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        quired would well & truely pay & satisfie Notwithstanding which the Liber N N
        said Joseph Seayre though often thereunto required in his life tyme
        the said sume of thirty pounds of stert Money of England hath not
        paid according to his promise, nor the said Edward Bleek although
        he hath received the said Goods & Mrchandizes & comodities, &
        tobacco made of the said Goods Mrchandizes & comodities so shipt
        by the said Joseph as aforesaid & converted the same to his own
        proper use & behoofe, hath not paid although thereunto Required to
        the great damage of the said Wm Knott whereupon the said Wm
        Knot saith he is damnified & hath losse to the Value of ffifty pounds
        stert money of England & thereupon he bringeth his suite
          And the said Edward by Robert Ridgely his Attorney corneth &
        defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle
        hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted unto him the same day is
        giuen to Both parties                      p. 570
          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 Bleek by his said Attorney prayes the hearing of
        the Originall writt aforesaid upon which the declaracon aforesaid
        is grounded & itt is read unto him in these words Charles absolute
        Lord & PropTY of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron
        of Baltemore &c To the Sheriffe of Baltemore County greeting Wee
        comand you that you take Edward Bleek late of Baltemore County
        Mrchant if he shall be found in yor bailywick & him safely keepe
        so that you have his body before our Justices of our Provinciall
        Court to be held att St Maryes the ninth day of April next to Answer
        unto Wm Knott Marryner in a plea of trespas upon the case, And
        hereof you are not to faile & have you there this Writt Wittnes our
        trusty & welbeloved Thomas Notley Esqr our Lievt Genll & chiefe
        Justice of our said Province the twenty fifth day of ffebruary in
        the third yeare of our Dominion over our said Province Annocp
        Doni 1677. which being read & heard the said Edward Bleeke prayes
        judgemt of the writt aforesaid, because he saith that the writt afore
        said & the Declaracon aforesaid Whereupon the aforesaid Wm
        brought his writt aforesaid agt him the said Edward doth not agree,
        for that in the writt aforesaid the said Defendt is stiled & called by
        the name of Edwa Bleeke late of Baltemore County Mrchant, & the
        said plaintiffe hath declared agt him upon that writt by the name of
        Edward Bleek late of Baltemore County Mrchant Admr of the Goods
        & Chattells of Joseph Seyre Mrchant deceased, & this he is ready to
        Verifie, whereupon the said Edward Bleek for the Variance afore
        said between the writt & declaracon aforesaid prayes judgemt of
        that writt, & that the same writt may be qualified And the said
        Wm Knott saith, that he will make no farther prosecution agt the said
        Edward Bleeke in the plea aforesaid whereupon a nonsuite is awarded