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     sideracon whereof the Said deft did then assume on himselfe & to Uber E
     the Sd plt did faithfully promise to Satisfy him for the Same when
     thereunto required yet nevertheles the Sd Deft although often
     thereunto required the Sd plt hath not Satisfyed but doth altogether
     refuse to pay the Same whereby the plt Saith he is Damnified &
     hath loss to the vallew of 800 lb tobaccoe & thereupon he Bringeth
     his Suite.
      And for the proofe of this his declaracon he produced this En- [foI.51]
     sueing Evidence.
      James Hayes aged 30 yeares or thereabouts Sworne in open
     Court Saith That Sometime in october last past in the presence of
     him the Said Depont Hugh Thomas demanded of Nich: Grosse five
     hundred pounds of Tobaccoe for the worke which his man John
     wathen had done for him And the Said Grosse Said he would putt
     it to two men And Hugh Thomas asked him if it were worth
     nothing & the Said Nich Grosse went away And made him not any
     answer at all that this Deponent Could understand & farther Sth not
      Nathan Bentley aged 30 yeares or thereabouts Sworne in open
     Court Saith, That Sometime in october last past Hugh Thomas
     demanded of Nicholas Grosse 500 lb of tobaccoe for the worke wch
     his man John wathen had done for him & the Said Nicholas Said
     he would putt it to two men and the Said Hugh Thomas asked him
     what he would give him & the Said Nich Said he would refer it to
     his betters & the Said Hugh Thomas asked him if he would pay
     500 lb of tobaccoe & Nicholas grosse Said he would not till he had
     farther tryall for it, & further Saith not.
      Whereupon the Court gave Judgemt agt the Deft for three hun-
     dred & fifty pounds of Tobaccoe with Costs of Suite, & the plt
     preferred this Ensueing bill of Costs which was allowed.
        To Atturneys Fees                  o6o
        To Hugh Thomas for goeing coming & attend 2 days
         at 30 lb p                        o6o
        To Nathan Bentley for Evidence Charge     o6o
        To James Hayes for Evidence chargeo6o
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      Upon a writt issued forth against Thomas Theodrick att the
     Suite of Francis Ling the Sheriff having made returne that the
     Said Thomas Theodrick was not to be found in his Baylifwick the
     Said Francis Ling by petition to the Court prsented Alledged to the
     Court that the Said Thomas Theodrick Stood indebted to him the
     Sd Ling in the Sum of Three thousand pounds of Tobaccoe, where-
     fore he humbly Craved Attachmt agt any the goods or Chattells of
     him the Said Theodrick wheresoever to be found wch was granted him

      Ordered that Francis Lamb put in Security for the Saving the
     County harmeles from keeping a bastard Child by him begotten on