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Free and discharge the Said Ninian from the Said ninteen months Servis due
to be performed by the Said [Ninian] unto the Said Archable at the time afore-
said the Said Thomas the Day year and place aforesaid did Assume upon him-
selfe and to the Said Archable then and there Faithfully promise that he the
Said Thomas the Sume of Eighteen pounds Sterling when hee Should be by the
Said Archable Requested would well and truly Content and pay and the Said
Archable in fact Saith that he the Said Archable did the day yeare and place
aforesaid Alt the Instance and Request aforesaid Lett goe free and discharge
the Said Ninian Dew from the Said ninteen months Servis due to the Said
Archable at the time aforesaid in manner and forme aforesaid Notwithstanding
which the Said Thomas his promise and Assumption aforesaid made Little Re-
garding but minding and Fraudulently Intending him the Said Archable in this
behalfe Craftily and Subtilly to Deceive and Defraud the Said Sume of 18
pounds Sterling According to his promise and Assumption aforesaid or any
part thereof to the Said Archable hath not paid nor any Sattisfaction for the
Same made Although the Said Thomas to doe the Same by the Said Archable
Afterwards the day and place aforesaid and at Severall other Dayes and times
Since the Conferrence aforesaid and before the Issueing out of the Originall
writt of him the Said Archable was often thereunto Requested but the Said 18
pounds Sterling to the Said Archable hath denyed to pay and Still doth denye
to the Damage of the Said Archable of 36 pounds Sterling and thereupon he
bringeth his Suite etc.

Cleborn Lomax. Pledges etc. Joe Doe, Richard Roe.

The Defendant by William Stone his Attorney produced a writt of Habeas
Corpus for the Removeing of the aforesaid Action to the Provintiall Court and
ordered that a transcript thereof Should be Sent which was Accordingly Done.

Mr. William Stone one of the Attorneys of this Court produced here in Court
two writts for the Removeing of the Last two Actions to the Privintiall Court
but by Reason the Provintiall Court is the next Tuesday and that the Clerke
hath not time to draw out a transcrip of the Same So Soone as to Send to the
next Provintiall Court It is thereupon ordered with the Consent of the Said
William Stone the Defendants Attorney that the Clarke have time to draw the
Same untill twenty dayes after the Said next Provintiall Court is Ended.

Mr. Thomas Hollyday went of the bench upon an Alligation of George Burgis
that he thought it not Convenient for him to Sitt as a Justice to trye the Action
between the Said Burgis and Matthew Mockeboy but the Alligation made by
the Said Burgis by the Court here was thought not Suffitient to barr the Said
Hollyday from Sitting as a Justice to trye the Said Action Whereupon Mr.
Hollyday Came and Satt etc.

George Burgis plantiffe: Matthew Mockeboy Defendant.

Prince Georges County Ss: Matthew Mockeboy of Prince Georges County
planter was Atteched to Answer unto George Burges of a plea of trespass upon
the Case etc.

And whereupon the Said George by John Meriton his Attorney Complayneth
that whereas the Said Matthew [92] On the 23d day of August 1691 In con-
sideration that the Said George at the Spetiall Instance and Request of the Said
Matthew would for the use of Col. Ninian Beall Lend unto him the Said
Matthew one Scale Protractor Compass Chaine and deviders all of the vallew of