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       This Bill bindeth me James Jolly of St Marys Innholdr my heires Liber B B
     Executor & Administrators to pay or Cause to be paid unto Chris
     topher Dobson or his Assignes the sume of seauen thowsand pounds
     of tobacco and Caske to be paid in some Conuenient place in St Marys
     County at or uppon the tenth day of October next, for the true paymt
     whereof I binde me my heires Executors & Administrators in the
     penall sume of ffoureteen thowsand pounds of tobacco as wittnes my
     hand this 23d day of Aprill 1664 his
     Wittnes the word next           James  Jolly
       enterlined                        marke
          Francis Jackson
          Abraham Wattson
           Sworne unto in Open Court by Abraham Wattson 22
          xcem: 1664 to be the Act and deed of Ja: Jolly
                                   Daniel Jenifer Clke
       These are to Certifye that Francis Jackson Gentn aged 36 yeares
     made oath this 14th Decembr 1664 that the aboue menconed Bill was
     signed & deliuered by James Jolly for the use of Christopher Dobson
     in the said Jacksons prsence and that he subscribed his name as witt
     nes of the same taken before mee Charles Caluert
     Christopher Dobson Plt The defts Obligacon being by the board [p.469]
     James Jolly Deft allowed and prou'd, the ptt now Craues
     Judgmt for ffowrteen thowsand pounds of tobacco being the sume

     specifyed in the said Obligacon and according to the last Order of

     this Court Ut est in folio 390, according to which Ordr the deft not

     appearing by himselfe nor Atturney in defence thereof Whereupon

     Ordered that Christpr Dobson haue Execucon agst James Jolly for

     the sume of ffowrteen thowsand pounds of tobacco—

     John Abington Ptt The ptts petn being read, The Board Ordred
     John Salesbury Deft a Jury to Consider thereof~~Warrt to sherriffe
     to impannell a Jury of 12 able men Ref: forthwth
       Sherriffe returnes his warrt & Impannells
     fforeman
      Mr Walter Hall        Walter Peake     Thomas Paine
     John Gittings          Jno Metcalfe     Christr Dobson
     Geo: Thompson          Jasper Guerin Robt Jones
     Peter WattsHenry Ellery  William Allen
       Jury deliuers in to the board theire Virdict written on paper as
     followeth—Wee finde for the ptt three thowsand pounds of tobb: for
     his damage susteyned, wth Cost of suite Ordered it be entred for
     Judgment

     Thomas Nottley Plt The Deft in Court acknowledgeth Judgmt
     George Thompson DeftJ to the Plt: for Two thowsand seauen hun
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