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himselfe his heires Ex^rs and Adm^rs to pay or Cause to be paid to the Said
Clemnt Sale his heires Ex^rs and Adm^rs Certein Attorney or Assignes the
full and Just Summe or Quantity of Thirteen Thousand four hundred
Seaventy one pounds of every way Well Conditioned Tobbacco in Cask to be
paid Convenient in Choptank upon the Tenth day of November then next
Ensuing the date thereof, Nevertheless the Said John Salter the afores^t Sume
of Thirteen thousand four hundred Seaventy one pounds of Tobbacco unto
the Said Clement Sale according to the Tenor of the Bill af^a he hath not
rendered but the Same to him to render he doth deny to the Damage of
the Said Clement 200001 of Tobb^a and thereupon he brings this Suite.

Now here att this day to witt the Eighteenth day of November in the
Tenth Year of the reigne of King William the third of England Annoque
Dni 1698 Came the Said Clement Sale by Robert Gouldsborough his Attor-
ney and prayed that the Said John Salter to his Deci af^d might Answer And
the Said John Salter by W^m [Dent] his Attorney Corns and defends the force
and Injury when etc. [and] Saith that he Cannot Gainsay the Acc^o of the pl^t
So brought ag^c him as af^d Whereupon it is Considered by the Court that the
Said Clement Sale recover ag^t the Said John Salter as well [the] Summe of
Thirteen Thousand four hundred Seaventy one p^ds of Tobb^a his debt afore-
said as also the Summe of Six hundred Eighty Seaven pounds of Tobb" and
the defend^t in mercy [etc.]

[130] Command was given to the Sherriffe of Kent County That he take
John Salter if he be found in his Bayliwick and him Safe keep So that he
have his Body before the Justices of the Prov^ll Court the Second Tuesday of
May next to Satisfy unto Clement Sale as well the Sume of Thirteen Thou-
sand four hundred Seaventy one pounds of Tobbacco a Certein Debt recov-
ered of him whereof he is Convict as also the Summe of Six hundred Eighty
Seaven pounds of Tobbacco Cost of Suite whereof he was not to faile and
to have then and there the Said Writt Wittness Robert Smith Esq^r Chief Jus-
tice of the Said Court the 19^th day of November in the 10^th Year of his Matys
Reigne Annoque Dni 1698.

Chr. Gregory Glk
Vera Copia per Chr: Gregory
Clk Cur pro^ts

Salter and Sale

William the third by the Grace of God of England Scottl^t France and
Ireland King defender of the faith etc. To the Sherriffe of Talbott County
Greeting, because in the Recordfs] and process as also in rendring of Judg-
ment before our Justices of our Prov^ll Court ag^t John Salter att the Suite of
Clement Sale of a plea that he render unto him the full and Just Summe or
quantity of Thirteen Thousand four hundred Seaventy one pounds of every
Way well Conditioned Tobbacco and Cask as tis Said Manifest Error hath