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544 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.
Liber M M Saith that he the said Henry did receive the said thirteene hundred
fifty two pounds of Sugar as the neate produce of the said foure
hogeshead of tobacco received & sold for the proper use of him the
said Benjamin Notwithstanding which the said Henry the said thir
teene hundred fifty two pounds of Sugr nor the value of the same
according to his promise and assumption aforesaid hath not paid &
Satisfied to him the said Benja though often thereunto required but
the same to pay & Satisfie hath and Still doth altogether deny and
refuse to the damage of the said Benjamin Seaven thousand pounds
of tobacco And thereupon he bringth his suite.
p.527 Now here at this day to wit the fifth day of May in the 43th yeare
of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said Henry Sprye in his
proper person and defendeth the force and injury when &c and saith
nothing in barre or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said
Benjamin for that he oweth the said Benjamin the said quantity
the said of thirteene hundred fifty two pounds of Sugar in such
manner & forme as the said Benjamin hath above declared against
him therefore it is considered by the Court here that the Said Ben
jamin recover against the Said Henry the summe of three thousand
pounds of tobacco for his damages by Occasion of the trespas afore
said as also the Summe of five hundred Seventy two pounds of
tobacco costs of Suite & the Said Henry in mercy &c.
John Quigley Garrett Vansweringen late of St Maries Citty
agt otherwise called Garrett Vansweringen of the
Garret Vansweringen Citty of St Maries in the Province of Mary
land Gent was Suthoned to answer unto John
Quigley Gent One of the Attorneyes of this
Court according to the liberties and priviledges
of Attornyes and other ministers of the Same
Court allowed in a plea that he render unto
him One hundred and fourteene thousand nine
hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco which to
him he oweth and unjustly deteineth
And whereupon the Said John in his proper person Saith that
whereas the Said Garrett upon the tenth day of July in the yeare
of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure by his cer
taine bond or writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of the Said
Garrett here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare
abovesaid did con fesse and acknowledge himselfe to Owe and Stand
indebted unto the Said John Quigley the full and just quantity or
Summe of One hundred and fourteene thousand nine hundred and
fifty pounds of good Sound and merchantable tobacco and casque
to be paid to the Said John Quigley his heirs executors administra
tors or assignes Yet the said Garrett Vansweringen the Summe of
One hundred & fourteene thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds
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