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       Smith who being Elected tryed & sworne to say the truth in the Liber N N
       prmisses upon their Oaths doe say Wee finde for the Defendant,

       Therefore itt is considered by the Court here that the said Morgan
       Jones recover agt the said Wm Kent the sume of
       pounds of tobacco for his costs & charges by him about his defence
       in this behalfe laid out & expended And the said Wm Kent in mercy
       for his false claime.
       Mr Robert Ridgely
         Pray acknowledge satisfaction for me upon the judgemt I obtained
       This June Court upon the Nonsuite between Wm Kent plaintiffe & p. 561
       me Morgan Jones Defendt for so doeing this shall be yor Warrant
Wittnes my hand June 17th 1678.          Morgan Jones
       Wittnes John Wynn Tho: Jones Jno Blomfeild

       James Stavely John Brooke late of Dorchister County Chirurgion
          agt otherwise called John Brooke in the Province of
     John Brooke Maryland was Sumoned to Answer unto James
                 Stavely of a plea that he render unto him the full
       sume & just quantity of thirteen thousand three hundred forty &
       foure pounds of good sound & every way well condiconed Mrchant
       able tobacco in cask which he oweth him & unjustly detaineth
         And whereupon the said James Stavely by George Parker his
       Attorney saith, that whereas the said John Brooke the one & twen
       tieth day of April in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand six
       hundred seventy & seven by his certaine bond or writeing obligatory
       sealed with the seale of the said John Brooke & here in Court pro
       duced whose date is the day & yeare first abovesaid, was holden &
       firmly bound to James Stavely of Cecil County Mrchant in the full
       sume & just quantity of thirteen thousand three hundred forty &
       foure pounds of good sound & every way well condiconed Wchant
       able tobacco in cask to be paid to the said James Stavely or to his
       certaine Attorney his Exrs Admrs & assignes To which paymt well
       & truely to be made & done he the said John Brooke did binde him
       selfe his heyres Exrs & Admrs firmly by those prsents Notwithstand
       ing which the said John Brooke the said sume of Thirteen thousand
       three hundred forty & foure pounds of tobacco in cask according to
       the tenour of the said bond or writeing Obligatory although often
       demanded hath not paid, but the same to pay hath refused & still
       doth refuse, Whereupon the said James Stavely saith he is damnified
       & hath losse to the Value of twenty thousand pounds of tobacco &
       thereupon he bringeth his suite
         And the said John Brooke bie[?] Charles Boteler his Attorney
       comes & defends the force & injury when &c & prayeth hearing of the
       said bond or writeing obligatory & itt is read unto him, he also pray
       eth the hearing of the Condicon of the said bond or writeing obliga
       tory & itt is read unto him in these words The Condicon of this prsent