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Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662. 203 hearupon the sayd Humphery Warren produced a bill as followeth Liber A This bill bindeth me William Hempson of the Prouince of Mary land Planter mee my heirs Executors and Assignes to pay or Cause to bee payd unto Edward Walker his heirs or Assignes the sum of three hundred seauenty pounds of good sound Marchantable tob: Cleare of ground leaues and seconds to bee payd unto the sayd Ed ward Walker or any of his Assignes upon all demand at the sayd now dwelling hows of William Hemson as witnes my hand this 28th day of december 166o William Hemson Teste John Jenkins endossed on the bak sid of this presedant bill as followeth William HEmpson I Shall desir you to pay unto Mr Humphery Warren or his order the Contents of the within bill and this receipt shall bee your dis charge from Edward Waker the 15th June 1661 Whearupon the defendant demands wheather one witnes to a bill of a deceased person bee sufficient testimonie to Cast an Administra tor the sayd witnes also beeing no inhabitant and also question wheather it bee the marke of the sayd Empson on whome the defen dant Administers Whearupon Mr Thomas Baker was sworne in open Court who de clareth upon Oath that the marke was not like the marke William Empson used to giue when hee liued with this deponant and further sayeth not: the defendant further alleageth that the bill specifieth one Hemson and hee is the Administrator of on William Empson The Plantiue not beeing able to alleage any thing againt the Pre- [p. 201] cedent obiections it is the iudgment of the board that thear is no Cause of Action Whearfor it is ordered that the plantiue shoold bee nonsuited and pay the Cost and Charge of suit: John Norman Aged 28 years or thear abouts Sworne and ex amined in open Court Sayeth that Christopher Carnell baught of Mr James Walker one gune for one hundered and fiftie pounds of tob: and also a Caske for flue and twentie pounds of tob: which this deponant knows was neuer satisfied: and further sayeth not: To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the humble Petition of John Bouls humbly Sheweth That your Petitioner hath had Attachment granted him Concern ing the Obtaining of the Estate of Joseph Cooper departed the Countie which Attachment is sarued, The Premisses Considered your 487 Petitioner humbly Craueth order that hee may haue his Charges for |
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