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       To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the Liber A
     humble petition of hewgh Oneall humbly sheweth
       That Whearas William heard is the posessor of the Estate of
     Samuell and Joane Parker and that the sayd Samuell parker stands
     indebted unto your petitioner the full and iust sume of six hundered
     pounds of tobacco which the sayd heard refused to satisfie thearfor
     your petitioner hath entered his suit humbly beseeching your worships
     to reliue him according to Equitie and justice and your petitioner
     shall euer pray &c
     and for the Confirmation of his sayd petition bee desireth that
     Elisabeth Walker might haue her oath giuen her which was granted
       Elisabeth Walker sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that
     shee heard Mis Oneale demand tobacco of Joane Parker for Phisick
     that her housband had had of Mis Oneale and that this deponant heard
     Mis Joane Parker say that shee woold giue Oneall one heifer and
     further sayeth that Mis Oneale Replyed and sayd shee wanted tobacco
     and further sayeth not:

       And the defendant pleading the act for the payment of debts by
     which thear appeares no Cause of action it beeing an accoumpt upon
     a dead mans Estate Whearfor it is ordered that the plantiue shoold
     bee nonsuited and pay Cost and Charge of suit

     William Snags Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant in an [p. 253]
     John Douglas DefendantJ action of the Case prefereth his petition as
                        followeth;

       to the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the humble
     petition of William Snags sheweth
       Whearas your petitioner baught of John Douglas a heifor in feb
     ruary last was a twelue mounth the sayd douglas denies your peti
     tioner a bill of sayle for the sayd heifor your petitioner desirs your
     worships to tacke the premisses into your serious Considerations and
     grant your petitioner an order for A bill of sayle for the sayd heifor
     with Cost and Charge of suit and your petitioner shall as in duti
     bound euer pray &c

       Whearupon the defendant demanded of the Plantiue whether bee
     euer baught any Cattell more of him then one heiffor and the plan
     tiue acknowledged that bee baught but one heif or of the defendant
     Whearupon the defendant desireth that William Bouls Thomas
     Crackson and hermon Solin might haue thear oaths giuen them
     which was granted

       William Bouls sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
     John douglas deliuered unto William Snags a bill of sayle for a
     heiffor and this deponant was a witnes to it and further sayeth not