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And the Defend^g by Robert Pirrie Comes & Saith that he oweth to

the plt not according to Declaracon & of this puts himself upon y^e

Court Pirrie p^r Defend^t

              And the plt Sayes he is indebted as he hath declared for

              & of this he puts him Selfe upon the Court

                                           Worthington pro Dft

        Richard Warren Debtor to William Grayer

Imp^rmis ffor a horse at – – – –               1200=

                  in this year of our Lord 1692

                                           Received in part —             0600

                                           Remains due –                    0600

                                             to me Wm Grayer             1200

The issue being joynd as afd                           M his marke

Itt was debated & Considered by the Wor^ll Court that the plt recover

agt the Dfend^t afd the Sum of Six hundred pounds of tobacco & Cost

Cap^t Jn^o King &ca. Plts            John Rowell of Somerset Cnty

John Rowell Dfend^t }       Cordwainer was attached to

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~               answer unto Cap^t. Jn^o King & m^r

Thomas Jones Adm^rs of the Estate of m^r Stephen Luffe decd of an

accon of the Case &a. — And whereupon the Said Jn^o & Thomas

p^r Sam Worthington their Attorney Comes & Saith that in the year

of our Lord 1692 at Manokin within the Jurisdiction of this Court

became indebted unto the Stephen Luffe in his lifetime for taxes

& Sheriffs fees as p^r acco^t hereunto anexed doth appear the just

Sum of One thousand three hundred & seventy one pound of tobacco

to the Sd John being indebted in manner & form as afd did upon

him Self assume & promise that the afd Sum of tob he would well

& truely Content & pay when thereunto required Nevertheless the

Said John to the sd Stephen in his life time hath not paid y^e afd

Sum of tobacco nor unto the sd John or Thomas Since the decease of

the Said Stephen but the Same to doe hath refused & Still doth refuse

to doe to the great damage of the sd John & Thomas of 2742

pounds of tobacco & thereupon they bring this Sute &ca.

                                  Worthington p^r Que^r Pleg &ca. Jn^o Doe

                                                                                        Rich Roe

John Rowell D^r to y^e Estate of m^r Ste. Luffe

1692 //                                            lb tob.

              to y^r acco^t in Lib L fol 172 –            774        Per Contra Cr.

              to a Subp^a for Ja. Sangster. –            010        By Wm Matthews 55

              to 2 taxes 176 p^r poll. – –               352        Ball Due – 1316

              to a Caps & 4 Subp^s.agt Owen.        075                                      1371

              to 2 Caps agt Riggon & Taylor. –    070

              to a Caps & 2 Subp^s agt Matthews  055

              to a Caps agt Wm Duste. – –        035

                                                                      1371

Errors Excepted p^r me Sam Worthington Book keeper

The Dfent by himself nor Attorney appearing judgm^t past p^r defend^t

and thereupon the Court gave judgm^t agt sd Dfend^t for y^e Ball viz 1316

   with Cost of Sute alias Exⁿ .