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768 And the sd John Offley by Michael Earle his Attorney comes into Court and confesseth Judgm.t for the said sume of 8181.ll of Tobaccoe Therfore it is considered by this Court that Plant James Smith doe Recover from the Defend.t John Offley as well the sd sume sume of Eight Thowsand One hundred Eighty and One poundes of Tobaccoe as allsoe the sume of Two hundred Eighty and One poundes of Tobaccoe cost of suit Simon Wilmer Clk Command was Given to the sheerif of Kent County y.e 28.th day of January Anno Dom 1696 as allsoe y.e 26.th day of March Anno Dom 1697 that he take Perigrine Browne of London M.rcht if he should be found in his Bailiwick and him safe Keepe soe that he have his Body before his Maj.ties Justices att the Next Courts to Answer unto Phillip Holeag.r of a plea of the case Att which Court viz the the 23.th day of March the day of the returne of the first Writt as allsoe on the 22.th day of June y.e day of Returne of the second Writt came Capt Edward Sweatnam high sheerif of said County and made Returne of sd Writts in these words following Words viz on the First Non Est inventus Edw Sweatnam sheft on the second the within Named Perigrine Browne not to be found in my Bailiwick And the said Phillip Holeager by Richard Macklin his Att.ry declr viz
And Whereupon the said Phillip by Richard Macklin his Att.ry complaineth that whereas the said Perigrine att Sassifrax River within the Jurisdicon of this Court on the 16.th day of Ap.ll Anno Dom 1686 as by his Noate under the hand of him the said Perigrine here in Court brought appeareth did sell unto him the said Phillip or his Assignes for & dureing the full time and Tearme of seaven Yeares from his the said Henries first Arrival in Maryland but the sd Henry Read already makeing his Application to the Justices of Cæcil County Court Judicially being in Court was by order of Court sett Free att the Expiracon of six |
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