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            Thomas: Kinsay account agt George Layfield Dr.

              To five dayes bringing of sheep out of Accamack, 30 p^r day - - -         150

              To 28: dayes making of Bricks at 30 p^r day - - - - - - - - -          840

              To 8.dayes plowing at 30: p^r day - - - - - - - - - - - - -         240

              Paid by Thomas Miller upon my acco^t - - - - - - - - - - -         800

              To Seven hundred & odd feet of inch & inch & half inch plank. - - 1100 Kinsey Dr

              To one thousand of Inch plank. - - - - - - - - - - - - -            800 4553 

              Paid by Richard Wharton upon my account . - - - - - - - - -        25         3581

              To thirty Six foot of broad plank. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36            972 Dr

                                                                                                                                3991 - - - -

              The Court abated out of the above acco^t. 410 pounds. - - - - - 410

                                                                                                                                3581

                   Mr Robert Pirrie Atto^rney for y^e defend^t. in Open Court Confest judgmt. for y^e ballance (viz 972^lb =

                    of tobacco And this Court grants Order for the Same with Cost alias Executio . - - - -

     James Noble Cooper. Plt.                  Somerset County Ss

                    Contra                  }            Wm: Millard late of this County Cooper was attached to answer unto James

     William: Millard. Dft.                         Noble Cooper of a plea of trespas on y^e Case. &ca.

     ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                         And whereupon the Said James by Peter Dent his Attorney. Saith that whereas

                                                                                the Said James the 25^th. day of March in the year of our Lord 1693 at Pocomoke

within the Jurisdiction of this Court was posessed of one horse of the value of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco, as of his own

propper horse, and being thereof So posessed, the Same out of his hands & posession did causually , which Said horse afterwards

to the hands & posession of the Said Wm by finding Came. Nevertheless the Said Wm: well knowing the said horse, to be the

propper horse of him the Said James & to him of Right to belong & appertaine, the Said horse to the sd James or to his Order,

although often required hath not delivered but y^e Same to his own propper use hath Converted & disposed and

hath hitherto refused and doth Still refuse to deliver the Said Horse to y^e damage of the said James of 2000 pounds of

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

                                                                                                                Rich Roe } Pleg &ca .

              And the Defend^t by Sam^ll. Alexander his Attorney defends the force & injury and Saith he is not guilty in manner

                and forme and of this putteth him Self upon y^e Country. Sam^ll. Alexander p^r dft

                                                                                       and the Plt also . Dent .- - - - - }

   ce Barry assumed in Open Court before tryal

of Ja: Noble were Cast y^t he would pay Cost of Sute }

                Whereupon Comand was given to the Sheriff to being here twelve good & lawfull men of his balywick that the matter

                in hand might be the better understood. A List or panel whereof are returned as followeth (viz) Wm: Bossman. Tho.

                Wilson. Alexander: Thomas. Sam: Long: Sam^ll. Handy. Hope: Taylor Jn^o outen. Tobias Pepper. Jn^o: Jenner

                Michael: Holland. Miles: Gray. Andrew: Whittington. 12: who being legally Sumoned returned & Sworn upon the

                holy Evangelists, & having Seen & heard the Evidences Sworn & examined, receives their Charge & are sent forth. –

                And the Same day the foresd Jurors returns in Court y^e plt & Dft being Calld. the verdict is read as followeth (viz) Wee

                of the Jury doe find for the dft. Ord granted for Cost alias Executio: Order & Coppy for Jurors fees. //