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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 339
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and Sworne to say the truth in the premisses George Parker Attor-
ney for the defts would not appeare to Receive the verdict of the
Juro" Upon the premisses, Therefore It is Considered that the
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Liber W. C.
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Said John Tavernor and Elizabeth his wife Recover against the
aforesaid Nicholas Nickols and Hester his wife Administratrix as
aforesd the aforesaid Sume of Two thousand Two hundred pounds
of Tobacco debt and also Nine hundred seaventy and six pounds of
Tobacco Costs of Suite. And the Defts in mercy &c
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p. 309
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John Machen
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Gerrard Slye
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Gerrard Slye gentl late high Sheriffe of the County
of St Maryes was attached to answere unto John
Machen Marchant of a plea of Trespasse upon the
case
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And Whereupon the said John Machen by George Parker his
Attorney Complaineth that Whereas one John Sanders late of Bris-
toll Marchant the seaventh day of September in the yeare of our
Lord 1676 by his Certaine writeing obligatory was bound and
firmely obleiged unto the said John Machen in the sume of ffoure
hundred pounds of Currant and Lawfull money of England for the
true payment of Two hundred pounds of like Lawfull Money of
England, Too bee paid to the said John Machen or to his Execrs
Admrs or assignes att or upon the Tenth day of Aprill then next
Ensueing the date of the said bill Obligatory, And for the true
performance thereof the said John Sanders Did thereby binde him-
self his Executors Admrs and assignes firmely by those prsents as by
the same bill Obligatory more plainely appeareth wch said Two hun-
dred pounds the said John Sanders did not pay unto the said John
Machen on the said Tenth day of Aprill, wuu at or Upon the same
day hee ought to have payd him according to the forme and effect of
the same bill Obligatory Although hee hath been often thereunto
required, Whereby an accon did accrue unto the said John Machen
to require and have of the aforesaid John Sanders ffoure hundred
pounds Sterling, and for the more Speedy Recovery of the same
ffoure hundred pounds, The said John Machen by George Parker
his Attorney the Sixth day of December in the third yeare of his
Lopps Dominion and in the yeare of Our Lord god 1677 Then and
Continually afterwards has psecuted out of his Lopps Provinciall
Court of this Province a Certaine writt of Capias of his said Lopp
Directed to the then Sheriffe of Charles County, by wch It was
Comanded to him the said then Sheriffe that he should take the
aforesaid John Sanders If hee should bee found in his Baliwick and
him safe Keepe Soe that hee might have his body before his Lopps
Justices of the provinciall Court to bee held at the Citty of St Maryes
the Twelfth day of ffebruary then next to answer unto John Machen
of a plea that hee Render unto him the sume of ffoure hundred
pounds of Currant and Lawfull Money of England, and that hee
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