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     Smoaking and further sayeth that John Neuill and his wife was thear Liber B
     then presant and further sayeth not:

       Robert Cockerill Sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that [p. 154]
     bee Comming whear Richard and Mary Roe lined bee see the sayd
     mary Roe all scratcht and blodie and the sayd mary Roe desired that
     all that was thear presant to take notis of it and further sayeth not

       Whearupon the Plantiue Craued a Jury which was granted whearof
     Daniell Johnson was Chosen foarman thear names are as followeth
     Daniell JohnsonJames MackeyJohn Tomkinson
     John BrowneJohn Wheeler  William Gother
     Robert TaylorGils Tomkins Thomas Hussey
     william ballDauid PrichardWilliam heard
     who hauing thear oaths giuen them had the buisnes with this follow
     ing Charge deliuered unto them
       You shall trewly and faithfully debaet and a trew and faithfull
     Verdit bring of the Dammages and Satisfaction for the trespas ac
     cording to the best of your iudgments of this Cause now deliuered
     and Presented unto you by the Court and faithfully according to your
     iudgments bring in your verdit according to the euidences and papers
     to you deliuered

     who by thear forman Daniell John deliuered in this thear verdit
     thay beeing asked wheather thay did agree in iudgment who maed
     answer is
       the Jury agreed that it is an assault and battery and that the de
     fendant shoold pay ten groats for the dammages and pay the Cost
     and Charge of suit and this is the verdit of the jury

     William heard the Atturney The Plantiue declares against the
       of Zacherie Waed Plantiue defendant in an action of debt and
     Margery Batten Administratrix demandeth that the deft doe forth-
       of William Batten defendant with satisfie and Pay unto the
     Plantiue the quantitie of seauen hundered and eleuen pounds of to
     bacco beeing good sound marchantable in leaf and Caske dew and
     owin unto the plantiue as Atturney aforsd by one deed or obligation [p. 155]
     under the hand of the sayd Batten may more fully appeare for which
     debt: the plantiue hath often demanded satisfaction but the defendant
     hath and still doath refuse to satisfie & pay the same whearfor the
     Plantiue Craueth iudgment of this Court for the sayd debt interest
     and Cost of suit &c

       And for the Confirmation of the sayd declaration the Plantiue Pro
     duced his Letter of Atturney and bill

       Know all men by thees Presants that I Zacherie Waed of Charleses
     County in the Prouince of Mariland Gentleman doe hearby Consti