Archives of Maryland, Volume 0851, Page 0110b - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737

November Court 1735 (110)

R:H: Edward Rownd
@
GD: Wrixham Crapper

Somerset County ss.^t Wrixham Crapper late
of Somerset County planter otherwise called
Wrixham Crapper of the County abovesaid & province
of Maryland planter was Sumoned to

answer unto Edward Rownd in a plea y.^t he render unto him Eight
pounds fourteen Shill.^s and Eight pence Current money of Maryland
and one thousand pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and
unjustly detaineth &.^a

    And Whereupon the same Edward by Robert Jenckins Henry his
attorney saith that whereas the af.^d Wrixham the Twentieth day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred thirty
and four at Somerset County aforesaid within the Jur of this Court
by his certain ^writing^ obligatory did acknowledge himself to be held and
firmly bound unto the same Edward in y.^e aforesaid Eight pounds
fourteen Shill.^s and Eight pence and one thousand pounds of
Tobacco to be paid to y^e same Edward when he should be thereunto
requested Nevertheless the aforesaid Wrixham altho' often thereunto
requested the aforesaid Eight pounds fourteen Shillings and Eight
pence and one thousand pounds of tobacco unto the same Edward
he hath not as yet rendered but the same to him hitherto to render
hath refused and still doth refuse and deny wherefore he saith
that he is the Worse and hath damage to the value of Eight
pounds fourteen Shill.^s and Eight pence and one thousand pounds
of tobacco and thereof bringeth Suit &^a and bringeth hereinto
Court the writing aforesaid within y.^e debt af.^d in form afores.^d
doth testify whose date is y.^e same day and year af.^d &.^a
                                                Pledges &.^a Jn^o Doe & R: Roe

       And the aforesaid Wrixham Crapper by George Douglas his
attorney cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when &.^a and
saith that he cannot gainsay the action af.^d of the af.^d Edward Rownd
nor but that the writing obligatory af.^d is the deed of him the same
Wrixham nor but that he oweth the same Edward the af.^d Eight
pounds fourteen Shill.^s and Eight pence Currant money as af.^d and
one thousand pounds of tobacco in manner and form as the afs.^d
Edward above against him hath declared &.^a

        Therefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Edward Rownd recover
against the aforesaid Wrixham Crapper his debt af.^d and his damages
by Occasion of the detaining of the same debt to One hundred & Seventy
174   Four                  pounds of tobacco to the same Edward of his
assent by the Court here adjudged and the af.^d def.^t in mercy &.^a

WB: John Rider Esq.^r
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GD DA William Jones

Somerset County ss.^t William Jones late
of Somerset County Miller was Summoned
to answer unto John Rider Esq.^r of a plea that
he render unto him the reasonable account

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