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at Wiccocomocoe within the Jurisdiction of this Court y^e sd Jn^o became

indebted unto the sd Lambrook in the just Sum of two thousand five

hundred pounds of tobacco as p^r acco^t here in Court appears and the

Said John being indebted in manner as afd, did upon himSelf assume

& faithfully promise that y^e afd Sum of tob^o. he would well & truely

content & pay when thereunto required Nevertheless the sd John to

y^e sd Lambrook the Same hath not paid although often thereunto

required to the damage of the sd Lambrook of five thousand pounds

of tobacco & thereupon he brings this Sute &ca.         Jn^o Doe

                  Worthington p^r Quer Pledgs &ca.         Rich Roe}

                            May y^e 10^th . 1695 John Jenner D^r

              To y^e building & finishing, one Watermill to tobacco

                  p^r Agreement — — — — }              2500

              Errors Excepted p^r me Lambrook Thomas

The Original Writt being returned Non est Inventus, the Declⁿ

being read & y^e acco^t proved, the plts Attorney humbly Craved

an Attachm^t might issue agt the goods &ca of the dft w^ch being

Considered was by the Wor^ll Court granted w^th Cost, giving Security

according to Law . whereupon Came the sd Lambrook Thomas w^th

his Security Thomas Carey and the sd Securities did p^r Recognz

acknowledge themselves to be indebted to the Dft the Sum of

five thousand pounds of tobacco, with Condition that if the sd

absent dft shall come & appear to the Original accon within

a twelvemonth & a day, & make it appear the Debt declared for to

be Satisfied or in part, or otherwayes in barr discount y^e Same

that then the sd Securities will be responsible as the Law in Such

Cases doth require // attachm^t issued. //

Ephraim Wilson Plt.                  Somerset County Ss // Samuel

Samuel Alexander Dft }           Alexander late of the County afd

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                 was Sumoned to answer unto –

Ephraim Wilson of an accon of the Case – And whereupon the sd

Ephraim by Robert Pirrie his Attorney Saith that whereas the Said

Samuel the 4^th day of November in y^e year of our Lord 1693 at Manokin

within the Jurisdiction of this Court was indebted to the sd Ephraim

in the Sum of five hundred Sixty eight & a half pounds of tobacco as

p^r acco^t here in Court produced may appear, and the sd Samuel to y^e said

in manner afd being indebted did assume upon himSelf and to the

Said Ephraim faithfully promise that he the sd Samuel the said

Sum of tobacco would well & truely content &pay, Nevertheless the

Said Samuel his promise & assumption afd not regarding but

minding & fraudulently intending the sd Ephraim in this —