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     with the Creeke untill it Intersect the first bounded tree, wth the said Liber W. C.
     John Merriday unjustly detained from him Itt was therefore co
     manded the said sheriffe that to him the said William Traverse his
     posession of the aforesaid One Messuage & Three hundred Acres
     of land called Traverses Lott bounded as aforesaid without Delay
     he should Cawse to be had and given, & in What manner he should
     Execute that writt that hee make it appeare to the Justices of the
     Provinciall Court to be held att the Citty of St Maryes the fourth
     day of Octobr in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right
     Honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Anncxp Doni 1681) On said
     fourth day of October aforesaid Stephen Gary Sheriffe of the County
     aforesaid made Returne of the writ aforesaid That on the ninth day
     of August 1681 in the presence Anthony Dawson, Alexandr ifair
     bush, William Tapthegoe & William Reede Hee Delivered posession
     of the said One Messuage and three hundred Acres of land Called
     Traverses Lott To the said William Traverse

      I Doe hereby appoint you to be my Attorney to prosecute in my p. 437
     Name against Wm Chesheire of St Maryes County Upon a bill of
     ffoure thousand pounds of Tobacco and to Doe therein as to you
     shall seeme meete, and for yor soe doeing this shall be y0r War
     rant Given under my hand and Seale this Nineteenth day of May
     Annoq Doni. 1681
                             Margarett Stagg (sealed)
     Sealed and delivered in the prseflce of
      Edward Bailey, John Reade:
     Maryland ss:
      William Chesheire late of St Maryes County otherwise called Wil
     liam Chesheire of st Marys County in the Province aforesaid planter
     was attached to answere unto Margrett Stagg Widdow of a plea that
     hee Render unto her the sume of ffoure thousand pounds of Tobacco
     wch to her bee oweth and unjustly Detaineth
      And Whereupon the said Margarett stagg by Robert Carvile her
     Attorney saith That Whereas the said William Chesheire upon the
     five and twentyeth day of August in the yeare of our Lord One
     Thousand six hundred seaventy & nine by his Certaine Bill or write
     ing Obligatory sealed with the scale of him the Said William and
     here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare abovesaid,
     Did acknowledge himself to be holden and firmely bound unto the
     said Margaret Stagg in the full and Just sume of ffoure thousand
     pounds of good sound and Marchantable leafe Tobacco and Caske,
     To be paid to the said Margarett stagg her heires Executors Admrs
     or assignes on all Demands After the Tenth day of November wch
     should be in the yeare of our Lord 168o att his then Dwelling planta
     con on Chapticoe Mannor in the County aforesaid, Yet Notwithstand
     ing the said William Chesheire the said sume of ffoure thousand