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        three hundred twenty seven pds of tobacco, & by the hands of Hum- Liber N N
        phrey Waters foure hundred & forty pds of tobacco, by Wm William
        son six hundred sixty five pounds of tobacco, by Grace Parker
        there one thousand five hundred fifty three pds of tobacco, by Henry
        Mitchell & Thomas Bowdle there five thousand nine hundred & eight
        pds of tobacco, & by Wm Dorrington of Talbot County foure hun
        dred thirty six pounds of tobacco, to render a reasonable accompt
        thereof to the said Richard when he should be thereunto required,
        Nevertheles the said Edward Gunnell although often required hath
        not yet rendred his reasonable accompt aforesaid to the said Richard,
        but the same to rendr hitherto hath denyed & still doth deny, where
        upon the said Richard saith he his damnified & hath losse to the Value
        of twenty thousand pds of tobacco & thereupon he brings his suite.
         And the said Edward Gunnell by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
        cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to
        imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto
        him the same day is given to part Richard Covell also
         Now here att this day to witt the fifteenth day of June in the
        third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
        Doni 1678. came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And
        the said Edward Gunnell by his said Attorney saith, that he allwayes
        was still is ready to accompt to the said Richard Covell of the to
        baccos aforesaid Required, & prayeth to be admitted to make an p. 554
        accompt thereof Therefore itt is considered by the Court here that
        Auditors be appointed to audite & state the accompts between the
        said Richard Covell & Edward Gunnell And doe hereby order &
        appoint John Darnall & Richard Keene of Calvert County gentt to
        Audite & state the same, & to make report thereof att the next Pro
        vinciall Court.

       Henry Phippes Henry Stocket late of Ann Arundell County was
           agt Sumoned to Answer unto Henry Phippes Admr of
      Henry Stocket    the Goods & Chattels of Edward Maynard deceased
                   of a plea that he render unto him his reasonable
        accompt for the tyme he was Receiver of the tobaccos of him the
        said Henry
         And whereupon the said Henry Phippes by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
        Attorney saith, that whereas the said Henry Stocket the day of
        in the yeare of our Lord 167 was high Sheriffe of Ann Arundell
        County, the said Henry haveing then as Admr of the said Edward
        Maynard obtained severall judgemts agt severall persons in the said
        Ann Arundell County did take out Execucons agt the bodyes of the
        said severall persons & delivered the same unto the said Henry then
        being high Sheriffe as aforesaid, with power to receive the said sev
        erall sumes of tobacco of the said severall persons so due upon
        Execucon to the use of the said Henry as aforesaid, & to render unto