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823 of the said Hoare for the account of the Compl.t but was not so carefull to take in his said obligation which since this Defend.t is informed was lodged in the hand of a certain John Falkoner Who after the loss of Cap.t Hoare in the shipp Tuder about one year after as agent or factor for the Compl.t unjustly put the said bond in suit as in the Bill set forth and upon a false suggestion to and a Mistaken surprise of the Jury obtained a Verdict ag.t this Defend.t the bond being taken in the Compl.ts name and the receipts and other this Defend.ts papers proofs of the Tobacco paid being in Cap.t Hoares name Of all which this Defendant Endeavoured to make the said John Falkoner the Compl.ts Agent in the Country here sencible but finding the said Falkoner persisted unjustly to greive the Defend.t pretending to Levy the said Tobaccos together with the Cost of that unjust suit upon this Defd.ts person and Estate by takeing him in Execution under which he lay two months at great Charge this Defend.t brought a Writt of Error for Correcting y.e Errors in the Said Judgment of Cæcill County Court and by the Justices of the Pro.ll Court the afd Judgment was Reversed and anulled and this Defend.t Adjudged to be restored to all which thereby he had lost which this Defd.t acknowledges to be only the Cost in Defence of the said suit Imprisonment Fees and prosecuteing the Writt of Error afd and this Defend.t saith that M.r William Dent this att.ry Imployed to reverse the Said Judgment being dead & M.r Thomas Macnemara being Imployed as this Defd.ts att.ry in the provinciall Court and not knowing but this Defend.t had paid the Debt as well as Costs upon the Judgment in the County Court Sent out ^two^ Attachments for the pretended Debt of the Compl.t which he supposed had been levyed with the Costs of that suit in the County Court as well as this Defend.ts Costs of Suit in the provinciall but this Defd.t gave Express orders to the Sherriffs Deputy James Smith only to serve the latter Notwithstanding which a Certain Gilbert Falkoner being Present and then Factor of the Compl.t giving this Defend.t very scurrilous and opprobious language and (many |
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