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526 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1678. Liber P C the said Johnson the purchase money for the said Land only deduct- ing thereout, soe much as the said Abington had really paid in pur- chaseing of rights Surveying and Pattenting the said Land, which being deducted, itt appeared to the Court here that the said Johnson had paid unto the said Abington Thirteene hundred sixty two pounds of tobacco in part of the purchase of the said Land, Over and above all the said Abingtons disbursements as aforesaid, And doth therefore thinke fitt and soe order adjudge and Decree that the said John Abington deliver upp Cancelled and made Void unto the said Bernard Johnson the aforesaid Bill of seaven thousand one hundred sixty seven pounds of Tobacco And alsoe that the Said John Abing- ton repay unto the said Bernard Johnson Thirteene hundred sixty two pounds of tobacco which he the said Johnson formerly paid unto the said Abington in part of the purchase of the said Land Together with ffive thousand seven hundred Ninety foure pounds of Tobacco for Costs of suite Taxed by the Honoble the Chancello.r which said bill of seaven thousand One hundred sixty seaven pounds of tobacco George Parker Gentl Attorney for the said John Abing- ton did in open Court assume to deliver upp unto the said Johnson Att the next Provinciall Court John Haslewood & Anne ux Complts This cause comeing on in the ag.t Docquett of Causes this day Benjamin Granger Def.t to be heard & Debated in the presence of Robert Carvile Attorney ifor the Comp.lts & Robert Ridgley Attorney for the Defts upon Bill and Answeare which being openly read & heard & upon heareing & debateing thereupon & heare- ing what could be alleadged on either side this Court was all cleerly satisfied that the said John Avery deced did in his lifetime Lend to & entrust the said Benj :a Granger with Severall Quantitys of Goods & divers Sumes of money And doth therefore thinke fitt & soe order Ad- judge & decree that the Said Benj :a Granger doe forthwith pay unto the said John Haslewood & Anne his wife Exrs as aforesaid the Sume of ifoure & Twenty pounds Lawfull money of England and together with Three Thousand Three hundred ffifty & five pounds of Tob Cost of Suit p. 138 At a Court of Chancery held at the Citty of S.t Mary's the Seaventeenth day of October in the Third yeare of the Dominion of Charles &c. Annop Dni 1678 Present Philip Calvert Esq.r Chancell.r rble W.m Calvert Esq.r Princll Secrij. The Hon. Thomas Tailor Esq.r Henry Coursey Esq.r |
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