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     John Courts Plantiue the Plantiue aresting the defendant in an ac- Liber A
     John Piper defendant tione of debt to the valew of Seauen hun
     dered pounds of tob: and the defendant confessing a iudgment it 69
     is thearfon ordered that the defendant pay unto the plantiue the
     Sayd Som as Soone as hee can stricke it

     Christopher Russell Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendan in [p. 25]
John Cain Defendant       an actione of the Case the defendant
     alleged that hee was unprouided to answer the Plantiues demands 70
     by reason hee had not Cast up his accounts and theanfor Craueth a
     ref erance until the next Count which is granted him

     William Robisson Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defendant
     Andrew Watson Defendant an Actione of the Case, the Sayd
     Plantiue desiereth that Hennerie Moore John Wheeler, and John 71
     Neuill may haue their oaths giuen them concerning this Case which
     was granted

       Hennerie Moore aged 22 years on thearabouts Sworne and ex
     amined in open Court Swaneth that hee was once with William
     Robisson when hee went to Andrew Watsons house to receaue
     his Come and Joseph Lenton told this deponant that the Sayd Wat
     son was gone to Apamataks to hey Corne and further saycth that
     an other time the Sayd Watson desiered this deponant to pay unto
     the aforsayd Robisson in in part of Payment one barrel of Corne and
     further Sayeth not

       John Wheeler aged 25 years or thearabouts Sworne and examined
     in open Court at the request of William Robisson, Sayeth that bee
     hand Andrew Watson Say that hee owed the Sayd Robisson three
     barrells of Corne which confessione was made in the aforsayd Robis
     sons hous the 24th of October last past & further sayeth not

       John Neuill aged 35 years or thearabouts Sworne and examined
     in open Court at the request of William Robisson Sayeth that som
     time last winter this deponant was with Andrew Watson in a boate
     and this deponant hard the Sayd Watson Say that hee owed the sayd
     Robisson three barrels of Corne but if hee woold tacke one hundered
     and fiftie pounds of tob: which Hennerie Moore owed him (viz the
     sayd Watson) bee woold willinglie assigne it ouen unto him and
     further Sayeth not

       it is thearfor ordered that the Defendant Shal pay three barrels
     of Corne unto the Plantiue together with Cost and Charge of Sute

     John Courts Plantiue The Plantiues Aresting the defendants in
     Haniball and Elisabeth an action of Defamation the sayd Plantiue
       Spicer Defendants desiereth that the oaths of John Piper and
     Daniell Johnson mought bee taken in open Court which was granted 72