Sommersett Ss  John Anderson of this County Sawyer was summoned to Answer

	29			  unto fflorence Parker the relict and executrix of George Parker

				  Deceased in A plea of Debt &c ; / ;   ~     ~       ~      ~     ~      ~

		And whereupon the sd: fflorence by Thomas Poole her Attourney saith

		That he the said John became indebted unto her Late husband George Parker

		deceased in the Just summe of Two Thousand pounds of good sound mar

		chantable tobacco and Caske as by A Certaine writing will appeare (here in

		Cort: produced) signed with the hand of him the said John Anderson bearing

		Date the 28th: day of october Annoq Domini one Thousand six hundred

		sixty eight Did Assume upon himselfe and promise to pay unto the

		said George Parker his heires executors: or assignes the said quantity

		of Tobacco aforesaid, vizt; one Thousand pounds of tobacco the same yeare

		And the other one Thousand pounds of tobacco the yeare after the Date of

		the said writing in Pocomoke river and for the performance whereof

		bindes himselfe his heires and executors:   But he the said John Little

		regarding his Promise and Assumpcon but fraudulently intending

		to Deceive her the said fflorence of the said Two Thousand pounds

		of Tobacco and Caske Denyeth and Still Doth to pay the same Allthough

		often Demanded The plt: saith She is Damnified and hath Dammadge

		To the vallue of Three Thousand pounds of Tobacco And thereupon

		brings his suite &c  ~          ~           ~            ~            ~           ~        ~

						pro qued Tho: Poole

		Intrat agt: Janr: Cort:

		       1674

		January Court 1675, p. 435