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      for his costs & charges in that behalfe laid Out and expended and Liber M M
      the said Thomas in mercy.

      Keneim Cheseldyn John Hollins late of Calvert County was Sum
          agt oned to answer unto Keneim Cheseldyn One of
    John Hollins   the Attorneys of this Court in a plea that he
                   render unto him the summe of twelve hundred
                   pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and
                   unjustly deteineth according to the libertyes and
                   priviledges &c.
        And whereupon the said Keneim in his Proper person Saith That
      whereas the Said John Hollins the fifth day of December in the
      yeare One thousand Six hundred Seventy two did by his certaine
      writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seale of the said John here in
      Court produced whose date is the same day and yeare abovewritten
      acknowledge himself to Owe and Stand indebted unto the Said
      Keneim Cheseldyn of the Citty of St Maries the full summe of twelve
      hundred pounds of good tobacco to be paid upon all demands in
      Calvert County to which payment well and truly to be made he did
      bind himselfe his heirs executrs administrators and assignes firmly
      by those presents Notwithstanding which the said John the said
      summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco according to the tenor
      of his said writeing Obligatory hath not paid though often there-
      unto required but the same to pay hitherto hath and Still doth deny
      to the damage of the said Kenelm Sixteene hundred pounds of
      tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
        Now here at this day to witt the ninth day of December in the
      43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said John
      Hollins in his proper person and Saith nothing in barre or avoidance
      of the action aforesaid of him the said Kenelm because he oweth p. 428
      unto the said Kenelm the said summe of twelve hundred pounds of
      tobacco whereupon the Said Kenelm remaineth against the Said John
      thereof undefended Therefore it is considered by the Court here that
      the Said Kenelm recover against the said John Hollins aswell the
      summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as
      also the sume of five hundred and twelve pounds of tobacco for his
      costs and charges in that behalfe laid Out and expended and the said
      John in mercy.

      Henry Phippes Robert Procter late of Ann Arundell County other
          agt wise called Robert Prockter was Sumöned to an
    Robert Procter   swer unto Henry Phippes administrator of the
                 goods and chattells of Edward Maynard deceased
                 in a plea yt he render unto him the sume of One
                 thousand eight hundred and thirty pounds of to
                 bacco which from him he unjustly deteineth
        And whereupon the Said Henry by Kenelm Cheseldyn his At-