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    five hundred pounds of tobaccoe & thereupon he bringeth his Suite Liber D
      And whithall preferred his accot amounting to the Said Sume of [p. 125]
    327th of Ton:
      To which the Said John replyed that he was overcharged in the
    Said accot & put the plt to the proofe thereof & farther that he had
    payed to the Sheriff for the use of the plt two hundred fifty five
    pounds of Tob: which he did Judge to be all his Just due debt to
    the Sd plt: whereupon Ralph Coates being Sworne & Examined on
    the behalf e of the plt Saith That he did delliver to the Defendt the
    particulars meconed in the Said accot Whereupon after abatemt
    made in open Court by the plt the Court gave Judgement against
    the deft for the Sume of twenty two pounds of tobaccoe with Costs
    of Suite & the plt was by the Court allowed for his Costs & attendance
    90th of tobaccoe.

      Edward Maddock Plt came & appeared to prosecute the suite by
    him Commenced agt James Lee for eight hundred fifty eight pounds
    of tob
      James Lee Deft came likewise & appeared to answer & defend the
    suite comenced agt him by Edwd Maddock afgd Whereupon the plts
    Declaracon was read in Court to the effect vizt
      The sd Edwd Complaineth agt the sd James by a bill under his
    hand & seale beareing date the twenty sixth day of June 1669 in the
    xxxviii yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius standeth indebt'd unto
    him the sd Edward in the sume of eight hundred fifty eight pounds
    of tobaccoe & being soe indebted he the sd James the sd sume of
    eight hundred fifty & eight of tobaccoe on him self did then assume
    & to the sd Edward well & truly to pay did faithfully promise Never-
    theless the sd James his promise & Assumpcon little regarding but
    deviseing & fraudulently intending him the sd Edwd of the sd sume
    of eight hundred & fifty eight pounds of tob to deceive the sd sume
    of eight hundred fifty eight pounds of tob to the sd Edwd hath
    not satisfied but doth altogether refuse for to pay the same to the
    great damage of him the sd Edward whereupon he saith he hath
    loss to the Value of one thousand two hundred pounds of tob &
    thereupon he bringeth his suite.
      & wthall he produced his bill to wch Richd Boughton Atturñ for
    the Deft pleaded non est factum
      Whereupon Smith was sworne & Jno Simpson who say that
    Wm Smith writt the bill & James Lee Signed it & Delivered it Where-
    upon the Court Gave Judgmt agt the Deft for eight hundred fifty
    Eight pounds of tob wth Cost & Chargs of suite then the plt produced [p. 126]
    this bill of Chargs wch was allow'd p the Court
        To his owne Attendance        3 daies    90
        To John Simpson   3 daies          90
        To Wm Smith       3 daies          90
        To Atturnies Fees                  60
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