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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676. 175
And whereupon the said Richard by Robert Carvile his Attorny Liber N N
comes & defends the force and injury when &c and saith that he did
not assume upon himselfe in manner and forme as the aforesaid
Elizabeth in her declaration hath declared against him and therefore
he putts himself e upon the Country and the plt likewise.
Now here at this day to witt the thirtenth day of April in the first
yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Annoq Dom One thousand six
hundred Seventy six came the said Richard Meekins by his Attorny
aforesaid and offered himselfe against the said Elizabeth in the plea
aforesaid but the said Elizabeth Came not to prosecute the plaint
aforesaid Therefore it is granted by the Court here that the Said
Richard recover against the Said Elizabeth the summe of Eight
hundred fifty and One pounds of tobacco for his costs & charges in
this behalfe expended and the said Elisabeth in mercy for her false
claim.
Andrew Insley Richard Meekins of Dorchester County planter
agt was attached to answer unto Andrew Insley of
Richard Meekins the said County planter in a plea of trespas upon
the case.
Whereupon the Said Andrew Insley by his Attorny George
Thompson Saith that the said Richard Meekins the thirtenth day of
ffebruary A o 1673 in consideration that the Said Andrew Insley
at the Speciall instance and request of the said Richard Meekins
would pay unto William Sidberry or his assignes One thousand
pounds of tobacco and caske which he the Said Meekins owed by
bill beareing date the 19th of November 1672 and take in the said
bill the said Meekins did then assume upon himself and to the said
Insley did faithfully promise that he the said Meekins would upon
all demands make true faithful honest and convenient pay of the
said thousand pounds of tobacco above Specified whensoever there-
unto required whereupon the Said Insley did pay unto the said Sid-
berry One thousand pounds of tobacco and tooke in the said Meekins
bill abovespecified which here in Court he produceth notwithstanding
which the said Richard Meekins his faithfull promise and assump-
tion nothing regarding but endeavouring and fraudulently intending
him the said Insley of the summe of One thousand pounds of tobacco
in caske to deceive hath not as yet paid although often thereunto
required but the Same to pay hath altogether denyed and refused
and as yet denyeth and refuseth whereupon the said Insley saith he
is dampnified and hath damage to the value of eighteen hundred
pounds of tobacco and caske and thereupon he brings his action.
and the said Richard by Robert Carvile his Attorny comes and
defends the force and injury when &c and Saith that he did not
assume upon himselfe in manner and forme as the aforesaid Andrew
above in his declaration hath declared against him and therefore he
putts himselfe upon the Country and the plaintiff likewise.
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