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     the full & Just Sume of Six hundred and twenty pounds of Sound LiberE
     merchantable leafe Tobaccoe & Caske to be payd upon all demands
     as wittnes my hand this 9th day of Janry 1670.Signed Sealed & Dellivered       Thomas Warner (locus
       in prsence of us                     Sigilli)
          Lawrence L V young
               his marke LawY: young Sworne Saith That the
          Jacob X Johnson above written bill is the act & deed
        his marke        of Thomas warner.
       Whereupon the Court gave order agst the deft for Six hundred &
     twenty pounds of tobaccoe & Costs hereunder written
          To Atturneys Fees               60
          To goeing coming & Attendance   60
          To Lawr young for Evidence charge60
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    Sam: Cressey plt versus Thomas Warner Deft in a plea of debt.
       The plt Complaineth agst the deft for that whereas the Said Deft
     Standeth indebted to him the Sd Plt by bill bearing date the 16th
     day of novembr 1671, and here in Court by the Sd PIt produced,
     the Sume of Eleaven hundred pounds and Seventy of tob payable
     upon demand as by the Said bill here in Court p the Sd plt produced
     more plainly may appeare yett nevertheles the Said Thomas although
     often thereunto required the Said Sume of 1170 lb of tobacco hath
     not Satisfyed but doth altogether refuse to pay the Same whereupon
     the Sd plt Saith he is damnifyed & hath lost to the vallew of 1600 lb
     tobaccoe & thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
       And produced this Ensueing bill
       Know all men by these pnts that I Thomas warner of Charles
     County in the province of Maryland doe acknowledge to owe &
     Stand indebted unto Sa: Cressey of the County & province afore-
     said to him his heires assignes or certain Atturney in the full & Just
     Sume of Eleaven hundred & seventy pounds of Sound merchantable
     !eafe Tobaccoe & Caske to be payd to the Said Samuel or his order
     as aforesaid Conveniently in Charles County on demand To the
     which payment well & truly to be made I bind me my heires Executrs
     & Admrs & Every of them by these pnts In wittnes whereof I have
     hereunto Sett my hand & Seale this of novembr 1671Signed Sealed & Delivered        Thomas Warner (locus
       in prsence of                        Sigilli)
          Richd  Dod
            his marke
         Robt X Harman
            his marke
     which bill being by the Court Shewed the deft the Said bill who [fol. 571
     acknowledged the Same to be his act & deed
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