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    administration of all and singular the Goods and Chattells of the Liber JJ
    said Edmond was comitted nor the said Edward after the death of
    the said Rebecca to whom administration of all and Singular the
    goods and Chattells of the said Rebecca was committed hath not paid
    according to the tenor and effect of the said bill but doth altogether
    refuse to pay the same whereupon the said Daniel Saith he is dampni-
    fled and hath losse to the value of fifteene hundred pounds of tobacco
    and thereupon he bringeth his suite
      And the said Edward by Thomas Knighton his Attonny cometh
    and defendeth the force and injury when &c and the said Thomas
    saith that he is not informed by the said Edward his Client of any
    answer by him to be given wherefore the said Jenifer and Mary
    his wife nemaineth against the said Edward undefended, wherefore
    it is considered of by the Court here that the said Jenifer shall recover
    against the said Edward the said summe of twelve hundred pounds
    of tobacco with Costs.

    Daniel Jenifer et ux Edward Burton late of Kent County planter
    agt Edward Burton administrator of the Goods and Chattells of
    Rebecca Burton deceased administratrix of the goods and Chattells
    of Edmond Burton of Kent County otherwise called Edmond Bur-
    ton of Kent County in the Province of Maryland was sumoned to
    answer Daniel Jenifer and Mary his wife late called Mary Smith of
    a plea that he render to them three thousand seaven hundred eighty
    seaven pounds of tobacco which he Oweth and unjustly detaineth &c.
      And whereupon the said Daniel and Mary Say that whereas the
    aforesaid Edmund in his life time to witt the two and twentith day
    of February in the six and thintith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius
    &c Anncxp Doth One thousand six hundred sixty seaven by his cer-
    tame bill Obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said Edmond
    and here in Count produced whose date is the day and yeare above- [p. 64]
    said did bind himselfe his heirs executors and administrators to pay
    or cause to be paid unto the said Mary whilst she was sole heir heires
    executors administrators or assignes the full and just summe or
    quantity of three thousand seven hundred eighty and seaven pounds
    of good sound merchantable tobacco in caske according to Act of
    Assembly being for accomodations received at her house to be paid
    upon demand and the said Daniel and Mary in fact say that the a fore-
    said Edmond in his life time nor the said Rebecca after his death to
    whom administration of all and singular the goods and Chattells of
    the said Edmond was comitted nor the said Edward after the death
    of the said Rebecca to whom administration of all and singular the
    Goods and Chattells of the said Rebecca was committed did not pay
    the said Mary while she was sole the aforesaid three thousand seaven
    hundred eighty seaven pounds of tobacco or to the said Daniel and
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