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             James Maynard D^r. March y^e 25^th 1692                                   S. Alexander was Attorney for dft plea

                                                                        Porke                                  forgott made 7ber Crt proceedings

              To 2¼ gall^s of Rum at 35 p^r gallon. - 78½        The aforesd, Declaracon & acco^t in y^e left hand

              6^lb of Sugar at 4½ p^r Pound - - - 27                         being produced in Court. Their worpp^s grants

              4 gallons & ½ at 35 p^r gallon - - -157½                                     Order for the forsd 1322 pounds of Porke as

              4 gallons & ½ ditto at 35. - - - - 157½                        declared for with Cost alias Executio – –

              4 gallons & ½ ditto at 35 - - - - 157½                        Jn^o. Outen. assumed for Cost of Sute for Christee

              4 gallons & ½ ditto at 35 - - - - 157½

              9 gallons & ½ ditto at 35 - - - - 332½

              to 24 Pounds of Sugar at 4 - - - 96

              4½ gallons of Rum at 35. - - - - 157½

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                                           Robert Christee. . . .                                                 S. Alexander for dft. plea forgott

George Layfield et uxor Plts.                               Somerset County Ss //

                        Contra                              Thomas: Kinsay late of Somerset County Planter was Sumoned

Thomas: Kinsay. Defendt.            to answer unto George Layfield Esq^r. & Eliz. his Wife of a plea

                                                                        that he render unto them the full & just Sum or quantity of

                                                                        four thousand five hundred & fifty & three pounds of good

Good Sound Merchantable tobacco & Caske which to them he Oweth & unjustly deteineth &ca. - - - - ____ - - -

And whereupon the Said George & Eliz. by Peter Dent their Attorney Say that whereas the Said Thomas the 28^th day

of ffebruary in the year of o^r Lord 1688/9 at Pocomoke within the Jurisdiction of this Court was indebted to the said

Elizabeth by the name of Elizabeth Stevens as by his Certain Bill Obligatory under the hand & Seal of the Said Thomas

Kinsey for the Said full & just Sum of 4553: the date of which Bill is the day & year aforesd to be paid to the sd

Elizabeth to the which payment well & truly to be made & done, the said Thomas bound himself firmly by the

Said Bill Nevertheless the Said Thomas the Said 4553: Pounds of tobacco to the Said George or Elizabeth or to either

of them, the Same hath not paid, but hath hitherto refused & doth Still refuse, to y^e damage of the said George and

Elizabeth of 8000 Pounds of tobacco, & thereof they bring their Sute

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

                                                                                                                                                     Rich Roe }

                            And the Dft by Robert: Pirrie his Attorney [offereth] to confess judgm^t to y^e ballance of the account

                            one acco^t being deducted out of the Bill which wee are ready to prove in Court

                                                                                                                                   Pirrie p^r Dft.

Maryland Ss //

     Know all men by these presents that I Thomas: Kinsay of Somerset County Planter doe acknowledge [and]

     Confess my Self to owe and Stand indebted, unto Elizabeth Stevens Relict & Extrix of Wm: Stevens late of the said

     County in the Province of Maryland Esq^r deceased, in the full & just Sum or quantity of four thousand five hundred

     fifty & three pounds of good Sound Merchantable tobacco & Caske to Containe the Same, due to be paid to y^e sd Elizabeth

     Stevens her Heirs Extors Adm^r or Assigns to which paym^t well & truly to me made, I bind my Self my Heirs Extors

     & Adm^rs firmly by these presents it being for the Ballance of all accompts Depending between my Self & Said [Eliz.]

     as she is Extrix of the late deceased husband as Witness my hand & Seal y^e 28^th day of ffebry annoq Dom 1688/9

Signed Sealed & delivered in y^e p^resence of us                                                                                      Thomas I Kinsey ❂ Sealed

     [Lawrence] Crawford William Tisdale                                                                                             his marke