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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675. 33 Thomas Taylor planter Thomas Taylor late of Dorchester County Liber N N agt Gent was attached to answer unto Thomas Thomas Taylor Gent Taylor planter in a plea wherefore by force and armes the tobacco house of him the Said Thomas Taylor planter in the County aforesaid did breake and three hogesheads of tobacco then and there being of the proper goods and Chattells of him the said Thomas Containeing neate thirteene hundred and two pounds of tobacco did take and carry away to the damage of the said Thomas and against the Peace &c. And whereupon the Said Thomas Taylor planter by Keneim Cheseldyn his Attorny complaineth that whereas the Said Thomas Taylor Gent the fiftenth day of March in the yeare One thousand six hundred Seventy three with force & armes the tobacco house of him the said Thomas Taylor planter in Dorchester County aforesaid did breake & three hogesheads of tobacco containeing neate the summe of thirteen hundred and two pounds of tobacco then & there being of the proper goods and Chattels of him the said Thomas Taylor planter did take and carry away to the damage of the Said Thomas Taylor planter the Summe of Seaven thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his Suite. And the Said Thomas Taylor Gent by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court the same day is given to both parties here. Now here at this day to wit the Sixth & twentith day of November in the foure & fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the said plaintiff and defendant by there Attornyes aforesaid & the said defendant Saith that he is in no wise guilty of the trespas by the said Thomas Taylor planter above against him complained off and of this he putts himselfe upon the Country and the plaintiff likewise Therefore it is Comanded the Sheriff that he cause to come here twelve &c. Which said jurors likewise came to wit John Gittings Wm Thomas Arthur Wright Peter Watts John Tant Richard Meekins Wm Hemsley Wm Jones Jno Brookes Jno Hollins Henry Turner & Henry Exon who being impannelled Sumoned and Sworne to say the truth in the premisses upon their Oathes doe Say Wee find for the plaintiff nine hundred forty two pounds of tobacco and three hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco damages for two yeares deteining of the said nine hundred forty two pounds of tobacco Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the said Thomas Taylor planter recover against the said Thomas Taylor Gent the summe of twelve hundred flinty two pounds of tobacco for his dam- ages occasioned by this trespas aforesaid as also the Summe of two thousand five hundred eighty Six pounds of tobacco for his Costs and charges in this behalfe laid Out and expended and the said Thomas Taylor Gent in mercy. |
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