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        when &c and prayeth heareing of the said writeing and it is read Liber N N
        unto him he prayeth also heareing of the Condicon of the said write-
        ing and it is read unto him in these words The Condition of this
        Obligation is Such that if the abovebound Henry Mitchell his heirs
        executors admrs doe well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the
        abovesaid Richard Covell his executors admrs or assignes the full
        and just quantity of five thousand nine hundred and eight pounds
        of good Sound well conditioned tobacco in caske convenient On or
        before the tenth day of October next ensueing the date hereof at
        the now dwelling plantation of him the said Henry Scituate upon
        the Clifts in Calvert County aforesaid without fraud or further
        delay that then this present Obligation to be void or else to remaine
        in full force and virtue which being read and heard the Said Henry
        Saith nothing in barr of the action aforesaid of him the said Richard
        in forme aforesaid declared against him Therefore it is granted by
        the Court here to wit at st Maries the Seventh day of April in the
        first yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
        Dom One thousand Six hundred Seventy Six that the Said Richard
        Covell recover against the Said Henry Mitchell aswell the said
        Summe of five thousand nine hundred and eight pounds of tobacco
        the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of five hundred Seventy and
        One pounds of tobacco costs of Suite, but so as execution thereof
        cease untill the tenth day of November next.

        Henry Ward Henry Trulock and Robert Turner nf Calvert
            agt    County otherwise called Henry Trulock and Robert
        Henry Trulocke Turner of Petuxent in the County of Calvert in
        Robert Turner Province of Maryland Coopers were summoned to
                   answer unto Henry Ward in a plea that they render
        unto him the summe of twelve thousand pounds of sound mer-
        chantable tobacco qualified according to Act of Assembly with caske
        to containe the same which to him they Owe and unjustly deteine.
          And whereupon the said Henry Ward by Mathew Warde his
        Attorny Saith that whereas the said Henry Trulock and Robert
        Turner the seventh day of April in the 37th yeare of Caecilius &c
        Annoq Dom One thousand six hundred Seventy One by their cer-
        taine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the seales of them the said
        Henry Trulock and Robert Turner and here in Court produced
        whose date is the day and yeare abovesaid did acknowledge them-
        selves to Owe and Stand indebted unto the said Henry Ward the
        full and just Summe of twelve thousand pounds of Sound mer-
        chantable tobacco qualified according to Act of Assembly with caske
        to conteine the same to be paid conveniently in Baltemore County
        upon all demands after the tenth day of December in the yeare of
        Our Lord One thousand six hundred Seventy two, and for the true
        performance thereof they did bind themselves joyntly and Severally