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Frederick County to wit

Joseph Margruder late of Frederick County
yeoman was attached to andever unto
Philberd Greenweal in a plea of Trespass
on the ease and soforth and where upon the
said Philberd by R.B Taney his Attorney com-
plains that whereas the said Philberd now is
a good true honest and faithful citizen of
this State, and as such good true honest and
faithful citizen of this State, from the time
of his nativity hitherto hath always behaved
had and governed hisself himself and hath
always been esteemed and reputed amongst
all his neighbours, and other good and worthy
citizens of this State to whom he was known to
be a man of good name fame credit & reputation
and hath always hitherto lived free, untouched
unspotted and wholly unsuspected of and from
all and all manner of [ ] felonies, knavery, trickery
deceit falsehood, thieving or stealing or any other
such hurtful crimes by means whereof the
said Philberd before the speaking and publishing
of the several false feigned scandalous opprobrious
and malicious English words hereafter mentioned
had deservedly obtained and aquired to himself
the benevalence good opinion and credit of all
persons any way acquinated with him, and of
[ ] other good and worthy citizens of this State
yet the said Joseph well knowing the premises

Frederick County to [?]
Joseph Margruder late of Frederick County
[yesman?] was attached to [?] unto
PhilbeRd Greenweal in a plea of [?]
on the east and [?] forth [?] where upon the
said Phillbred by R.B Taney his Attorney com-
plains that whereas the said Phillberd now is
a good true [?] and faithful citizens of
this state, and as such good true honest and
faithful citizens of this State, from the time
of his natively [?] heath always behaved
had and governed himself and hath
always seen esteemed and [?] amongst
all his [?] and other good and worthy
citizens of this State to whom he was known to
be a man of good make [?] [?] reputation
and hath always neither to [?] free, untouched
was spottted and wholly unexpected of and from
all and all manner of felonies [?], [?]
deceit falsehood, [?] [?] on any other
[?] hurtful [?] by unease whereof the
said Philberd before the speaking and publishing
of the [?] false [?] [?] [?] [?]
and malicous [?] wods hereafter mentioned
had desend abtained and aquired to himself
the [?] good opinion and [?] of all
persons any way acquinated to with him, and of
decieved [?] good and worthy citizens of this State
yet the said Joseph well [?] the premises