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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

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Somm^rSett Ss:Anne Ackworth y relict of Richard Ackworth Deceased Declareth ag^t Coll^o:W^m: Colebourne in an accon of y
And whereupon y Said Anne by her attorney Thomas Poole Saith y^t hee y Said Colebourne Did receive thirteen
hundred Seaventy three pounds of tobacco which hee pretended hee had bill for but produced none allthough
hee hath been thereunto required which Tobacco hee received of y aforesaid Anne in y yeare of o^r Lord God
one thousand Six hundred Seaventy three as by a receipt under y hand of him y aforesaid Colebourne here-
produced in Co^rt: will more plainely appeare y plaintiffe Doubting y^t Shee hath paid y aforesaid Summe
of 1373^lb of Tob: in her owne wrong requires y bill otherwise order for y tobacco be repayed back to y pl^t:
Prquer: Tho: Poole:
And y Said William Colebourne Cometh & Defendeth &c by his attorney Henry Smith & after some Dispute ~
This Co^rt: findes that there is Due to y pl^t Two hundred Seaventy three pounds of Tobacco and order Collonell
Colebourne to pay unto Anne Ackworth or her order Two hundred Seaventy three pounds of Tobacco with
Cost of Sute: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~proquer Thomas Poole:~~
The Same Day Comm^rs as afore:
Thomas Ball pl^t
ag^t
Coll^ll: W^m: Colebourn Def^t To y Worshipfull Comm^rs of Somm^rSett County y humble petition of Thomas Ball: -
Sheweth That yo^r pet^r in november Co^ry: Last past Did obtaine order ag^t W^m: Arrundall for y payment of foure ~
pounds of tobacco & Casq^e with Co^rt: Chardges And that Coll^o: W^m: Colebourn the then high Sherriffe for this
County Did Serve execution upon y Said Arrundell for y S^d: Debt of yo^r pet^rs: but now Soe itt is may itt please
yo^r Worships y^t by neglect of y Said Sherriffe y Said Arundell is gone away into anoth^r Government & yo^r pet^r
not any wise satisfied his S^d: Debt hee therefore humbly prayes an ord^r ag^t y S^d Coll^o: W^m: Colebourne y then
high Sheriffe for y S^d ffour hundred twenty & four pounds of Tobacco & Caske with Co^rt: Chardges . / . ~ ~ ~
And hee Shall pray:
And the Said Coll^o:Colebourne appears & Saith y^t an attachment was laid in y hands W^m:Arrundell for y S^d Tob: in y^e
S^d Arrundells Suit ag^t Thomas Ball &c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
It is ordered y^t Coll^o: W^m: Colebourne pay unto Thomas Ball y Debt & Chardges Due from W^m Arrundell upon writt of
execution vizt: Six hundred ninety eight pounds of Tobacco with Co^rt Chardges: / : ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Att a County Co^rt: helld y 14^th Day of november & Continued y 15^th Day thereof in y first yeare of y Dominion of y R^t:
Hon^r:ble: Charles over Maryland Annoqs Domini 1676 before his Lopp^s Justices thereunto assigned & authorized:
M^r W^m: Stevens.
present Coll^ll: W^m: Colebourn: M^r David : Browne Comm^rs:
M^r: Charles: Ballard: M^r W^m: Brereton
The Lord Prop^ry: pl^t Thos Poole pro pl^t:
ag^t
John: Kimball Def^t Henry: Smith pro Def^t
Humbly Sheweth: That whereas John Kimball contrary to act of assembly brought into this province severall mares geldings
& Colts to y great Damadge & vexacon of his Lopp^s good people especially in this county of somm^rsett yo^r petition^r know
eing y great injury y^t is Sustained by y great multitude of horses & mares made his address to m^r Brereton one of
his Lopp^s Comm^rs of y County of Somme^rSett & to him made knowne & Did informe him y^t hee he aforesaid Kimball had
brought horses & mares & Colts into this province Contrary to y good lawes of this province which yo^r pet^r: humbly
Craveth order in y behalfe of y Lord prop^ry: for y Condemnacon of y horses & mares which is in number ~
Thirteen head: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And as in Duty bound Shall pray:
And this Day to witt y fifteenth Day of november Annoq Domini 1676: Came y Def^t: John Kimball by his
attorney Henry Smith to Defend y force & injury &c & saith y^t they have brought neither horses Mares gueldings
nor Colts into this province out of any oth^r: Government but w^t were brought into this County were brought from
y head of y Bay in this province belonging to his Lopp^s: y Lord: & prop^ry of this province &c:This Co^rt: commands
y Sherriffe of this County to Impannell A Jury to Come here of Twelve whoe are Sworne vizt Majo^r Ambrose
London W^m: Planner Stephen: Horsey John White Junior John Tounsend W^m: Layton Miles Grey ~~
Donnick Dennis: Daniell Quillaine Thomas Willis Gideon Tillman Richard Chambers: Mathew~~
Kasewell: Abraham Inlase & William Wood on y part of y pl^t; appeares before y Co^rt: & Jury and exam
ined upon their oaths but not taken in writeing: / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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