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         in Wiccocomoco River & did by the Said writeing bind himself e his Liber N N
         heirs executrs & admrs for the true payment thereof as by the Said
         writeing here ready to be produced in Court it doth & may appeare,
         & although the said Joshua hath often demanded the said George
         to pay unto him the said summe of two thousand six hundred pounds
         of tobacco according to the contents of the Said writeing Yet the
         Said George hath refused & Still doth refuse to pay the Said Summe
         of two thousand six hundred pounds of tobacco to the said Joshua,
         therefore he Saith he is dampnified foure thousand pounds of tobacco
         & brings his suite.
          And the Said George by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh &
         defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle
         hereunto untill the next Court & it is granted him the same day is
         given to the said Joshua.
          Now here at this day to witt the 27th day of April 1677 came the
         said Joshua by his said Attorny & offered himself e against the said
         George in the plea aforesaid hut the said George came not but made
         default Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the said
         Joshua recover against the said George as well the said summe of
         two thousand Six hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as
         also the summe of six hundred fifty & six pds of tob: costs of suite.

         Pope Alvey George Old feild otherwise called George Old feild p. 266
         agt of the County of st Maries in the said Province
       George Oldfeild  Gent. was attached to answer unto Pope Alvey of a
                    plea that he render unto him Six hundred eighty
         &    One pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth
          And whereupon the Said Pope by John Jones his Attorny Saith
         that whereas the said George by his certaine writeing Obligatory
         under his hand & Seale dated the 3d day of March Annoq Dom 1674
         did acknowledge himselfe to be holden & firmly bound unto the said
         Pope in the full Summe of Six hundred eighty One pounds of good
         sound merchantable tobacco & caske to be paid to the said Pope or
         to his certaine Attorny his heirs executrs admrs or assignes in Some
         convenient place in the said County at or upon the tenth day of Octo-
         ber next ensueing the date thereof To the which paymt well & truly
         to be made the Said George did bind himselfe his heirs executrs &
         admrs by the Said writeing as by the Said writeing here ready to
         be produced in Court it doth & may appeare & notwithstanding the
         said Pope hath often required the said George to pay the said summe
         of six hundred eighty One pounds of tobacco according to the tenor
         of the said writeing yet the said George hath refused & yet refuses
         to pay the same Therefore the said Pope saith he is dampnified two
         thousand pounds of tobacco & brings suite.
          And the said George by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh &
         defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle