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Anno 1692/3 M^r Nicholas Carpenter D^r          Porke tobacco               p^r Contra Cr.

               By a Petticoat & [things] for his Wife - -            300

                 By Sewing purll & thred - - - - - - -             048     March 15: 1693/4

                 By one Gown & Petticoat - - - - - - -            300 Then y^e abovesd Jane ffargason made oath upon the

                 By 7 yds linnen at 35 p^r yd is - - - - - -           245 holy Evangelists that y^e above sd acco^t is just & true and

                 By ffyne stokins fyne gloves & fyne[ ] Thimbles300               that she nor any for her recd any part or p^rcell thereof

                   By 3: botles of rum at - - - - - - - 026        Sworn before me the day & yeare abovesd.

                                                                                             326 893                     ffrancis Jenkins –

                  Errors Excepted p^r me Jean Fergushin- -

              The aforesd acco^t.being produced the Adm^rx of sd Carpenters Estate Confest judgm^t for y^e Same if Assetts

                  Ords &ca viz for 326 lb of Porke & 893 lb of tobacco & Cost alias Executio

              Upon Motion made to y^e Wor^ll.Court p^r Cap^t. Wm: Whittington to sd Adm^rs of Nicholas Carpenters Estate the Adm^rs afd

                Did Confess judgm^t to what sd Whittington Should make appear hereafter to be due from sd Estate to sd Whittington

                Upon Petion of Gideon Tillman. to the Wor.^ll Court agt y^e Adm^rx of Nicholas Carpenters Estate: judgm^t was p^r Adm^r

                Confest for four hundred pounds of tobacco if Assetts.

                Maj^r Robert King & Cap^t John: King humbly desires the Wor^ll: Court to Sett a Rate upon thee prices of tobacco

                & Porke they being Adm^rs to Nicholas Carpenter deceased. the Courts price is 6^s. p^r hundred for tob. & 9^s for Porke

Bryan: Snee Plt.             Somerset County Ss

                Contra: }       Robert Pollock of this County Planter otherwise Called Robert Polke was attached

Robert: Polke Dft          to answer unto Bryan: Snee of the Same County Planter, of a plea of tresp^s upon y^e Case &ca

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~         And whereupon the Said Bryan by Sam: Worthington his Attorney Complaineth that

Whereas the aforesd Robert: Polke about y^e 12^th. day of October an^o Dom 1693 at Monokin within y^e jurisdiction

of this Court, did Several times and at Sundry places, falsly invent, Scandelously & maliciously Reproach him

the aforesd Bryan Snee (who then liveing in good fame & Credit, & of good repute amongst his Maties good people

of this County, and by his labour & industry hath gott a Sufficient Competency whereby to live Credibly on, And to

pay every one their just dues and demands) in reporting that he had Secretly & felloniousy, Stolen & Carryed

away from him the Said Robert four yards of new Kersey Which Kersey the sd Bryan Saith that he never -

Saw, nor did any wayes medle or Concern him Self with, nor that the Said Robert hath any Evidence Colour or

or pretence for his unjust Scandals & false accusations, but merely out of Envy & malice premeditates

to prejudice him y^e aforesd Bryan Whereby he the Said Bryan is damnified to y^e value of 1000 pounds of

Tobacco & thereupon he brings this Sute &ca.

                                                                                                                   {Jn^o.Doe

                                                         Worthington. p^r Q^r. Plegs &ca.         Rich:Roe}

              And the Dft by Rob^t. Pirrie Saith he is not guilty in manner & forme & of this he puts himself upon

              the Country Pirrie p^r Dft.

                            And the plt also, Worthington.