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     his behalfe by John Stone whose letter of atturney being found Liber E
     insufficient to impower another Atturney the Defendant being there
     present Craved a nonsuite which was granted him with Costs of Sute,
     whereupon the Deft Preferd to the Court this Ensueing bill of Costs
     wch was granted him.
          To a nonsute                   050
          To atturnys Fees in the Said Accon o6o
          To goeing Coming & Attendance  090
                                          200



       Samuel Tucker having Empowred John Barnes he authorised John
     Stone who deputed Richard Boughton to appeare & Prosecute the
     Suite by him Comenced against Richard Beck who by his Atturny
     Thomas Lomax came & appeared to defend the Same & By request
     of the Defendants Atturney the letter of Atturney from the Said
     Sath: Tucker to Jno Barnes being found insufficient which was the
     ground of all the other he not being authorized to depute any other
     the Defendant craved a nonsuite with Costs of Suite against the plt
     wch was granted him: whereupon he preferred this Ensueing Bill of
     Costs which was by the Court allowed him agt the plt:
          To a nonsuite                  050
          To Atturnys Fees in ditto Case 060
          To goeing coming & attendance  090
                                          200



 Edmond Lendsey plt:  Tho Abbott Deft in a plea of
                      trespas upon the Case
       And whereupon the plt Complaineth agt the Deft for that whereas
     on the 25th of Septr in the xxxviith yeare of the Dominion of
     Caecilius &c Annoq Dni 1668 & att divers days & times Since
     untill the 20th of febry in the Said yeare the Said Thomas had reed
     from the plt divers & Sundry parcells of drinke & other ordinary
     accomodacons Amounting to the Sume of Three hundred and Elleven
     pounds of Tobacco a particular accot whereof is here in Court by
     the Said plt produced In Consideracon whereof the Deft did then
     assume on himselfe & to the plt faithfully promise to pay the Said
     Sume of 311 lb of Tobaccoe when thereunto required: yet never-
     theles although often thereunto required the Sd Sume of 311 lb of
     Tobaccoe hath not Satisfyed but doth altogether refuse to pay the
     Same whereby the plt Saith hee is damnified & hath loss to the
     vallew of 500 lb of Tobaccoe & thereupon hee bringeth his Suite
       whereupon the Deft craved a reference till next Court wch was
     granted