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     manded more but wheather thear was more or no this deponant Liber A
     knoweth not and also affirmeth tht Mr Linsey demanded meat and a
     bill of four hundered pounds of tob: for Satisfaction but your
     deponant cannot tell of whot whearupon the sayd kelle deliuered unto
     the sayd Linsey a bill of John Baptistas of four hundered pounds of
     tob: and thearupon the sayd Linsey bid him tacke away his things to
     wit thos before specified and further sayeth not.

      Whearupon the Plantiue alleging that through simplicitie bee was
     not able to mannage his Caus humbly requesteth Leaue to macke
     Choyce of an Atturney to plead his caus which is granted him whear
     upon he Chose Mr John hawkings to bee bee his Attur: Whearupon
     the Defendant by reason that bee was an Irishman and finding great
     difficultie to deliuer himself in ow English tounge humblie requesteth
     the lick fauor to macke choyse of an Atturney whearupon bee made
     choyce of for his Atturney Mr Richard Cosdin who immeadiatly
     Craued a iurie which was forthwith impanelled and sworne in open [p. 131]
     Court the names of the Jurimen wear as followeth
      Ensigne John Wheeler        John Neuill     Andrew Watson
      Mr Thomas Hussey            Thomas Simpson  William Robisson
      Richard Dod     Gils Glouer Richard King
      Christopher Riuer           John Cain  Richard Trew
     and hauing thear buisnes and all the apurtenanses thear unto belonging
     giuen them and after a dew serious and Considerat Perusiall of the
     same and unanimously by their one Confession to the Commissioners
     befor specified agreeing braught, and by their forman Christopher
     Riuers Respectiuelie gaue in this thear verdit that thay Coold not
     find perceaue nor understand any legall demand made by the sayd
     kelle of the aforsayd Mr Linsey for his goods now Disput and thear
     for Coold find no Cause of Action on the sayd kelles part
      Whearupon it was ordered that the Plantiue shoold bee nonsuited 354
     and pay Cost and Charge of suit

     Capt Robert Troope Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendant
     Edmond Linsey Defendant in an action of the Case Prefereth his
                        Petition as followeth:
  To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie 355
      The humble Petition of Robert Troope most humbly sheweth
      That Whearas your Petitione bought a parcell of land of Edmond
     Lindsey the Condition whearof will more largly and playnly appear
     by a bill of sayle To the sayd Troope by the sayd linsey giuen acknowl
     edged and recorded in the records of this Countie the 14th day of
     Januarie Ao 1659 and marked 158 beeing for too hundered acres and
     your petitioner hath but eightie Acres The Premisses beeing taken
     into your serious Considerations your Petitioner humbly Craueth
     reliue and your Petitioner as in dutie bound shal euer Pray