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        here untill next Provinciall Court & the same day is given to both Liber N N
        parties. Now here at this day to wit the five and twentith day of
        November in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came
        the Said Richard by his Attorny aforesaid but the Said John came
        not to prosecute his plaint aforesaid Therefore it is considered by
        the Court here that the said Richard recover against the said John
        the summe of Seven hundred sixty foure pounds of tobacco costs of
        Suite & the said John Allen in mercy for his false claime.

        Thomas Jones Richard Boughton late of Ann Arundell County p. 19
         agt otherwise called Richard Boughton of Charles
    Richard Boughton   County in the Province of Maryland was Sum-
                    oned to answer unto Thomas Jones in a plea that
        he render unto him the summe of eight hundred and eighty pounds
        of tobacco wch to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
         And whereupon the Said Thomas Jones by Keneim Cheseldyn his
        Attorny Saith that whereas the Said Richard the Sevententh day of
        April in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy-
        two by his certaine writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him
        the Said Richard and here in Court produced whose date is the day
        and yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe to owe & Stand
        indebted to Mr Thomas Jones merchant in the full and just quantity
        of Eight hundred & Eighty pounds of good Sound merchantable
        tobacco in caske To be paid to the Said W Thomas Jones his Ex-
        ecutors admrs or assignes at or upon the tenth day of November
        next ensueing the date thereof with conveinency To the which pay-
        ment well and truly to be made he bound himselfe his heirs Executrs
        & admrs firmly by those presents notwithstanding which the said
        Richard the said summe of eight hundred & eighty pounds of tobacco
        according to the Tenor of his Said writeing Obligatory unto him
        the Said Thomas Jones though often thereunto required hath not
        paid but the same to pay hitherto hath and Still doth altogether
        deny to the damage of the said Thomas fifteene hundred pounds of
        tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
         And the Said Richard by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh and
        defendeth the force and injury &c and prayeth liberty of Speakeing
        hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & the same day is given to
        both parties.
         Now here at this day to wit the foure and twentith day of Novem-
        ber in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said
        Thomas Jones by his Attorny aforesaid and the Said Richard by his
        Attorny came likewise and the said Richard Saith as to eight hun-
        dred pounds of tobacco part of the said eight hundred & eighty
        pounds of tobacco he cannot gainsay but that he oweth the same
        unto the said Thomas in manner and forme as is above declared
        against him Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said