220 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

And whereupon the Said Ninian by John Meriton his Attorney Complayneth
that whereas the Said Samuell the 10th day of December in the yeare of our
Lord 1695 at Calvert County that is to say at Charles Towne within the Juris-
diction of this Court was Indebted unto the Said Ninian in the Sume of Seaven
hundred and Sixty three pounds of tobaccoe upon the ballance of Accounts as
by a pertickeler Account thereof here in Court produced Relation being there-
unto had may more at Large Appeare and the Said Samuell to the Said Ninian
in manner aforesaid being Indebted Inconsideration thereof did Assume upon
himselfe and to the Said Ninian then and there faithfully promise that he the
Said Samuell him the Said Ninian the Said Sume of 763 lbs. of tobaccoe when
he Should be thereunto Requested would well and truly Content and pay
Nevertheless the Said Samuell his promise and Assumption Soe as aforesaid
made not at all Regarding but minding and Fraudulently Intending him the
Said Ninian in this behalfe Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and Defraud the
Said Sume of 763 lbs. of tobaccoe or any part thereof to the Said Ninian hath
not paid Although the Said Samuell to doe the Same by the Said Ninian After-
wards the day and place aforesaid was Requested but the Same to pay to the
Said Ninian hath Denyed and Still doth denye to the Damage of the Said
Ninian of 1400 lbs. of tobaccoe and thereupon he brings his Suite etc.

John Meriton. Pledges etc. John Doe, Richard Roe.

Samuell Scott Debtor to per Contra ................ Credit

Ninian Beall December the 10th 1695. To Mr. Richard Smiths noate

lbs. tobaccoe to pay you for the vestry of
[200] To Sheriffs fees in the Christ Church Parrish ...... 1600

yeare 1693 ................ 220 By ballance Due ...... 0763

To Ditto fees to November ———

Court 1694 ................ 020 2363

To tobaccoe paid William Dent

for fee against Sedgick ..... 200
To Ditto paid William Stone

for 2 fees against Nicholls .. 200
To Ditto paid Samuell Watkins

by bill .................... 100

To Ditto paid Col. Jowles for

Clerks fees ................ 210

To Ditto paid Joshua Cecell

for Cryers fees ............ 006

To Ditto paid for Amercement

at the Suite of Nicholls .... 030
To Ditto paid Henry Fernly

for Expences .............. 242

To Ditto paid Ditto for Clerks

fees ...................... 190

To Ditto paid for your Mising

training .................. 100

To my noate on Mr. William

Parker to pay you Dated the

20th November 1695 ....... 770

To Ditto paid William Parker

for you ................... 040

To Ditto paid Samuell Watkins

Administrator Abington .... 035

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