Joseph/                                             (  133 )    9ber 11^th  1692
 
 Wm Venables this day in Open Court assumed to remove the Banisters, &ca from
Said Court house to another Court house if required, and to Sett them up in the New
House & if not proportionable he will make them according to directions upon his own
Cost & Charges as also doe Some other necessaries  _______   - - -  - -_________
 
Henry: Lynch Mer^cht.Plt.                              Somerset County Sc. Walter Lane Adm^r of all
Contra                                              }and Singular the goods Chattels & Creditts of Jo^s
Walter:Lane Dft.                                                       Seward Late of this County decd was Sumoned
~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~                                                    to answer, unto Henry Lynch of the aforesd County
Merchant of a plea that he render unto him the just & full Sum of eight thousand
nine hundred fourty two pounds of good Sound Mertable tobacco in Caske which from B
him he deteineth &ca. C 
 
   And whereupon the Said Henry by Peter Dent his Attorney Saith that y^e
Said Josias in his life time (viz) the 5^th day of June in the year of o^r Lord 1680
at Pocomoke at Pocomoke within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certaine Bond
or writing Obligatory which the Said Henry with the Seal of the said Josias in his
life time Signed bringeth here into Court, the date whereof is the day & year aforesd
acknowledged himself to be bound to the sd Henry in y^e sd full & just Sum of 8942 Pounds
of tobacco and Caske to be paid to the said Henry Convenient in Pocomoke River according
to Act of Assembly, to the which payment well & truly to be made the Said Josias bound
himself firmly by the said Writing. Nevertheless the said Josias in his life time, nor
the Said Walter to whome Adm^rn of all & Singular the goods Chattels & Credits of y^e
Said Josias Since the death of the Said Josias, was Comitted nor either of them the
Said Sum to the Said Henry hath not paid, although the sd Josias in his lifetime & y^e
Said Walter Since the death of the sd Josias have been thereunto requested to the
damage of the Said Henry of 18000 pounds of tobacco & thereof he brings his Suite &ca
Dent p^r Quere.  Pleg^s &ca         Jn^o Doe
Rich Roe
And the Said Walter Adm^r aforesd, Comes &  defends the force & injury wn &ca
and prayes the hearing of the Said Bond or writing Obligatory he prayeth y^e hearing
the Condition of the Same, & it is read to him in these words _____________