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his Attorney Complaineth that whereas the sd Joseph y^e 28^th

day of July in the year of our Lord 1692 at Pocomoke within y^e

Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certain Note Subscribed with

the propper hand of him the sd Joseph , acknowledged himself

to be indebted to the sd John in the full & just Sum of nineteen

Shillings & Sixpence to be paid in Countrey Comodities at

the price Currant y^e year ensueing the date of y^e sd Note Never

the less the sd Joseph the sd Sum of nineteen Shilling & Six

pence, according to the tenour & effect of the sd Note hath not

paid, although the sd Joseph to pay the Same hath been requested

but hath hitherto refused & doth Still refuse to the damage of y^e

Said John of Eight hundred pounds of tobacco & thereof he

brings his Sute &ca. Dent p^r Que^r Plegs &ca.           Jn^o Doe

                                                                                      Rich Roe

This shall oblige me Joseph Staton me my Heirs Executors

Adm^rs or Assigns to pay to John Emmett he his Heirs or Lawfull

Attorney the full & just Sum of nineteen Shillings & Sixpence

to be pd in Country Comodities as price Currant doth goe

this ensueing year, as Witness my hand this y^e 28^th day

of July 1692                                     Joseph Staton

Hough 9H Conner his marke.

              9ber y³ 12^th 1695. The above bill Proved in Open

              Court by y^e Oath of Hough Conner teste J West Clr Cur

The Declaracon being read & the abovesd proved by the Oath

abovesd, The Dfts Attorney Worthington) Confest judgment

for twelve shillings Six pence, which the Wor^ll Court grants

Order for agt the Dft with Cost of Sute alias Executio.

John Emmett Plt           Somerset County Ss

Howell Francis Dft}    Howell ffrancis late of this County

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~           was Sumoned to answer unto John

Emmett of a plea that he render unto him the full & just Sum of one

thousand pounds of good Sound Mertable tobacco & Caske which to

him he oweth & unjustly deteineth &ca. - - - - - - - - -

And whereupon the sd John by Peter Dent his Atto^rney Sayes

that whereas the sd Howell the first day of June in y^e year of o^r

Lord 1692 at Pocomoke within the Jurisdiction of this Court by

his Certain Bill Obligatory which the sd John with the seal of the

Said Howell Signed brings here into Court the date whereof

is the day & year afd acknowledged himself to be indebted to y^e

sd John in the sd Sum of One thousand pounds of good Sound

Mertable tobacco to be pd to the sd John at or upon the tenth day of

November next ensueing the date of the sd Bill at Some