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Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1675-1677
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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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