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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668—69. 425 sidering that this is noe Bussiness wch Concernes this Court doth Liber FF order that it be put into the County Court for orphants Thomas Cooper plaintiff Jenifer p quer. [p.769] John Anderton defendt This Cause resplted to the last day of the Court and the defendt not appearing againe it is resplted to the next Court Francis Swanston the Admr Jenifer p quer. of Tho: Taylor plaintiffe Richard Tilghman defendt Morecroft p deft The plt as Admr of the goods and Chattles of Tho: Taylor sues the defendt in a plea of tresspass upon the Case for diuers goods brought in upon the Accompt of Thomas Pemberton imployer of the said Thomas Taylor and sold to the defendt amounting to the sume of Twenty seauen pounds Fiue shill: Sterling wth amounts unto the sume of Six thowsand Fiue hundred and Fourty pounds of tobaccoe att the rate of one penny p pound And the said Richard by John Morecroft his Attorny doth come & defend the force & injury when &c: and the said Richard saith that hee the said Richard did not assume in manner and forme as the said Francis aboue agt hime hath Complained and of this hee prayeth the Judgmt of the Court Jno morecro ft And the sd Francis likewise Dan: Jenifer The defendt hauing pleaded the Generall issue doth giue the spe- ciall matter in Euidence and saith that hee hath past his obligacon allready for the debt to the persons that deliuered him the said Goods who would not deliuer them untill bee had soe done, and which was not done to the said Tho: Taylor nor to his use, but to the use of him to whome it properly did belong, which was not the said Taylor: the saide Goods being sent him from another person out of England, and onely Sent in the ship that the plt mencons in his declaracon, Whereupon Judgment past against the plaintiffe wth Cost of suite John Vicaris plaintiff morecroft p quer Toby wells defendt Jenifer p defendt The plt obtaining Judgmt agt the defendt whereupon Execucon issued agt the Body of the said Toby directed to the sherriffe of Kent County that his Body hee haue att this Prouinall Court, wch accordingly bee hath brought Wherefore Ordred that he be remainded back to the said sherriffe and in his safe Custody to be kept untill hee shall haue fully sat- tisfyed the plt what is required in the said Execucon |
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