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        said of him the said Wm Dare, whereby the said Wm Dare remaineth Liber N N
        agt the said John Brooke Admr as aforesaid wholy undefended,
        therefore itt is considered by the Court here, that the said Wm Dare
        recover agt the Estate of the said Wm Worgan the aforesaid debt of
        Eight thousand pounds of tobacco As also nine hundred eighty eight
        pounds of tobacco costs of suite

        Tho: Gilbert John Brooke Admr of all & singuler the Goods
            agt Chattels & credits which were of the Estate of
        Jno Brooke Adr wm Worgan deceased was attached to Answer unto
        wm Worgan Tho: Gilbert of a plea of trespas upon the case.
                     And whereupon the said Thomas Gilbert by Rob
        ert Ridgely his Attorney complaineth, that whereas the said Wm p. 505
        Worgan in his life tyme to witt the twentieth day of July 1676.
        did agree with the said Wm [sic] to live with him to keepe his
        bookes att the rate of three thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco
        p annum And the said Thomas in fact saith, that he did serve the
        said Wm dureing his life vizt to the twentieth day of Novembr then
        next following, wch att the rate of three thousand five hundred
        pounds of tobacco p Annum amounteth to the sume of Eleven hun
        dred & seventy pounds of tob And also in the said tyme did sell &
        deliver unto him the said Wm severall Goods, & att the speciall
        instance & request of the said Wm did pay for him the said Wm to
        severall persons severall sumes of tobacco a particuler whereof is
        by the said Thomas here in Court produced, & with the said Eleven
        hundred & seventy pounds of tobacco amounteth to in the whole the
        sume of three thousand foure hundred pounds of tobacco, In con
        sideracon whereof the said Wm Worgan in his life tyme did assume
        upon himselfe & to the said Thomas Gilbert did faithfully promise
        that he the said Wm him the said Thomas the said sume of three
        thousand foure hundred pounds of tobacco when thereunto required
        would well & truely content & pay Yet the aforesaid Wm Worgan in
        his life tyme nor the said John Brooke since his death to whom
        Admcon of all & singuler the Goods Chattels & Creditts which were
        of the said Wm since his death hath bin comitted him the said
        Thomas the said three thousand foure hundred pounds of tobacco
        though often thereunto required have not paid or satisfied, but the
        same to pay or satisfie have denyed & as yet doth deny to the dam
        age of the said Thomas foure thousand pounds of tobacco & there
        upon he bringeth his suite.
          And the said John Brooke by Charles Boteler his Attorney cometh
        & defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty to imparle
        hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto him,
        the same day is given to both parties.
          Now here att this day to witt the Eleventh day of April in the
        third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Balternore &c Annoq