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     goodie Michell are not you the woman that swom ouer unto Mr Pulses Liber A
     somtime in June last past and further sayeth not:

      Mis Elenor Beane sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
     goodie Michel was asked by Mr Enock Doughtie wheather she did not
     swime ouer unto Mr Pillses and further sayeth not

      Hew neale sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that hee
     knows nothing of the aboue mentioned discours not any thing els
     apertainin unto the aboue specified Action and further sayeth not:

     no cause of action apearing unto the board it is ordered that the
     plantiue shoold bee nonsuited

     Mr Thomas Hussey Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defen
     John Wheeler Ensigne Defendant Jdant in an Action of the Case Pre
                           fereth his Petition as followeth

      To the Worshipfull Commissioner of Charleses Countie the
     humble Petition of Thomas hussey Sheweth:
      Whearas your Petitioner baught a Parcell of Land of John [p. 152]
     Wheeler the 29th of december last past at which time the sayd Wheeler
     did bind himselfe his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes to
     deliuer your petitioner a Patten in your Petitioners owne name or a
     patten in his name with a sufficient bill of sayle for the sayd land
     between the date your Petitioner baught the land and the last of may
     last past as appeareth by a Condition from under his hand the sayd
     Wheeler breaking his Articles to your petitioners much damage your
     petitioner finding a fit opertunitie and supposing by his neglect that
     hee was desirous to keep the land sent a letter to him by Mr Haggat
     desiring him to send mee my bills by the first Opertunitie but your
     Petitioner neuer receaued any answer but by accident heard that Mr 385
     Scales was desiered by the sayd Wheeler to tell your petitioner that
     hee woold not make Childerens bargains so that your petittioner sup
     poses by his neglect in performing his Condition and by his message
     hee woold force your Petitioner to performe accordin as your peti
     tioner hath past his bills and hee performe when hee pleases thearfor
     your petitioner desiers your worships to take the Premisses into your
     serious Considerations and to grant your petitioner an order for his
     bills if it may bee if not to grant an order that the sayd Wheeler shal
     performe his Condition with Damage and Cost of suit and your
     petioner shal as in dutie bound pray

     and for the proof of his petition the Plantiue Produceth the agrement
     which is as followeth
      I John Wheeler of the prouince of Mariland doe by thees Presants
     sell unto Thomas Hussey unto him his heirs Executors Administra
     tors or Assignes all that parcell of land lung on the South side of
     Matawoman Creeke ioyning upon the land that was formarly Tho: