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        of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid As also five Liber N N
        hundred & sixty pounds of tobacco costs of suite, so that Execucon
        thereof cease till the tenth day of Novembr next

        John Halls
           agt    This action is continued untill next Court
        John Stanesby

        Henry Stocket
           agt
        J no Beaman
        Tho: Taillor
           agt
        Tho: Pattison
                  These foure actions are agreed
        Tho: Taillor
           agt
        Henry Harris
        Robt Carvile
           agt
        Wm Russell
        Henry Stocket & James    Solomon Thomas late of Calvert County
        Stavely AdrS Styles planter otherwise called Solomon Thomas
         agt             of the Province of Maryland was Sum-
        Solomon Thomasoned to Answer unto Henry Stocket &
        James Stavely Admrs of the Goods & Chat-
        tells of Nathaniel Styles of a plea that he render unto them the fall
        sume of two thousand two hundred twenty & foure pds of good
        sound & every way well condiconed Mrchantable tobacco in cask
        which he oweth them & unjustly detaines
         And whereupon the said Henry Stocket & James Stavely by George
        Parker their Attorney say, that whereas the said Solomon the six
        teenth day of ffebruary Annoq Doni One thousand six hundred
        seventy & six by his certaine bill or writeing obligatory Sealed wth
        the Seale of the said Solomon & here in Court produced whose date
        is the day & yeare first abovesaid, did acknowledge himselfe to owe
        & to be truely indebted unto Henry Stocket of the County of Ann
        Arundell genti & to James Stavely of Cecil County Mrchant Adrs of
        the Goods & Chattells of Nathaniel Styles late of Cecil County afore
        said deceased in the full sume of two thousand two hundred twenty
        & foure pounds of good sound & every way well condiconed Mrchant
        able tobacco & cask to be paid to the said Henry Stocket & James
        Stavely or either of them or certaine Attorney Exrs Admrs or as
        signes upon the tenth day of Octobr next ensueing the date thereof
        in some convenient place in St Leonards Creek, To which payment
        well & truely to be made & done he the said Solomon did binde him-