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      Ordered Therefore That the said Beane Satisfie and Pay the said                   Liber C
     9 Barrells and a halfe of Come to the sd James Bowling

      Nicholas Emanson Summoned Mr James Lyndsey to Answr to
     him in a plea of trespasse upon the Case for 561 lb of tobaccoe wch he
     saith the Mr Lyndsey oweth him and detaineth upon wch he
     declareth as followeth
      To the Worple the Commissionrs of Charles Countie.
      And whereupon the said Nicholas Complaineth against the said
     James For that that is to say That Whereas the said Nicholas at
     diverse and Sundrie times and at the instance and request of the
     said James Sold and delivered to him the said James in Ordinarie
     accommodacon the soe much as in the whole Amounteth to the
     Summe of five hundred sixtie one pounds of tobaccoe an Account
     whereof the said Nicholas is readie to Produce in Court said
     Totall Summe of 561 lb of tobaccoe & all and Severall the particular
     Summes in the said Account from time to time acrueing and Amount-
     ing thereunto the said James did assume upon himselfe and faithfullie
     promise That he the same to the said Nicholas well and truelie would
     Satisfie and Pay when thereunto Required But yet Notwithstanding
     he the said James not regarding his said promise and Assumption
     hath refused to Satisfie the said 561 lb of tobaccoe to the said
     Nicholas and doth still refuse to doe the same Whereupon he brings
     his suite
      Hereupon the said Nicholas and the said James Produced their
     Severall Accounts in Court and It was ordered tht Stephen Montague
     and George Thompson should Audit the same and make report
     thereof to the Court wch accordinglie they did and found That W
     James Lyndsey did stand indebted unto Nicholas Emanson in the
     quantitie of 351 lb of tobaccoe upon the Ballance of all Accounts
     between them from the Beginning of the world till this present time
      Ordered Therefore tht the said W Lyndsey Satisfie and Pay unto
     the said Nicholas the said Suñie of 351 lb of tobac wth Charges and
     costs of suite.

Absolam Coveant Plaintife John Dowglas as Adminr of the
                           estate of Bridget Heard decd Deft
           In a Plea of Debt.
      The said Absolam Coveant the Plaintife made his personall Ap-
     pearance to Prosecute the said Suite Commenced by him against the         [p. 258]
     said John Dowglas the Defendt. The said John Dowglas appeared
     to Defend the same.
      Hereupon the Plaintife declared against the Defendt as follow-
     eth vizt.
       To the Worple his Lordships Justices in Charles County.
     And Whereupon the said Absalom Complaineth against the said
     John For tht tht is to say That whereas Bridget Heard aforesaid