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And the plt by Peter Dent Comes & defends the force & injury [ ] &ca. & Saith that the defend^t is no wayes obliged

to pay the debt in the Declaracon mentioned, for that, She never did assume, neither was the Said Wm: Brereton in debt

to the Said Goddard as is averred as of this She puts herSelf on the Court Dent p^r Decl.

                                                                                                    and y^e plt also Strawbridge.

m^rs Sarah Brereton Adm^rx of m^r Wm Brereton late of Somerset Co.

        To m^r Brereton in his life time 3½ Tun of tobacco

         hgheads at 70^lb tob p^r Tun. - - - - - - - - - }        245        The aforesd Declaracon being read & issue

         To him for Syder Caske - - - - - - - - -                  100        joynd the accompt &ca Considered was

         To one paire of Shoes to y^e sd m^r Brereton after his death- 70 by the Court Considered & Order granted for

                                                                                                    ___ a Non Sute agt y^e Plt w^th Cost alias Executio

                                                         Suma Totalis                      415

              Errors Excepted p^r me George: Goddard.             ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

              m^r Henry: Lynch Bond to m^r Layfield Proved in Court.

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Cap^t: Henry: Smith: Plt.                     Somerset County Ss //

                   Contra.                                       Thomas Davis late of Somerset County Sawyer was Sumoned to

Thomas: Davis Sawyer Dft.                  answer unto Henry: Smith Gent. of a plea y^t he render unto him

     __________________________                the just Sum of three thousand four hundred fifty Six pounds of

                                                                        good Sound tobacco & Caske which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth

                                                                        And whereupon y^e Said Henry by Peter Dent his Attorney Saith

That whereas the Said Thomas y^e 14^th day of August in the year of our Lord 1690. at Pocomoke within the Jurisdication of

this Court by his Certain Writing Obligatory which the Said Henry with the Seal of the Said Thomas Signed bringeth

here into Court, the date whereof is the day & year aforesd acknowledged himSelf to be bound to the Said Sum of

3456 Pounds of tobacco, to be paid to the said Henry Convenient, to which payment the Said Thomas bound himself

firmly by the Said Writing Nevertheless the Said Thomas the Said Tobacco according to the tenour of the Said Bill or

Writing hath not paid but hath hitherto refused & doth Still refuse, to y^e damage of the Said Henry of 5000 Pounds

of tobacco & thereof he brings his Sute &ca. Dent p^r Que^r. Pleg^s &ca. { Jn^o. Doe

                                                                                                                         Rich. Roe}

Somerset County Ss //

Know all men by these Presents that wee Thomas Miller & Thomas Davis of the County aforesd in the Province of Maryland

Sawyers are holden & firmly bound into Henry Smith of the Same County, Merc^ht. in the full & just Sum of three thousand

four hundred fifty Six pounds of good Sound Merchantable leaf tobacco & Caske to be paid to the Said Henry Smith

his Certain Attorney. Extors Adm^r or assigns, to which paym^t.well & truly to be made & done, we bind our Selves and

either of our heirs. Extors & Adm^rs Joyntly & Severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals & dated this fourth

day of August 1690.

The Condicon of the above Obligation is Such that if the above bound Thomas Davis hs Heirs or assigns

Shall well & truly pay or Cause to be paid unto the aforesd Henry Smith his Heirs, Extors or Assigns the full & just

Two thousand One hundred & Sixty feet of good Sound Inch Cypress Planke:That is to Say One thousand & eighty

feet of Said Planke to be paid at or before the 10^th. day of Jan^ry Ensueing & one thousand & eighty feet of sd Plank

on or before the 10^th. day of March ensueing the date of these presents, then this Obligation to be void & of none