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f^brÿ 3		ls tob^o	\|		ls tob^o
	6 y^rds Kearzÿ 24 : ~	144	\|	to 1 bone hafted knife	06
	to 12 y^rds: [of?] halfe thick	220	\|	to 1 Ivorÿ hafted D^o	09
	to 6 Dozⁿ buttons ~ ~	024	\|	to 1 Spring fork & knife	12
	to 1 p^r fleams ~ ~~ ~	14	\|	to 2 Stock locks ~ ~	18
	to a bridle ~ ~~ ~	34	\|	to 2 D^o ~~ ~~	12
15	to 1 Candle Stick ~~ ~~	28	\| Julÿ 8^th	to 2 Galls rum	140
	to 2 q^rts ru^m	30	\|	to 2^ls Sugar ~ ~	020
	to 1 p^r Stir^rup leders ~~ ~	14	\| Ja^rÿ 24^th	to 1 p^r: of large Girls Shoes	028
Apr^ll 5	to 3 Glls rum ~~ ~~~	140	\|	to Cash Lent him 5^s: ~~	060
Maÿ y^e 1^st	to Sundrÿ Goods then Sold him	391	\| p^r	Contra	1959
21	to 1 p^r: bricks		\|	Tho: Saÿler of Phÿladelphia	——
	to 1 Gÿmbled ~~ ~~	002	\|	2 hhds q^tÿ neat	1049
	to 2 rasors ~~ ~ ~	024	\|	rest Due	~860

                                                                                Er^rs: Excepted this 22^nd daÿ of June p^r fflo^r. Walker

      And the Said Def^t: bÿ Michael Earle his attorneÿ Comes & Defends y^e form
      and Injurÿ &c^a: and Saÿeth fo^r y^e manÿfold uncertainties & Insufficiencÿes in
      the pltfs Declⁿ: & the acc^t thereunto añexed he y^e Said Defend^t: is not bound
      neither bÿ the Law of y^e Land is he obliedged to answer thereunto all w^ch: he is ~
      readÿ to aver, therefore for want of a good & Sufficient Declⁿ & a particular acc^t
      thereunto annexed he y^e Said Defend^t praÿs Judgm^t &c^a; Earle p^r Def^ce;
First
        reason in Dem^ur^r the pltf in the begñing of Said Declⁿ alledgeth that att y^e
        Instance & request of y^e Said Defd^t: he Sold & Delivered unto y^e Said Defend^t: ~
        Dev^rs: goods warres & merchantdizes amõunting to y^e Su^m of one thousand Eight hund^rd
        ninetÿ & nine pounds ~~of tob^o~~ but Doth not Express whether it be pounds Ster^g
        pds of Pork:, tob^o, or other Comodÿ y^e afores^d Goods were Sold for & amõunting &c^a
        which is great uncertÿe ~
Second reasⁿ
           The pltf in ^his aforseaid acc^t upon which his Declⁿ is Grounded Chargeth the
           the Def^t. onelÿ w^th goods Sold & Delivered in y^e year 1700 & 1701 is amanifest
           variance/
Third reasⁿ/
           The pltf in one of y^e articles of y^e Same acc^t Chargeth the Defend^t:
           w^th: Sundrÿ Goods Sold him to y^e value of three hundred ninetÿ & one pounds of
           tob^o but Doth not Insert what y^e Goods were nor y^e p^rticulars thereof ~
           being onelÿ an article in Grosse So brieflÿ exprest y^t y^e Defend^t knoweth
           not how to answer thereunto &c^a
                                                   for w^ch reasons the Said Defend^t praÿs as afs^d
        And now here this twentÿ fourth daÿ of August an^o Dni 1703 y^e pleadings
        and allegations | on both Sides ) being | heard, understood & maturelÿ Delibe:
        rated ) bÿ y^e Court, It is bÿ them & Considered this Same daÿ & year, that all
        the allegations on the Defend^ts: behalfe is Insufficient, & not to be allowed
        of in y^e Law, there fore It is bÿ them Considered that y^e Said plantife Doe
        recover | of the Said Defend^t ) as well y^e Su^m of Eight hundred & Sixty
        pounds of tob^o residue of the Debt afores^d:
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