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And the Defend^t by Sam^ll Worthington his Attorney Comes & Saith

that he is not indebted as Declared for he having pd unto m^r Luffe

part of the sd acco^t, and that he ought not to have his accon it being

Contrary to an Act of Assembly made at y^e Citty of S^t. Maries on

the first day of 7ber 94: wherein it is expressed that no Cap^s

shall issue for any debt not Exceeding Two hundred pounds

of tobacco & of this he Craves a Non Sute on y^e Same & puts

himself upon y^e Court Worthington pro Dfend^t.

And the plt Saith he hath recd no part or p^rcell of the debt

declared for & puts himSelf on the Court also. Dent

        And the Dfend^t Saith that he hath paid part of y^e debt to

        the order of the plt. & puts himSelf on the Court also

                                           Worthington.

          m^r Edward Day D^r                   lb tob p^r Contr Cr

March Court 1689/90 To a fee agt Edm^d Butler 100

        to fees Pope & Callerson agt Rob^t Kitelen 200

                                                  Peter Dent

        the foresd acco^t was proved by y^e Oath of y^e sd Dent .

The whole matter being left to y^e Consideration of y^e Wor^ll

Court, whose judgm^t was that no Cause of accon found &

thereupon did Award a Non Sute with Cost &ca. - - –

John Bishopp Plt          Somerset County Ss

Jn^o Poplenell Dft }      John Poplewell alias John Poplenell

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~            late of Somerset County Planter was

                                           attached to answer unto John Bishopp

of a plea of debt &ca. And whereupon the Said John Bishopp

by Robert Pirrie his Attorney complaineth that whereas the Said

John Poplewell the eight day of Jan^ry in the year of our Lord

1693/4 at Manokin within the Jurisdiction of this Court by a Certain

Bond with a Condicon which the sd Jn^o Bishopp under the hand and

Seal of the sd John Poplewell bringeth here into Court the date where

of is the day & year afd, did acknowledge himSelf to be bound

to the sd John Bishopp in the full & just Sum of one thousand pounds

of good Sound Merchantable Porke to be paid to the afd Bishopp him

his Heirs Extors Adm^rs Assigns or Certain Attorney at of before the 10^th

day of November next ensueing the day & date aforesd at Snow hill =

Landing. Nevertheless the sd Jn^o Poplewell the Said Sum of 1000 pounds

of Porke as afd, did according to the tenour of the sd Bond with A

Condicon as afd to the sd John Bishopp he hath not paid, but hath

hitherto refused & doth Still refuse to pay, although often demanded [to]

the damage of the sd John Bishopp of 2000 pounds of Porke as aforesd &

thereupon he brings this Sute &ca. The Condicon of the aforesaid

Bond is as followeth. / Verte.