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Whereupon Comand this day 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 returned as followeth (viz) William

Boseman, Thomas Walston John Jones . James:Curtiss. Jn^o. Browne. Sam^l. Long. Edward: Green. Christof. Snoswell Ja.

Hill. Robert Nearn. George Law. Archibald Smith 12 Who being duely Sumoned returned & Sworn upon the holy

Evangelists who having heard the foresd Declaracon & Evidences Sworn & Examined receives their Charge & are Sent

forth — And the Same day aforesd the Said Jurors aforesd makes their return to the Barr in Court, each man being

perticuliarly calld being all agreed of their verdict, The plt & dft being likewise Calld. The verdict is read as

followeth Wee of the Jury doe find for the plt. Which verd^t this Court Orders to be entered & Confirms y^e Same

   And the Court Orders the foresd Jury on sd tryall Between the sd Bryan: Snee & Robt. Polke to enquire

into what damages the sd Snee may have Sustaind in the sd Accon brought, wch Sd Jury were then Sworn in

Court, receives their Charge & are Sent forth. — And being returnd doe bring in this following verdict

(viz) Wee of the Jury doe find that Bryan: Snee is damnified to y^e value of four hundred pounds of tobacco. which verd^ct

the Court Confirms according to Act of Assembly. &ca.

        Ralph: Doe Plt        Somerset County Ss

              Contra }                 John: Taylor alias John: Taylor of Somerset County was attached to answer unto Ralph

       John: Taylor Dft     Doe in a plea of debt. &ca. — And whereupon the Said Ralph by Robert: Pirrie

     ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~       his Attorney Saith that whereas the Said John. the thirty first day of October in the

                                           year of our Lord 1687.at Pocomoke within the Jurisdiction of this Court by a Certain

Bond with a Condicon or a Certain instrument in Writeing, which the Said Ralph, under the hand & Seal of the Said

John bringeth here into Court, the date whereof is the day & year aforesd, did acknowledge himself to be bound to

the Said Ralph. in the full & just Sum of five thousand pound of good Sound Merchtable tob & Caske to contain

the Same, to be paid to the Said Ralph &ca, at upon or after the last day of October next ensueing the date

of the Said instrument in writeing as may and doth more fully & Clearly by the Said instrument &ca appear. Nevertheless

the Said John. the Said Sum of 5000 pounds of as aforesd tob according to the tenour of the Said Instrument in writing

&ca to the Said Ralph. he hath not paid but hath hitherto refused & doth Still refuse to pay although often demanded

to the damage of the said Ralph of 10000 pounds of tob and thereupon he brings this Sute &ca

                                                                                                                                                              {Jn^o.Doe

                                                                                                    Pirrie p^r Que^r. pleg. p^rsoc &ca          Rich Roe}

And the Dft by Samuel: Alexander his Atto^rney Saith the sd Condicon ought to have been recited in y^e plts Decl.

that thereby he might have pleaded to the Condicon of the Said Bond, & the sd Condicon is not recited, & for that y^e Decl.

Cannot answer, but Saith that he ought to have a Non Sute, And humbly Craves the Courts judgm^t

                                                                                                                                 Sam^l. Alexander p^r dft

And the plt Saith that in his Decln he referreth the deft to the Bond & Condicon in Court produced &

Saith that they ought to plead & have no non Sute Pirrie

              The p^rmisses being Considered this Court Orders a Non Sute agt y^e plt w^th Cost &ca.