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and findeing it terminates att the End of three years or att the next Sessions of
assembly and it not appearing to them the Said act is revived have adjourned the
Laying any Leavie till the thirteenth of December and doe desier Mr. Robert
Tyler to wait on his Exelency to Know whether the Said Law is in force or no.

Samuell Pottingers marke a Crapp on Each Ear and an upper bitt on Each Ear.
Robert Pottingers Mark a Crapp on Each Ear and an under bitt on Each Ear.

Thomas Keneston Plantiff: William Groome Defendant

William Groome Late of Prince Georges County Inholder was atteached to
answer unto Thomas Keneston of a plea of tresspass upon the Case etc.

And whereupon the Said Thomas by Joshua Cecell his Attorney Saith that
whereas the Said William the twenty Second day of November in the year of Our
Lord 1697 att Charles Towne within the Jurisdiction of this Court Stood indebted
unto the Said Thomas in the Sume of Nine hundred pounds of Tobacco being
for a Cow by the Said Thomas then and There Sold and Delivered to the Said
William as by a noat. Subscribed with the Propper hand wrighting of him the
Said William bareing date the Day and year aforesaid and here in Court produced
relation being thereunto had may more att Large appear and the Said William
to the Said Thomas in manner aforesaid being indebted in Consideration thereof
the Said William did assume upon himself and to the Said Thomas then and
there Faithfully Promise that hee the Said William the Said Sume of Nine hun-
dred pounds of Tobacco to the Said Thomas when hee Should bee afterwards
thereunto requested would well and truely Content and Pay, Nevertheless the
Said William his promise and assumption soe as afforesaid made little regarding
but mindeing and fraudulently intending him the Said Thomas in this behalfe
Crafftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the Said Sume of 900 pounds of
Tobacco or any Part thereof to the Said Thomas hath not paid although the Said
William to do the Same by the Said Thomas afterwards the Day and place afore-
said hath been often thereunto requested but the Same to pay to the Said Thomas
hath hitherto denyed and Still doth denye to the Damage of the Said Thomas of
1800 pounds of tobacco and thereof he brings this Suite etc.

Pledges etc. John Doe, Richard Roe. Joshua Cecell.

The Plantive by Joshua Cecell his attorney aforesaid haveing Ishued out a
writt against the Defendant which Said writt was returned by the Sheriff that the
Said Deffendant was not to be found in his balywick and likewise have Caused a
Coppy of the Declaration to be left at the house where the Defendant Last Lived
in this County it is likewise testifyed that the Said Defendant hath alianed himselfe
out of the Jurisdiction of this Court whereupon the Said Thomas Keneston by his
Attorney afforesaid prayeth an atteachment against the goods Chatties and
Credditts of the Said William Groome for the Said Sume of nine hundred pounds
of Tobacco aforesaid as allso the Sume of four hundred and Nine pounds of
Tobacco his Cost and Charges in this behalfe Layd out and Expended and by the
Court it is Granted unto him etc.

Joshua Cecell Plantiff: Thomas Vaughun Defendant

The plantiff Sues the Defendant in an Action of tresspass upon the Case, which
Said writt was returned by the Sherife that the Defendant was not to be found
in his Baylewike which thing was manifestly Knowne to the Court, the Plantiff
requests that he might have an Atteachment against the goods Chatties and