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       Justices here fully understood, Itt seemeth to the Court here, that Liber N N
       the said plea of the said Thomas Taillor in forme aforesaid pleaded
       is sufficient to retard the said George Parker from haveing any
       other or further Execucon agt the said Tho: Taillor for the costs
       aforesaid Therefore itt is considered that the said plaintiffe shall
       take nothing by his writt of scire facias but that the said Defendt
       go thereof without day And that the said Tho: Taillor recover agt
       the said George Parker the sume of Eight hundred Eighty eight
       pounds of tobacco for his costs & charges by him about his defence
       in this behalfe laid out & expended And the said Geo: in mercy

       April 13th 1678.
         Upon the peticon of Michael Miller of Kent County, that Thomas
       Currie (his servant) being Arraigned att this Court for the death
       of one Eliza Walton, was ordered to sue forth his pardon, the
       charges whereof & Sheriffes ffees he hath paid to Thomas Marsh
       then Sheriffe of the County of Kent & requested an ordr of this Court
       for the delivery of his Servant. Whereupon itt is ordered by the
       Court here, that the said Clement Hill deliver to the said Michael
       Miller the aforesaid servant upon paymt of what ffees are due to him
       for his imprisonmt

       Joshua Doyne    Thomas Clipsham Admr of the Goods &
           agt Chattells of Charles Gregory deceased was
       Tho: Clipsham Admr  Sumoned to Answer unto Joshua Doyne in a
       Charles Gregory     plea that he render unto him the sume of
       three thousand three hundred & fifty pounds
       of tobacco which from him he unjustly detaineth
         And whereupon the said Joshua by Kenelm Cheseldyn his At
       torney saith, that whereas the said Charles Gregory in his life tyme
       did the thirtieth day of May One thousand six hundred seventy six
       by his certaine writeing obligatory Sealed with the Seale of him the
       said Charles here in Court produced whose date is the same day &
       yeare above written, acknowledge himselfe holden & firmly bound
       unto Joshua Doyne of the same County him his heyres Exrs Admrs
       or assignes in the full & just Sume of three thousand three hundred
       & fifty pounds of tob good sound & Mrchantable with caske to con
       tinue the same off his owne dwelling plantacon att or before the
       tenth day of Octobr next ensueing the date thereof, & for the true
       performance of the same he did binde himselfe His heyres Exrs p.532
       Admrs or assignes Notwithstanding which the said Charles in his
       life tyme the same hath not paid though often required according
       to the tenor of the said bill nor the said Thomas since his death
       Admt of all and singuler the Goods & Chattels which were the said
       Charles's att the tyme of his death since his death to him comitted
       hath not paid, but the same to pay hitherto hath & still doth deny to