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(224) 234 the Jury hath found by their Verdict to be the Attorny and Factor of John Abington and to be delivered for the proper accompt of John Abington And the Plt is noe way answereable though the goods never came to possession of the said John Abington But if they were imbezelled hee hath his Remedy ag.t his said Factor And as the Plt is informed the said John Abington hath taken large satisfaction for the said goods amongst other things By a Conveyance from the said Thomas Abington of land in England to a very Considerable vallue And as to John Abingtons assent it is Implyed by Thomas Abingtons being his Attorny 5 Whereas it is said that the Declaracon is in sufficient for that there is noe speciall demand sett forth nor day Month & year for the Deft to have taken issue upon The Plt sayth that there was noe need of any speciall request or demand in the Case for it is not sayd in the Declaracon That that Thomas Abington promised to pay Two hundred & Fifty pounds of tobacco when thereunto requested but that he promised to pay the same And therefore a sepe requisitus w.ch is expressed in the Declaracon is sufficient And this Apparent by a Practice And as to the day month & year when the bargaine and delivery of the goods were made The Plain.tf sayth they are expressed in the Declaracon to with the fifteenth day of November One thousand six hundred seaventy Eight As by the Declaracon may appeare Therefore this Allegacon being a manifest falshood is in abuse and dishono.r to the Court 6 It is hard to know what the Def.t meaneth in this sixth Article for he say the declaracon is Uncertaine & insufficient in that there is not any matter of fact sett forth for the Deft to plead to or take issue upon Whereas it is sett forth in the Declaracon That Thomas Abington the Attorny and Factor of John Abington the fifteenth of November one thousand six hundred Seaventy and Eight had and received of Thomas Trueman for the proper accompt of John Abington One Perewigg of the price of Two hundred & Fifty pounds of Tobacco for w.ch he promised to pay Two hundred & Fifty pounds of Tobacco in goods att five farthings p pound att their first Cost and to this the Def.t did take issue that Thomas Abington was not Attorny of of John Abington to buy & sell for him And yett now the Defend.t alleageth there wanted some what for him to take issue upon 7 Whereas it is alleadged that noe letter of Attorny from John to Thomas Abington was proved in Court the Plt says That the same was sufficiently proved by M.r Georg Lingan in open Court who soe farr satisfied the Consciences of the Jury in the point at issue That they found for the Plt w.ch Verdict is a good Verdict & cann noe ways be voyded unless the Defend.t cann attaint the Jury who found that Thomas was Attorny to buy & sell for John Abington 8 The Def.t Cavills because the Plt in the Declaracon hath not said the goods were worth Two hundred and Fifty pounds of tobacco But instead thereof hath said they were of the price of Two hundred & Fifty pounds of Tobacco w.ch is a very idle Cavilacon and altogether Imateriall the terms being Equivolent And the Defend.ts Conclusion That because the word [price] is used & not the word [worth] Therefore it may well be intended that the agreem.t betwixt the said Thomas Trueman & Thomas Abington was a fraudulent agreem.t to Imbezzell the goods of the said Defend.t Is soe vaine and void of sense in it selfe that it is utterly needless to multipli words about it Whereupon the Plaintiffe sayth that by what he hath answered as aforesaid to the Defend.ts said p.rtended Reasons It is manifest that Judgem.t ought not to be stayed And further he sayth That by the Statute of Jeofalls of 32 11 8 Ca 30 And by that statute of Jeofalls of the 18.th Eliz Ca 14 And of the 21 of King James Ca 13 The aforesaid Declaracon |
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