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     hearing and Debate thereupon, And upon Reading the Complts Bill, Liber C D
     and the Defend.ts Answer thereunto with the Depositions of the
     Wittnesses and proof taken in this Cause being all by this Court
     Seriously viewed and Considered, And hearing of what could be
     alledged on either Side This Court was all Clearly Satisfied, that the
     Said Walter Story in his Lifetime had and Received of and from
     the Said John Long the Complt Goods to the value of five hundred
     and thirteen pounds and five pence Sterling, which Goods were in
     Copartnership betwixt the Complainant and the Said Walter Story,
     to wit three fourth parts thereof to the Compft and the other fourth
     part thereof to Walter Story, who was to pay to the Complainant
     one fourth part of the Said five hundred and thirteen pounds and
     five pence being by him disbursed in buying and Transporting the
     Said Goods. It is therefore Ordered and Decreed that the Said
     Complainant Shall allow to the defendant all Such Sumes as shall
     be Judged fit to be allowed to him upon the accounts betwixt them
     and the defendants to Satisfie to the Complt the Said Sume of five
     hundred and thirteen pounds and five pence Sterling with Costs of
     Suit, all to be Computed and allowed by this Court, And both partys
     being now present in Court and offering their accounts on both
     Sides W.Ch the Court having perused and Seriously Considered.
     Thereupon do find upon the Ballance thereof that the Said Walter
     Story in his life time was Indebted to the Complainant John Long
     (all his Just demand Deducted) Two hundred forty and three
     pounds Eight Shillings and Seven pence in money Sterling.
       Which Said Two hundred forty three pounds Eight Shillings
     and Seven pence in money Sterling with five pounds for his Costs
     of Suit to him adjudged. the Defendants Henry Bonner and Eliza-
     beth his wife Administratrix of the Goods and Chattells of the Said
     Walter Story Deceased are ordered and Decreed to pay to the
     Complainant John Long accordingly. Philip Calvert Cant

       Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinnces of
     Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &C.a To Henry
     Bonner and Elizabeth his wife late Called Elizabeth Story widow
     the Relict and Administratrix of the Goods and Chattells of Walter
     Story her late husband Deceased and to Either of them Greeting 36
     Whereas a Certain finall Judgment and Decree was lately made (fol. 43)
     before us in our Court of Chan.cy and there Remaineth upon Record
     in these words following Whereas heretofore that is to Say on the
    Eleventh day of may in the year of our Lord one thousand Six
     hundred Sixty and nine John Long of the City of London merchant
     Complt did Exhibit his Bill of Complaint. into this Hon.ble Court (fol 44)
     of Chan.cy of this province against Elizabeth Story Adm.r of the
     Goods & Chattells of Walter Story late of this province Deceased
     and William Baker Defendants thereby Setting forth that the Corn-