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       pounds of tobacco whereof he putt himself e in pledge agt the said Liber N N
       right Honble the Lord Propry for the said John Turpin have not
       acquitted, but him to acquitt gainsaitd & still gainsaith, whereupon
       the said John Ireland saith he is damnified twenty five thousand
       pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite
         And the said George Wells by George Parker his Attorney cometh
       & defendeth the force & injury when &c and saith nothing in barr
       or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said John Ireland,
       whereby the said John Ireland remaineth agt the said Geo: Wells
       thereupon wholy undefended Therefore itt is granted by the Court
       this day to witt the One & twentieth day of ffebruary in the third
       yeare of the dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annocp Doni
       1677. that the said John Ireland recover against the Estate of the
       said John Turpin the sume of twenty five thousand pounds of tobacco
       damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid As also
       pounds of tobacco costs of suite

       Benja Rozer Esqr John Sanders late of Charles County otherwise p. 469
        agt called John Sanders of Charles County planter
    John Saunders   was Sumoned to Answer unto Benjamin Rozer
                    Mrchant in a plea that he render unto him the
       full sume & quantity of ten thousand three hundred & two pounds of
       good sound & Wchantable leafe tob & caske which to him he oweth &
       unjustly detaineth
         And whereupon the said Benja Rozer by Christopher Rousby his
       Attorney saith, that whereas the said John Sanders the twenty third
       day of May Anno Doni One thousand six hundred seventy seven by
       his certaine writing obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said
       John herein Court produced whose date is the same day & yeare
       above written did, acknowledge himself e to be holden & firmly bound
       to the said Benja Rozer in the full sume & quantity of tenn thousand
       three hundred & two pounds of good sound & Mrchantable leafe
       tobacco in caske to be paid to the said Benjamin Rozer his heyres
       Exrs Admrs or assignes To which payment well & truely to be made
       he the said John Sanders did binde himselfe his heyres Exrs &
       Admrs firmly by those prsents Notwithstanding which the said John
       Sanders the said sume of tenn thousand three Hundred & two pounds
       of tobacco unto him the said Benja Rozer though often thereunto
       required hath not paid, but the same to pay altogether refuseth,
       whereupon the said Benja Rozer saith he is the worse & hath damage
       to the Value of fourteen thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon
       he brings his suite
         And whereupon the said John Saunders by Robert Ridgely his
       Attorney comes & defends the force & injury when &c and prayes
       hearing of the said writing obligatory & itt is read unto him, he also
       prayes hearing of the Condicon of the said writing obligatory & itt