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    howsall Linning as Sheets Napkins Table Cloths Towells & many Liber C D
    Cravatts 1 doz. Brass Rings one knife two penknives & two
    knives one Trunk marked WH in brass nails on the Top full of
    Linnen & Woollen one hair Camblett oake lined w.th Shalloon one
    hogsehead full of Pewter and Brass Iron Ware one piece of
    Black Cloth one hogshead of Bottles one Large Baskett of Bottles
    pints quarts pottles and Gallons one Cabbinett with Six Scrued
    Bottles all needle work of Silk two Swords two pockett pistols one
    Cross howe one Kilderkin with Shoes Stockings and Iron Wares
    all marked WH Except the Bed one large feather bed with a
    Bowlster two pillows two Sheets and two Blanketts & one quilt one
    white flowered Sattin Wastcoat Silver lace w.ch William Nicholls
    took & unjustly detains as it is Said to be Returned if the Return
    of them be adjudged therefore We Charge and Command you that
    the Goods af.d to the S.d William Hyde Replevyed to be and delivered
    you Cause & put by Surety & Safe pledge the afores.d William
    Nicholls that he be before our Justices of our provinciall Court on
    the first day of the Said Court to be held at the City of S.t maries (fol. 159)
    the fourth day of may next to Answer the af.d William Hyde of a
    plea of takeing & unjustly detaining of his Goods afores.d and how
    this our writt Shall be Executed to our Justices at the Said next
    Court at the Said City of S.t maries to be held you make known
    under ye pain of Incumbent & also then & there make Return of
    this Writt Wittness &c.a date the 8.th of Apll in the 43.th year &Ca
    Annoq Domini 1675

    In Chancery Between John Bayly plant & James Neale defend.t &
        Between James Neale pl.t and John Bayly defendant
      The Said John Bally pl.t maketh Oath that on the ninth or Tenth
    day of Ap.ll of the year 1673 he psonally Served the S.d def.t Neale
        a writt of Execution of a decree made in these Causes bearing
    date the 26 day of ffebruary 1672 by delivering unto him the
    sd neale the S.” Writt of Execution of the Decree under the
    Seal of this Hon.ble Court by the Said Decree the S.d James
    Neale was to pay unto the Said John Bally forthwith the Sume of
    Sixty one thousand five hundred & nine pounds of Tobacco &
    this Depon.t further Saith that at the Same time this Depon.t did
    in ye prsence of Hugh Oneale Charles Boteler and others demand & p.. 128
    require from him the Said James Neale the Remainder of the Said (fol. 159)
    Sume of Sixty one thousand five hundred and ninety pounds of
    Tobacco then unpaid w.ch was Twenty five thousand one hund.d &
    Seventy Six pounds of Tobacco the Said James Neale having after
    the Said Decree was made and before Such Service paid unto this
    Depon.t or his order the Sume of thirty Six thousand four hundred
    and fourteen pounds of Tobacco for the w.ch this Depon.t did Give
    him a discharge upon Record And the S.d James Neale did at the