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And the Defend^t by Sam. Worthington Comes & Saith that he is not indebted as p^r y^e Plts Declaracon & Sett

forth And he ought to have had a Coppy of acco^t Sent him with the Writt or before & puts himself upon y Court

      The plea should have been inserted under y^e Decln in fo: 21                                          Worthington

           Ja. Sangster & Law.Gary Evid of y^e Dft.                           & the plt also Dent

George: Layfield &ca Plt: Somerset County Ss.

                       Contra                      Wm. Lawrence late of Somerset Couny was Sumoned to answer unto George

Wm: Lawrence. Dfend^t.           Layfield & Eliz. his wife Extrix of Last Will & Testam^t of Co^ll Wm. Stevens

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~         decd of a plea y^t he render unto them the just Sum & quantity of four thousand

                                                         pounds of good fatt beef with the Tallow belonging which he oweth & unjustly deteinth

And whereupon the said George & Eliz.by Peter Dent their Attorney Saith that whereas y^e Said Wm.Lawrence y Seventeenth

day of July in the year of o^r Lord 1681 at Pocomoke within y^e Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certain Writing Obligatory

acknowledged himself to be bound to y^e Said Co^ll Wm Stevens in his lifetime in the aforesd Sum of One thousand pounds

of Beef with the Tallow to be paid to the said Co^ll Wm:Stevens, when he shall be thereunto required, Convenient at Snow=

Hill Landing, Nevertheless y^e Sd Wm. although often required y^e said 1000 pounds of Beef w^th the tallow to y^e Sd Wm Stevens =

in his life time nor to the said Eliz. Since y^e death of the said Wm: Stevens while she was Sole & unmarried nor to the said George

& Eliz since y^e marriage between them had & Consumated nor to any of them hath not rendered, but hath hitherto refused [of]

and doth still refuse to y^e damage of the Said George & Eliz: of 2000 Pounds of Beef, and thereof they bring their Sute &c

and they bring here into Court the letters Testamentary of y^e Said Wm: Stevens, whereby it may appear the Sd Eliz. to be Extrx

and to have Adm^rn. Dent p^r Que^r Pleg. &ca. Jn^o. Doe

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  And the Sd Wm:Lawrence Comes & Defends the force &ca. & prayes the hearing the Writing aforesd & it is read, he prayes also

the hearing the Condicon of the sd Writing and it is read unto him in these words The Condicon of this Obligation is Such

that if the above bounden Wm: Lawrence his Heirs Exters of Adm^rs shall & doe well & truly pay or Cause to be paid unto y^e above

Named Wm: Stevens his Certain Attorney Extors Adm^rs or Assigns the full Sum of five hundred Seventy & one pounds of

fatt beef at or upon y^e first day of October next ensueing the date hereof at Some Convenient place in Snow hill Landing with

out fraud or further delay then this Obligation to be void & of none effect else to be in full force & vertue.

             And the Defend^t by his Attorney Sam: Worthington Comes & acknowledgeth the Bill & pleads Satisfaction - -

                and puts him Self upon the Court. Worthington

                                       & y^e plt also. Dent. }

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  Know all men by these p^rsents that Wm: Lawrence of Somerset County Plantor am held & firmly bound unto Wm Stevens

of the Same County in the Province of Maryland Esq^r the just Sum & quantity of One thousand pounds of Good fatt beef w^th

Tallow belonging to be paid to y^e Said Wm: Stevens at the Landing at Snow hill, his certain Attorney Extrs Adm^rs or Assigns

to which payment well & truly to be made I bind me my Heirs Exters or Adm^rs firmly by these p^rsents, Sealed with my Seal &

dated the Seventh day of July in the year of our Lord 1681.

The Condicon ot this Obligation is Such that if the above bounden Wm: Lawrence his Heirs Exters or Adm^rs Shall and doe