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from John ffreeman in which house the Said ffreeman left one hogshead of Tobacco in Care & Charge of the sd Berry

which Said hhd the said Berry took in his Custody, now the Said Ellis in fact Saith that whereas the Said hhd being made

  use of Conveyed away or through the negligence of the Said Berry was lost Now the Said Ellis was prosecuted in their

Maties Sute at a Court held for this County of Somerset in June in the year of o^r Lord 1693. And thereof was Convicted

through the default of the Said Berry . Whereupon the Said Ellis Saith that he is damnified to the value of fifty

pounds Sterling & thereupon he bringeth this Sute &ca.

                                                                                Pirrie p^r Quere. Pledges p^rsor &ca, Jn^o. Doe

                                                                                                                                           Rich Roe

Berry      and the Said Oliver by Peter Dent his Atto^rney Comes & defends the force & injury w^th &ca And Saith that

    agt      the Said Ellis his accon afd agt him ought not to have, for that the sd hhd of Tobacco was never in the Care

Coleman or Custody of the Said Oliver but was by the Said Ellis disposed of & Satisfaction for the Same did accept

              & receive And of this he puts himself on the Country. Dent p^r defend^t

              And the plt Saith his acco he ought to have & desires that this may be enquired into by the Country Pirrie

Whereupon Comand was given to the Sheriff of sd County to bring here twelve good & Lawfull men of his Balywick that

the matter in hand might be the better understood, A List or pannel whereof are thus returned (viz) Wm. Bozman

Thomas: Walston. John Jones. James Curtis. John: Browne Sam. Long Edward. Green Chris. Snosswell James

Hill. Natt. Horsey. Geo: Lane Arch: Smith 12.

Which forsd Jury having heard the foresd Decln & Evidences examined upon their Oaths Receives their Charge & are Sent forth

and this day to witt the day aforesd the sd Jurors returns to the Barr in Court each man being Calld p^rticularly by his Name

& being Demanded are all unanimously agreed of their verd^t. the plt & dft likewise calld. The verdict is read as followeth

Wee of the Jury doe find for the Dft. // p^r me Wm: Boseman                                                m^r P. Dent assumed in Court to pay Cks Cost

              Which verd^t the Court Confirms & Orders to Enter the Same. }               for Said Oliver Berry.

Upon Petion of Cap^t. Jn^o. King agt y^e Adm^rx of Jn^o. Pool decd for four hundred & Seaven pounds of Porke, the declaracon

being p^rsent did Confess judgm^t for y^e Same Ord^r. granted p^r Court &ca. w^th Cost &ca

George Layfield Plt.                 Decl. being read & the following Bond produced (viz)

            Contra.            }            Maryland //

Peter Watson. Defn^t                   Know all men by these p^rsents that wee Peter Watson of Someret County Planter

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                   & John: Woodward of the Same County are holden & firmly bound unto Wm: Stevens

of Somerset County Merc^ht in the full & just quantity of Eight hundred pounds of good Sound Mertable leaf tobacco in

Caske to contain the Same to be paid unto the Said Wm Stevens of Rehobeth his Heirs Extors Adm^rs or Assigns Convenient

at Some place appointed in Pocomoke, to the which payment well & truely to be made we bind our Selves Joyntly and

Severally Heirs Extors & Adm^rs. firmly by these p^rsents. In Wittness whereof wee have here unto Sett our hand & Seal this [11^th]

day of April anno Dom. 1687 .

The Condicon of the above Obligation is Such that if the above bound Peter Watson or John: Woodward Shall well & truly

pay or Cause to be paid unto the abovesd Wm: Stevens his H^eir^s Extors Adm^rs or Assigns the just quantity four hundred pounds

of good Sound Merchantable leaf tobacco in Caske to Containe the same y^e 10^th.. day of October next Then this p^rsent obligation

to be void & of no effect, otherwise to Stand remain & be, in full force power & vertue.                     Peter Watson ❂ Sealed

Sealed & delivered in the p^rsence of us                                                                                                                  Jn^o. O Woodward ❂ Sealed

                Thomas Kall T his marke                                                                                                     his marke

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