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George Layfield et Uxor Plts                Somerset County Ss

                        Contra             }            Matthew Scarbrough of Somerset County Gent was attached to answer unto

Matt: Scarbrough: Dft                             George: Layfield Esq^r & Elizabeth his Wife Extrix of the last Will &

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                           Testament of Co^ll. Wm: Stevens decd of a plea of trespass upon y^e Case

And Whereupon the Said George & Elizabeth by Peter Dent their Attorney Complaineth that Whereas the Said

Matthew the 7^th day of March 1686 at Monocan within the Jurisdiction of this Court was indebted to the sd Wm

in his lifetime in the Sum of three thousand five hundred Sixty Seven Pounds of tobacco the Ballance of A

Certaine account as by the Said account may appear and also the Sum of one pound Sixteen Shillings & three

pence and one hundred & fifty pounds of tobacco for Sundrys as p^r account may appear, and the said Matthew

to the Said William in Manner aforesd being indebted did assume upon him Self, and to the sd Wm faithfully

promise that he the Said Matthew the Said Sums to the sd Wm would well & truly content & pay, Nevertheless

the Said Matthew the Same to the sd Wm in his life time, nor the Said Elizabeth Since the death of the Said

Wm. Extrix as aforesd, nor to the Said George & Elizabeth nor to any of them hath not paid though often requested

but hath hitherto refused, & doth Still refuse to the damage of the Said George & Elizabeth of 8000 pounds of

tobacco, and hereof they bring their Sute. Dent p^r Que^r.    Plegs     {Jn^o. Doe

                                                                                                                   Rich.Roe }

     And the Defendant by Sam: Alexander his Attorney Saith he oweth him Nothing in manner & forme

     and of this putteth him Self upon the Court.             Alexander

                                           And the plaintiffe also. Dent . - -

     Septembe^r 10:^th 1687. Then accompted with Co^ll Wm: Stevens and all accounts Reconnings and demands

    whatsoever ballanced to the day of the date hereof as Wittness my hand. Will Stevens.

              The Wor^ll. Court having Considered the proceedings herein, doe Conclude the abovesd receit to be signed

              by the hand of Co^ll. Wm: Stevens. And therefore doe Order a Non Sute agt the plt w^th Cost &ca.

Co^ll Browne this day had two Bills proved in Court by one Evidence to be y^e act & Deed of David Harris &ca.

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Wm: Scott Plt    Ann^o. 1690 Rob^t. Dukes D^r          tob.

        agt }   To 120^lb of Beef - - - - -                - - - - 120            p^r Contra Cr.

Tho: Dixon Dft to ye makeing of three Wasecoats           045            to 2 hogsheads received 160 pounds tob.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~       to a Coat makeing for y^r Self - -            030

                                to a Wasecoat makeing & pare of breeches 040

                            to making wasecoat & pettycoat for Nigro Woman. 30

                                to a Spining wheel lent - - - - - - -               250

                                to a Coat for y^r Daughter Sarah y^e makeing. - -   015

                                                                                                                530

                                   Errors Excepted p^r Wm. Scott.                             160

                                                                                                                370

     And the Deft Saith the Said Dukes was no wayes indebted to the plt. & puts himSelf on the Court. Dent

     And the Dft Saith he was, & also putteth him Self upon y^e Court Alexander

                                                                                                                                                vide judgm^t fo: 67.

                Ge: Hey made Oath to abovesd acco^t.