell
      and late high sherriffe of the said County Complaines against Wil
      liam Dauies in the Custody of sherriffe of the said County for that
      whereas the said John Norwood upon the 15th day of Nouembr in
      the yeare of Our Lord 1662 being High Sherriffe of the said County
      did by law seize two hhd of tobacco weighing six hundred and fifty
      pounds neat in the tobacco howse of the said William Dauies for a
      fine due from him the said Dauies for not appearing att Musters and
      soe became possd of the said two hhd of tobacco as of his owne proper
      goods marked wth his marke and he being thereof possd he the said
      John Norwood these 2 hhds of tobacco afterwards to witt the 22th
      day of Nouember aforesaid did loose and let goe leauing them in the
      tobacco howse of the said Willm Dauies which said 2 hhds of tobacco
      soe lost afterwards to witt the 25th day of Nouember aforesaid In
      the tobacco howse of William Dauies aforesaid to the handes & posson 425]
      of the aforesaid William Dauies by findeing came, yett the aforesaid
      Willm Dauies knowing the 2 hhds of tobacco aforesd to be the 2

        proper hhds of tobacco of him the said John Norwood of right to

        belong and pertayne plotting and Contriueing him the said John

        Norwood wholy to defraud and Cheate of the aforesaid 2 hhds of

        tobacco weighing six hundred & fifty pounds neate, those 2 hhds of

        tobacco to him the said Jno Norwood although afterwards to witt

        the 8th day of Septembr 1663 openly in this honoble Court and diuers

        times both before & since hee hath been thereupon required he hath

        not deliuered but the 2 Mids of tobacco, to deliuer to him the said

        Jno Norwood hitherto he hath alltogether refused and the 2 hhds of

        tobacco aforesaid afterwards to witt the 28th of Nouembr aforesd

        to his the said William Dauies proper use and benifitt hee hath Con

        uerted and disposed to the damage of him the sd John Norwood,

        three thowsand pounds of tobacco, And thereupon he bringeth his

        suite—

        This Indenture made the three & twentyth day of luly in the yeare January 7th
      of Our Lord God One thowsand six hundred sixty & foure and in the
      sixteenth yeare of the Reigne of Our Soueraigne Lord King Charles


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      the second by the Grace of God of England Scottland ffrance and
      Ireland defender of the faith &c Betweene Henry Sewall Esp secre