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     by the same writ he was Comanded And the said Richard Royston          Liber W. C.
     came then by Robert Carvile his Attorney and defended the force
     and injury when &ca and prayed Liberty to imparle hereunto untill
     the next Provinciall Court and it is granted unto him and the same
     day is given to the plt likewise
       Now here at this day to wit the Second day of Aprill in the
     Eighth yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord
     Baltemore &c. Annoq Doni 1683 came aswell the said Plt by Griffith
     Jones his Attorney as the said deft by his Attorney aforesaid And
     the said plt by his said Attorney ref useth to make any farther psecu
     tion against the Said deft in the Plea aforesaid Therefore It is
     Considered by the Court here that the said William Jameson als
     Tong take nothing by his plea aforesaid but be in mercy for his
     false Clayme therein and that the Said Richard Royston goe thereof
     without day, and that the said Richard Royston Recover against
     the said William Jameson ats Tong the Sume of Eight hundred &
     twelve pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about
     his defence in this behalfe Laid out and Expended, And the said
     Richard may have thereof Execution

     Wm Picke Edward Mann late of Treadhaven in Talbott                     p.657
       agt County Marchant otherwise called Edward Mann
  Edward Mann   of the Province of Maryland was Sumoned to
                answere unto William Picke of Old England of
     the Towne and County of Poole Marriner of a plea that he render
     unto him the full and Just sume of forty pounds & tenn shillings
     Stert money wch to him he oweth and from him unjustly detaineth
       And Whereupon the said William Picke by George Parker his
     Attorney Sayth that Whereas the said Edward Mann the twenty
     Sixth day of March in the yeare of our Lord God 679 by his Cer
     tame bill or Writeing Obligatory sealed with the seale of him the
     said Edward Mann and here in Court produced Whose date is the
     day and yeare first above written did acknowledge himself to owe
     and stand indebted unto William Picke of Old England of the
     Towne and County of Poole Marriner the full and just sume of
     fforty pounds & tenn shillings Sterling money for the true payment
     of the same Sume he the said Edward Mann did thereby bind him
     self his heires Executors & Assignes firmely by those presents unto
     the said Picke his heires or assignes at or upon the twenty fifth
     day of March next Ensueing the date of the said bill or writeing
     obligatory Notwithstanding wch the said Edward Mann the said
     sume of forty pounds and tenn shillings Sterling money to the said
     William Picke according to the tenor of the said bill or writeing
     obligatory hath not payd although often thereunto required, but
     the same to pay hitherto hath denyed and Still Doth denye Where
     upon the said William Picke sayth that he is damnifyed and hath