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      By virtue of this writt I have taken Walter Beane within written                                     Liber C
     who is soe sick and Languishing tht for feare of Death him before Sherrifes retorne
     the Crt within written, at the Day and place herein contained I could
     not have as is required

      John Dowglas versus Henrie Hardie, and Robert Long in a plea
     of Trespasse; The writt Retornable ut Supra and Subpaena for 4
     persons.
      Compounded before the Court                Sherrifes
                                                 Retorne

    At a  Court held in Charles County on the 14th Day of January 1667.
        Mr Henrie Adams
                     Present        Mr Joseph
        Mr James Lyndsey
                   Comissionrs       Harrison
        Mr Francis Pope

   Thomas Alcocks Plaintife George Thompson Defendt
          in a plea of Debt upon Accot
      The Plaintife and the Defendt made their appearance in Court,
     the Plaintife by himselfe, and the Defendt by W Thomas Notley,
     and the Plaintifes Declaracon was read in Court as followeth vizt
      To the Worple the Commissionrs of Charles Countie
      And whereupon the said Thomas Complaineth agt mr George
     Thompson aforesaid for that that is to say That the said Thomas
     did in the yeare 1666 and 1667 undertake make and finish Severall
     peices of Carpenters worke for the said George at the instance and
     request of the said George as by an Accot written wth the proper
     hand of the said George, and herein incerted in forme following
     may appeare That is to Say Imprimis for Adding to the Dwelling
     house 10 foot long and twentie foot wide double raftred Studded,
     and grounceld and making an incide Chimney 400 lb of tobaccoe Item
     for making 2 Closets five foot square apeice Seeld grounceld, and
     laid wth Sawed planke wth Seaven Shelves and 2 lights 300 lb of
     tobaccoe For Ceeling a fourtie foot house up to the Wallplate and
     filled wth Timbers Between the ceelings and for Ceeling a partition
     of 20 foot Long 600 lb of tobaccoe For Laying the two Floores of
     twentie foote & fifteen the other peice 700 lb of tobaccoe For making
     foure tables and foure joynt formes to the tables three being five
     foot long and one eight foot 400 lb All which said Sumes amounting
     in the whole to the Sume of 2400 lb of tobaccoe the said George did
     Assume and faithfullie promise That he would well and truelie
     Satisfie and pay the same to the said Thomas when thereunto required
     yet the aforesaid George his promise and Assumption litle Regarding               [p. 251]
     but plotting and fraudulently intending him the said Thomas of
     the said Sume to Deceive and Defraud the same hath not yet paid
     or in anie manner for the same Satisfied, but the same to him the
     said Thomas hitherto to pay and deliver hath alltogether refused,
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