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     Robert Mason in the plea aforesaid but the said Robert Mason           Liber W. C.
     came not but made default Wherefore the Said John Bowman
     remaineth against the said Robert Mason thereof wholly unde
     fended: Therefore itt is considered by the Court here that the Said
     John Bowman Recover against the Said Robert Mason aswell the
     aforesaid Sume of ffoure thousand Seaven hundred pounds of
     tobacco Debt as also the Sume of six hundred twenty two pounds
     of Tobacco for Costs of suite. And the said Deft in Mercy.

    Wm Jamcson Comand was given to the sheriffe of Talbot
        agt County that he take Richard Royston of Talbott
  Richard Royston   County gent. If he should be found in yor baliwick
                 & him safe keepe Soe that he should have his body
     before the Justices of the Provinciall Court here the Second day of
     May in the seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble
     Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni: 1682 to answere unto
     William Jameson gent in a plea of trespas of the Case
       On wch Said Second day of May in the yeare aforesaid Thomas
     Vaughan gentt then Sheriffe of the County aforesaid made returne
     of the writ aforesd that by vertue thereof he had taken the Said
     Richard Royston Whose body he had ready as by the Same writ
     he was comanded And the said Richard Royston came then by
     Robert Carvile his Attorney and appeared and Imparled untill next
     Provinciall Court
       Now here at this day to wit the Nineteenth day of October in the
     Seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the Right honobie Charles Lord
     Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1682: Came the said partijes by their At
     torneys aforesaid And the said William James Refuseth to make
     any farther prosecution against the Said Richard Royston in the
     plea aforesaid Therefore itt is Considered by the Court here that
     the said William Jameson take nothing by his writ aforesaid but
     be in mercy for his false claime therein and that the sd Richard
     Royston goe thereof without day: And that the said Richard
     Royston Recover against the Said the said William Jameson the
     Sume of Eight hundred ffifty five Pounds of tobacco for his Costs
     and Charges by him about his Defence in this behalfe Layd Out
     & Expended And the Said Richard Royston may have thereof
     Execution

    Thomas Claggett William Hill late of Dorchester County Other
        agt wise called William Hill of Transquakeing River
    William Hill in the County of Dorchester gentt was Summoned
                  to Answere unto Thomas Claggett of a plea that             p. 620
     he Render unto him the full and Just Sume or quantity of Seaven
     teen hundred fifty three pounds of good Sound Mrchantable
     Tobacco and Caske to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth