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delivered as for tobaccoe Assumed by the Said Dermund to pay to the Said
William for one John Macknew as by a pertickeler Account thereof here in Court
Ready to be produced more at Large may Appeare and the Said Dermund to the
Said William in manner aforesaid being Indebted the Said Dermund Inconsider-
ation thereof did Assume upon himselfe and to the Said William then and there
faithfully promise that he the Said Dermund the Said Sume of 340 lbs. tobaccoe
to the Said William when he Should be thereunto Requested would well and
truly Content and pay Nevertheless the Said Dermund his promise and Assump-
tion aforesaid not Regarding but minding and Fraudulently intending him the
Said William in this behalfe Craftily and Subtilly to Deceive and Defraud the
Said Sume of 340 lbs. of tobaccoe or any part thereof to the Said William hath not
paid Although the Said Dermund to doe the Same by the Said William After-
wards the day and place aforesaid was Requested but hath hitherto Refused and
Still doth Refuse to the Dammage of the Said William of Six hundred pounds
of tobaccoe and thereof he bringeth his Suite etc.

Cleborn Lomax Pledges etc. John Doe, Richard Roe.

lbs. tobaccoe

Dermund Walker Debtor 1695: To 11 gallons of Syder att 15 per gallon ... 165
To 50 lbs. tobaccoe for John Macknew, to 2 quarts of Rome att 25 per

quart 50 ............................................................ 100

To your part of Syder you had at the quarter ............................. 075

340

[108] Cleborn Lomax in open Court made oath that he heard Dermund
Walker promise to pay the Said Account aforesaid to the Said Philmore. etc.
And William Philmore alsoe made oath to the aforesaid Account According to
usual forme etc.

The plantiffe by his Attorney aforesaid haveing Caused a Coppy of the
Decleration to be Left with the defendant at the time of the Sheriffs Serving
the writt which was Eight dayes before this Court prayeth that the Said De-
fendant to his Decleration aforesaid may answer this Court According to Act of
Assembly etc.

And the Said Dermund Walker by William Stone his Attorney Cometh and
defendeth the force and Injury when etc. And Saith that he is not Informed by
the Said Dermund Walker his Clyant of any Answer for him in the plea afore-
said to be given and nothing more thereof Saith by which the Said William
Philmore Remaineth against the Said Dermund Walker thereof undefended etc.
Therefore it is Considered that the Said William Philmore Recover against the
Said Dermund Walker as well the Sume of three hundred and forty lbs. of
tobaccoe his Damages in the premises aforesaid as alsoe the Sume of three
hundred Sixty nine pounds of tobaccoe for his Costs and Charges in this behalfe
Sustained to the Said William Philmore of his Assent by the Court here Ad-
judged and the Said Dermund Walker in mercy etc.

David Small plantiffe: Bryant Furgus Defendant.

Command was given to the Sheriffe of Prince Georges County that of the goods
Chatties and Creditts of Bryant Furgus he Attech the Sume of two thowsand
Seaven hundred and thirty pounds of tobaccoe for David Small if Soe much
Should be found in his balywick in the hand or hands of any person or persons in
his balywick and when he had the Same Atteched or any part thereof the Same
in his Costody to keepe Soe that he have the Same before the Justices of the next
Prince Georges County Court to be held att Charles Towne the fourth Tuesday