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        tory Sealed with the Scales of them the said Henry Trulock and Liber N N
        Robert Turner and here in Court produced whose date is the day
        and yeare abovesaid did acknowledge themselves to owe and stand
        indebted joyntly and Severally unto the said Henry Ward the full
        and just summe of twelve thousand pounds of sound merchantable
        tobacco qualified according to Act of Assembly with caske to con-
        tame 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 three and for the true per-
        formance thereof they did bind themselves joyntly and Severally
        their heirs executors & admrs in the whole firmly by those presents
        notwithstanding which the Said Henry Trulock nor the Said Robert
        Turner the said summe of twelve thousand pounds of tobacco to him
        the said Henry Ward though often thereunto required hath not paid
        but the Same to him to pay hath denyed and yet doth deny to the
        damage of the said Henry Ward eighteen thousand pounds of to-
        bacco And thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
          And the said Henry Trulock in his proper person cometh and
        defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth heareing of the
        Said writeing Obligatory and it is read unto him he prayeth also
        heareing of the Condition of the said writeing Obligatory and it is
        read unto him in these words The Condition of this Obligation is
        such That if the abovebounding Henry Trulock and Robart Turner
        or either of them their heirs executors admrs doe well & truly pay or
        cause to be paid and delivered unto Henry Ward his heirs executrs
        admrs two abell men Servants with all their Cloathes and bedding
        as they shall bring in with them and to serve four yeares apeice at
        the least and to be new hands the Said Servants wee doe engage
        Our selves or Our Executrs to deliver in perfect health unto Henry
        Ward or his Order at the tenth day of December in the yeare of
        Our Lord One thousand six hundred Seventy three conveniently in
        Baltemore County in the Province aforesaid Then this Obligation
        to be void & of none effect or else to remaine in full force Strength
        & vertue. Which being read and heard the said Henry Trulock Saith
        nothing in barr of the action aforesaid of him the said Henry Ward,
        whereupon the said Henry Ward remaineth against the said Henry
        Trulock thereof undefended Therefore it is granted by the Court
        here this day to wit the Seventh day of April in the first yeare of
        Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom One thousand six hundred
        Seventy six That the said Henry Ward recover against the said
        Henry Trulock aswell the summe of twelve thousand pounds of to- p. 91
        bacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of
        pounds of tobacco costs of suite.