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eth & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to
imparle hereunto untill next Provintiall Court & itt is granted unto
him, the same day is giuen to the p^lt also
Now here att this day to witt the Sixteenth day of ffebruary in
the fifth yeare of the Dominion of the right Hon^ble Charles Lord
Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1679 came the said parties by their At-
torneys aforesaid And the said Robert by his said Attorney saith,
that he the said Edward his action aforesaid against him the said
Robert ought not to haue because he saith, that he the said Robert
the said Sume of nine thousand Eight hundred Seaventy two pounds
of tobacco nor any part thereof unto the said Edward to pay when
thereunto required did not assume upon himselfe & to the said Ed-
ward faithfully promise in manner & forme as in the said declara-
tion is suggested, which the said Robert is ready to aver r And of this
he putts himselfe upon the Countrey, & the p^lt also Therefore itt is
comanded the Sheriffe of S^t Maryes County that he cause to come
here twelve &c by whom &c And who neither &c to Recognize &c
because as well &c on which said sixteenth day of ffebruary in the
yeare aforesaid came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid
And the jurors impannelled being called likewise came to witt Robert
Ellys, W^m Thomas, Henry Exon, James Veitch, Tho: Beale, Tho :
Hussy, W^m Bawdon, Tho: Alcock, Bernard Johnson, Tho: Allan-
son, Edward Sise & Daniel docker who being Elected tryed & sworne

Liber W. C.

to say the truth in the p^rmisses Upon their Oaths doe say, that the
said Robert Murphy did assume & promise in manner & forme as
the said Edward Leach hath alleadged And they assesse the damage
of the said Edward to nine thousand eight hundred Seventy & two
pounds of tobacco. Therefore itt is considered that the said Edward
Leach recover against the said Robert Murphy the aforesaid Sume
of nine thousand Eight hundred seventy two pounds of tobacco
damages by the jurors aforesaid in form aforesaid assessed As
also One thousand eight hundred & Eight pounds of tobacco costs of
suite And the Defend^t in mercy &c

p.8i

Vincent Lowe Esq^r
ag^t
John Quigley

The jury finding for the p^lt in this cause, the
Sume of three thousand Eight hundred pounds
of tobacco damages with costs of suite, the
Defend^t by Robert Ridgely his Attorney moved