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    hee woold Come and sarue his mounth without any troble I or no Liber A
    and the sayd John wood Replied that in Case hee woold goe and aske
    his master beane leaue hee woold and the sayd Codwell replyed hee
    had nothing to doe with his master beane his buisnes was with him
    and further sayeth not:

      The defendant alleging that this was no bargain nor euer demand
    the board voted amongst themselues and Concluded that it was a
    bargaine and the defendants saruice sufficiently demanded the De
    fendants Atturney pleaded that hee was sick and coold not performe
    his bargaine at that time it is thearfor ordered that the Defendant
    pay unto the Plantiue fiftie pounds of tob by reson that hee himself
    rated his help unto the plantiue to bee worth no more according unto
    his bargaine with him and that bee shall also pay the Cost and Charge
    of suit

        The Court is Adjourned unto the of October Ao 1662 [p. 248]

    At A Court held in Charleses Countie the 2d of October Ao 1662
                   Presentes
      Mr Henry Addames  .        Mr William Marshall
                      Commissioners
      M Joseph Harrisson          Mr Walter Beane
    John Neuill Admi: Atturney The Plantiue Aresting the defen
      to samuell Lamber Plantiue dant in an action of the Case pre
    Edmond Lendsey Atturney to fereth his petition as followeth:
      Clemement Theobals DefendantJ

      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
    humble petition of John Neuill the Atturney to the Administrator of
    Samuel] Lambert humbly sheweth
      That Whearas Samuell Lambert deceased made a Crope of Corne
    and tob: at the Plantation whear Clement Theoballs was hous keeper
    Ao 1661 and Also baught of the sayd Theoballs one hundered Acres
    of Land which land the sayd Theoballs hath posest himself with but
    upon what accoumpt your petitioner is ignorant of and Also detaineth
    his Crope of tob: and Come as Aforsayd to the great distraction of
    perfecting the Administrators Accoumpt: hee is bound to Render in
    to the Secretaries office The Premisses beeing taken into your serious
    Consideration your petitioner humbly Craueth Relife with Cost and
    Charge of suit and your petitioner shall as in duty bound euer pray &c

      Whearupon the defendant Produced thees ensuing depositions ac
    coumpt and Receipt and humbly Craueth A Jury which are as
    followeth
      The Deposition of John Roper aged 25 years or thearabout sayeth
    that I the aboue sayd Roper liuing in the hows of Clement Theoballs
    the sayd Theoballs did make an agreement with samuell Lambert for