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        Zachery Wade gentn, one of the wittnesses, deposed sayth, That Liber B B
      hee wittnessed this Bond, And to the best of his Remembrance the
      deft signed it in his presence.
        John Lewger gentn Deposed sayth the same, And further tht deft
      signed this Bond, & Sealed it allso in his prnce, And moreour told
      him this Depont tht it was for the use of Thomas Simpson.
        The Judgmt of the Board is, The Bond forfeited.

      To the honble the Gour & Councell of Maryland.
        The humble Petn of Anne Hammond the Admistratrix of John
      Hammond.
        Sheweth That James Veitch is indebted unto yor Petr the sume
      of 2000£ of Tob & cask, for a woman serut bought by the sd Veitch
      of yor PetTs Deceased husband, Wherefore shee humbly Craueth
      order of this honble Court for the sd 2000£ Tob & Costs of suite, And
      shee shall pray &c:
      Anne Hamond plf The plf sueth as in her Petn for 2000£ Tob, the
      James Veitch deft price of a woman Serut. The deft owneth tht
      hee had a woman serut of John Hammond a little before his decease,
      But sayth tht hee hath allready payd for her, & produced an acct in
      Court intending thereby, if not to ballance, att least to cutt or stop
      most part of the plfs demand, Wch acct not being admitted the deft
      then further alleageth tht hee hath Bills of the Ptfts, wch hee hath not
      now by him, whereby to satisfy tht demand, And thereuppon Craues
      Respite till next Prouinciall Court, wch was graunted by the Board.
        Leiut Coll John Jarbo, att the instance of the plf sayth uppon Oath
      That on the 14th day of ffeb. last past, James Veitch bought a mayd
      Serut of Mr Hammond, And hee the sd Veitch promised the sd Ham
      mond goods att Patuxt, And desyred him to make hast & come
      whillst goods were to bee gotten, And this Depont understood that
      those goods soe promised to bee deliuered were towards the paymt
      for tht mayd serut.
      Willm Boreman plf                           None appearing the Cause dismissed. [p. 56]
      Vincent Attchison deft

      Elizabeth Bedlow plf Dismissed.
      Walter Waterlin deft

      Willm Boreman plf Dismissed.
      Tho: Gerard Esq deft

      To the honble the Gour & Councell of Maryland.
        The humble Petn of George Marshall Sheweth