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         And the said Garret by Wm Williams his Attorney cometh & Liber N N
        defendeth the force & injury when &c and saith nothing in barr or
        avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said Robert Williams,
        for that the said debt is due to the said Robert Therefore itt is
        granted by the Court here this day to witt the Eleventh day of April
        in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
        Annoq Doni 1678, that the said Robert Williams recover agt the said
        Garret Van Sweringen the aforesaid debt of Eight thousand eight
        hundred forty one pounds of tobacco As also
        pounds of tobacco costs of suite So that Execucon thereof cease
        untill the tenth of Octobr next
        W Wm Williams
         These are to give you full power & authority being one of the
        Attorneys of our Provinciall Court to confesse Judgemt the prsent
        Court for me Garret Van Sweringen of the Citty of St Maryes
        genti att the suite of Robert Willms of ffallmouth in old England
        Mrchant for Eight thousand eight hundred forty & one pounds of
        good sound Mrchantable leafe tobacco, with stay of execucon untill
        the tenth day of Octobr next ensueing with the cost, And for so
        doeing this shall be yor sufficient warrt In Wittnes whereof I have
        hereunto sett my hand & Seale this tenth day of April Anno Doni
        1678.
        Sealed & detd in prsence of us           G VSweringen (sealed)
         Gerard Slye Robt Graham
        Mr   Williams
         These are to give you full power & authority being one of the
        Attorneys of the Provinciall Court, to acknowledge satisfaccon upon
        a Judgemt had & recovered in the said Provinciall Court by me
        Robert Graham Mrchant agt Garret Van Sweringen gentt as well of
        a certaine debt of Eleven thousand nine hundred twenty six pounds
        of tobacco As also for flue hundred fifty six pounds of tobacco for
        damages & costs, & this shall be yor sufficient warrt In Wittnes
        whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale this tenth day of April
        Anno Doni 1678.
        Sealed & deld in prsence of us          Robert Grahame (sealed)
         Gerrard Slye Robt Williams
             April 11th 1678.
         Satisfaction of the Judgemt aforesaid was then acknowledged in
        open Court by Wm Williams


        Morgan Jones Thomas Jones formerly of the Province of Virginia P. 511
           agt   & now of this Province of Maryland Planter was
      (Tho:) Jones     Sumoned to Answer unto Morgan Jones of a plea
                  that he render unto him Eleven thousand nine hun-