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Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. 277 Whearupon Edmond Lendsey the deputed Atturney in open Court Liber B of the sayd baker humbly craueth that the p!antiue may show the [p. 6] defendants obligation for the deliuering of any more then hee hath already deliuered or any receipt to haue receaued more then hee hath again surrendered: which the Plantiue Coold not doe Whearupon it is ordered that the Plantiue shoold bee non suited and pay the Cost and Charge of suit: Daniell Johnson Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant Mr Robert Sly Administrator in an action of the Case declareth it to Samuell Smith Defendant to bee for a debt dew from Samuell Smith unto the Plantiue by specialty and the defendant disowning the debt desireth that the plantiue may prooue how hee Came by the bill whearupon the plantiue desireth that Jacob Johnson might haue his oath giuen him and Samuell dobson oath was desired by the defendant which was granted and are as followeth Samuell Dobson sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that Concerning the bill in agitation hee hath nothing to say and sayeth that sumtime about the begining of March as hee supposeth hee was in Company with the sayd Johnson and Mr Gerrard at Capt William Battens hows and that Daniell and Mr Gerrard wear at Passage for a bill of Mr Hundlys that was dew to Mr Gerrard and the sayd John son hauing won that bill of Mr Gerrard thay played further in so much that the sayd Johnson won too thowsand pounds of tobacco of Mr Gerrard and Samuell Smith beeing thear Presant Mr Gerrard desired him to passe his bill to Daniell Johnson for too thowsand pounds of tobacco Samuell Smith alleaging that thear was e!euen hundered pounds of tobacco dew to him from Daniell Johnson out of the sayd bill hee past to him for Mr Gerrard: this tobacco beeing won on the saterday thear was bills past for it on the saboth day boath for this tobacco and the rest of the tobacco won ofy Mr Gerrard; upon the saboth day W Gerrard hauing them to Assigne as payment for the tobacco hee denied the Assigment of them and told the sayd Johnson that thay wear not Authenticke because thay wear signed on the sabboth day and further sayeth not Daniell Johnson desireth that the sayd Dobson may bee sworn wheather this bill now in agitation bee the sam bill tht was passed on the sunday Samuell Dobson sworne and examined in open Court sayet that [p.7] according to his formar oath hee can say nothing to the bill now in agation Jacob Johnson Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth tht this bill hee witnesed between daniell Johnson and Samuell smith and that to the best of his Rememberance it was past on the sunday at night and further sayeth not |
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