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          And whereupon the said Wm DeMayer by Robert Ridgely his Liber N N
        Attorny saith, that whereas the said Garret the twenty eighth day of
        April One thousand six hundred seventy five upon ballance of all ac
        compts between the said Wm & the said Garret, stood indebted unto
        the said Wm in the sume of three thousand seven hundred fifty &
        seven pounds of tobacco In consideracon whereupon the said Garret
        did assume upon himselfe & to the said Wm did faithfully promise,
        that he the said Garret the said sume of three thousand seven hun
        dred fifty & seven pounds of tobacco would lay out & dispose, & for
        the same purchase English Goods And the same English Goods with
        one Abraham Lubberstone Master of a New Yorke Sloope then
        rideing att anchor in the Province or some other Vessell bound for
        New York to the said Wm he the said Garret would send. Notwith
        standing which the said Garret the said English Goods amounting
        to the sume of three thousand seven hundred fifty seven pounds of
        tobacco aforesaid to him the said Wm according to the promise afore
        said although often thereunto required hath not sent, but the same to
        send hath refused & denyed, & to send the same as yet doth refuse
        & deny to the damage of the said Wm tenn thousand pounds of
        tobacco, & thereupon he produceth his suite
          And the said Garret VanSweringen by Robert Carvile his At
        torney cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth
        liberty of speakeing hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted him
        the same day is given to the plaintiffe also
          Nowhere att this day to witt the two & twentieth day of ffebry in
        the third yeare of the dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq3
        Doni 1677. came the said plaintiffe by his Attorney aforesaid, & the
        said Garret in his proper person cometh also, & saith, that he is con
        tent that Judgemt passe against him for the said sume of three thou
        sand seven hundred fifty & seven pounds of tobacco without damages
        Whereupon itt is granted by the Court here, that the said plaintiff e
        recover against the said defendt as well the said sume of three
        thousand seven hundred fifty & seven pounds of tobacco As also the
        sume of five hundred thirty six pounds of tobacco costs of suite

        Tho: Notley Esqr The Sheriffe of St Maryes County haveing re
            agt turned a cepi in this cause, the plaintiffe by Rob
        Tho: Lomaxert Ridgely his Attorney moved for speciall bayle
        Whereupon itt is ordered, that the deft remaine
        in the Custody of the Sheriffe aforesaid Untill he shall giue speciall p. 440
        bayle to Answer the action aforesaid & abide Judgemt

        Daniel Clarke John Brooke late of Dorchister County Admistr
            agt of the Goods & Chattels of Wm Worgan decd was
        Jno Brooke Admr Sumoned to Answer unto Daniel Clarke of a
          Wm Worgan plea that he render unto him seven thousand foure
                    hundred seventy six pounds of tobacco which from
        him he unjustly detained