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Effect else to be in force & vertue.                                                                          his marke

Signed Sealed & delivered in p^rsence of .                                                  Thomas ❂ Miller ❂ Sealed

     Robert: Pirrie                                                                                          Thomas. TD Davis ❂ Sealed

     Peter: Dent.

                            The Decl. & Bond being produced yett not read. Nevertheless the sd Thomas Davis in propria

                            p^rsona did in Open Court Confess judgm^t for 2160 feet of plank as declared for, Which this Court

                            grants Order for with Cost alias Executio.

George: Andrews Plt.                Somerset County Ss //

               Contra                           Cap^t. Jn^o. Sayer Marriner was attached to answer unto George Andrews

Cap^t. Jn^o: Sayor. Dfend^t         Marriner of a plea y^t he render him Seventeen pounds ten Shillings Sterling

                                                        And whereupon the sd George by Peter Dent his Attorney Sayes that y^e

                                                         Said Jn^o the 20^th. day of August in the year of our Lord 1693. at [Pocomoke]

                                                         within the Jurisdiction of this Court, was indebted to the said George

  In the Said Sum of Seventeen pounds ten shillings Sterling being for Seven months Service on Board y^e Jersey

Ketch. whereof the Said Jn^o. Sawyer is Master & was by him the said Jn^o: Sawyer Shipped at y^e cost of two pounds

ten shillings p^r month Comencing from the 10^th day of Jan^ry 1692/3 to the 10^th day of August 1693 // w^ch amounts

to Seven months And the said Jn^o Sawyer to the said George Andrews in manner aforesd being indebted did assume

upon himSelf and to the said George then & there faithfully promise that he the sd Jn^o for his Said Seven Months at

Service at y^e aforesd rate of two pounds tenn shillings p^r month which amonts to the said Sum of Seventeen pounds

tenn shilling when requested would well & truly Content & pay; Nevertheless the sd Jn^o the sd Sum of Seventeen Pounds

tenn shillings to the said George hath not paid but hath hitherto refused, And doth Still refuse to the damage of the

said George of twenty five pounds Sterling & thereof he brings his Sute. &ca.

                                                                  Dent p^r Que^r. Pleg. &ca. {Jn^o. Doe

                                                                                                                        Rich.Roe }

              And the Dft p^r Sam Worthington his Attorney Comes & Sayes, that whereas he the dft having Shipp^t y^e plt

              George Andrews on board of the Ketch Jersey to p^rform a voyage that was intended from England to England

againe, and thereupon did give him Sufficient wages for the p^rformance thereof. And did likewise report that y^e Said

George Should have been Obedient to his Said Masters lawfull Comands. but the aforesd George denying to performe

what was his duty on board the foresd Ketch & deserting his Service aforesd, having had of the dft tenn pounds nine

teen Shillings & Six pence for wages & that the deft is more damnified by his vessel now lying in y^e Country

for want of his labour, then he for want of his pretended wages, & brings this in Barr of the plaintiffs accon

& prayes it may be enquired into by the Court: Worthington. –

                And the Plt Sayes he was lawfully discharged from the said vessell by the sd Sayor whereby the said Wages

                is due & puts him Self on the Court also. Dent.

                And the Dft for Rejoyner in answer to y^e plt replication Saith that he was never discharged from the

                 aforesd Service Worthington 

                                                Dent }

Declaracon &ca being read. and the Evidences Sworn. (viz) four for y^e plt. & three for y^e dft The Court having

Considered the matter Saith no Lawfull discharge given & therefore finds no Cause of accon. & therefore grants

Order for Cost of Sute alias Executio                    Sam: Worthington assumes in Crt paym^t for Officers fees for Cap^t Sayer

                                                                                Michaell Holland for Geo. Andrews. – – – – – – –