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     Richard Watson Plantiue The defendant at A Court held in This Liber A
     John Morris defendant Countie the eight of July Ao 1662 craued
     a referance in this action untill this whear the plantiues petition stand
     recorded and it beeing read Captain Josias fendall the defendants [P. 245]
     Atturney desired that the Plantiue might prooue any thing procured
     by him for the defendants wife by her order and the Plantiue not
     beeing able to doe it the defendant Craueth a nonsuit Wheanfor it is
     Ordered that the Plantiue shoold bee nonsuited and pay the Cost and
     Change of suit

       John Morris doath in open Court declare that hee will pay for one
     of the formentioned heifers: this is not Compelled from him by any
     order but it is his owne voluntarie act and deed of Charitie


     John Gooldsmith Plantiue The Plantiue prefers his petition as
     John Piper Ad: to Christopher followeth
  Carnell Defendant

       To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
     humble petion of John Goldsmith sheweth
       That Christopher Carnell Deceased standeth indebted unto your
     petitioner the quantitie of six hundered and nineteene pounds of tob
     and Caske by accoumpt for leuies for himself and one person for
     three years and for the sayd deceased funerall Charges as by a just
     accoumpt your petitioner can make appear by sufficient testimonie
     The Premisses Considered your petitioner humbly Craueth order
     against John Piper the Administrator of the sayd Christopher Camell
     Deceased for the aforsayd sum of tobacco and Caske and your peti
     tioner shall humbly pray &c

       And for the Confirmation of the sayd Petition the plantiue pro
     duceth this ensuing accounipt as followeth

          Feb 3: 1661/62
       Accoumpt of What John Gouldsmith hath had of Robert Sly for
     use of Christopher Carnell and payd by his order
       To Capt: Guither for leauyes           338
       to four yards of holland for a winding sheet    090
       to too gallons of drames               113
       to 11 pounds of sugar and pottle drames078
                                              619

     and Desireth that Mr Robert Sly might haue his oath giuen him Con
     cerning the Premisses which was Granted
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