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384 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.
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Liber W. C.
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Maryland ss
Know all men by these prsents That Whereas I Joseph Pile of
st Maryes County gentl am indebted unto John Lucumb of London
Marynor in the full sume of ffoure pounds sixteene shillings and
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p. 352
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two pence sterl money of England being due by bill of Exchange
protested: These are therefore to impower and authorize you or
any or Either of you to Confesse Judgment for the same with
damages for the protest in the Provinciall Court of this Province,
And for Your Soe doeing this shall bee your Warrant As witnesse
my hand and Seale the ffifth day of January Annoq Dominj 1680
Joseph Pile (sealed)
To Christopher Rousby Esq Charles Boteler gentl
Robert Carvile gentl. Or either of them
Witnesse
Robt Ridgely. Anthony Underwood
ffebruary the seaventeenth 1680
The above warrant of Attorney was proved in open Court by the
oath of Anthony Underwood one of the witnesses thereunto
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John Lucumb
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Henry Exon
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Henry Exon late of st Maryes Citty Innholdr, other-
wise called Henry Exon was Sumoned to answere
unto John Lucumb of a plea that hee Render unto
him the full and Just Sume of Twelve pounds six
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shillings sterl moneys, wch to him hee oweth and unjustly detaineth
And whereupon the said John Lucumb by Robert Ridgely his
Attorney sayeth That Whereas the said Henry Exon the Twelfth
day of January 1679 by his Certaine bill or writeing obligatory
sealed with the seale of him the said Henry, and herein Court pro-
duced whose date is the day and yeare aforesaid Did binde himselfe his heires Executors and Admrs to pay unto the said John Lucumb
or to his heires Executors Admrs or assignes on Demand the full
and Just sume of Twelve pounds six shillings Sterl moneys due to
bee payd on all Demands, for a valluable Consideration in hand
received by him the said Henry Exon, And the said John sayth
That hee the said Henry the thirteenth day of Aprill One Thou-
sand six hundred and eighty the sume of six pounds thirteene shil-
lings sterl in part of the said Twelve pounds six shillings sterl as
aforesaid to him the said John Lucumb did pay, but as to ffive
pounds thirteene shillings residue of the said Twelve pounds six
shillings, the said Sume of five pounds thirteene shillings residue as
aforesaid to him the said John Lucumb hath not paid according to
the Tenor of the said bill or writeing obligatory, although often
thereunto required, but the same ffive pounds thirteene shillings to
pay hath denyed and still doth denye, Whereupon the said John
sayth hee is damnified and hath Losse to the vallue of Tenn pounds
sterl. and thereupon hee bringeth his suite
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