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     Thomas Michel Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant in an Liber A
     Richard Trew Defendant   actione of debt Prefereth his Petition as
                      followeth
  To the Worshipful Commissioner of Charleses Counti    153
       The Humble Petitione of thomas Michel Sheweth
       That Whearas Richard Trew standeth indebted unto your Peti- [r. 77]
     tioner the some of seauen hundered fiftie fowre pounds of tob: and
     Caske and bee deniing payment it beeing dew by bill your Petitioner
     hath entered his suit, Humbli beseeching your Worships to order
     your Petitioner his iust debt with Cost of suit and Charges and bee
     shal as in dutie bound Pray &c

     for which debt the defendant, by his Atturney Mr James Linsey con-
     fesseth a judgment Thearfor it is ordered that the defendant pay
     unto the Plantiue, the sayd some of seauen hundered fiftie foure
     pounds of tob and Caske with Cost and Charge of suit

     Edmond Linsey Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant in
     Andrew Watson Defendant an actione of Case which hee proues
     to bee for a sow and tenne pounds of tob: which hee prooueth to bee 154
     his dew it is thearfor ordered that the defendant pay unto the plan-
     tiue a sow and tenne pounds of tob: with Cost and Charge of suit:

     Edmond Linsey Plantiue The Plantiue understanding that the de-
     Gils Glouer Defendant ffendant coold not come to Court by rea-
     son of his wifes beeing newlie deliuered of a Child is contented to 155
     haue his buisnes respited until the next Countie Court.

     John Broune Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant in
     Thomas Simpson Defendant an actione of debt to the valew of
     seauen hundered pounds of tob: and Caske dew to bee payed at or 156
     befor the 10th of January Ao 1657 or in default thearof a Cow with
     Calph or with a Calph by her side, which bargaine by a colaterall
     agreement betweene the sayd Broune and the sayd simpson was
     annihillated the sayd Simpson in the forsayd year fiftie seauen
     promissing in case the sayd browne woold forbare him untill the next
     year hee woold then pay him the sayd seauen hundered pounds of
     tob: without faile as apeareth by th oath of Edmond Linsey and
     Robert Goodericke:

       Edmond Linsey sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that [p. 78]
     Thomas Simpson told John Broune that his Crope was drowned and
     that the next yeare bee woold pay him without fayle seauen hundered
     pounds of tob: and further sayeth not

       Robert Goodericke sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
     Thomas Simpson tould John Broune that his Crope was drowned

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