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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1683

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Sommerset Ss: The Deposicon of John Cropper aged 35 years of thereabouts Saith y^t upon Thursday last
the first day of february Oliver Berry did voluntaryly of his owne accord after my demanding Security
or the Leaving of an Attorney to answ^r for him at this County Court about getting of Child of Joan
Garrett Servant unto y S^d John Cropper Did proffer & agree with the said John Cropper to pay
him in hand the Sume of Two Thousand and five hundred pounds of tobacco for what Damadges
the Said John Shoulld Sustaine by the Said Joans being with Chilld the which Sume of tobacco the
S^d Cropper did except to Say three hundred pounds of tobacco to be p^d in Goods & the remainder
being Two Thousand one hundred and Seaventy the S^d Berry did Chardge a note upon Coll^o W^m
Stevens to pay unto the S^d Cropper : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ John Cropper
William Browne aged 31 years of age or thereabouts doth swear y^t what is above written he
knoweth to be True ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W^m Brown
5^th ffebruary 1682
Then John Cropper & W^m Browne made oath to the truth of y Above Mentioned
Be fore us William Stevens: Henry Smith
Plea Cropper plte Berry def^t And: Whereupon the def^t Comes & Saies by his Attorney James
Langster that he the Said Cropper Judgem^t: ought not to have ag^t: the def^t because the
def^t was no waies indebted to the plte y foresaid Summe of Two Thousand one hundred
pounds of Tobacco but that the defend^t: did pass a note to y plte charged only on Coll^o Stevens
and afterwords did forbid y paym^t thereof because fraudulently gott by threatening to Stopp
y vessell and without any Consideracon from the plte but the plte in y defend^ts: debt the
def^t Craves Judgem^t whith:^o the plte ought to have this sute
Langster pro defendant
The Courtt Commands the Sherife to bring here 12 good & Lawfull Men of his Baliwick that the
truth of y matter in question may the better be made known who are sworne vizt Robert Glessell
foreman Thomas Bird W^m: ffenton: Henry Lynch Edward Day:John Evans: W^m Piper: George
Goddard: Henry Hayman, W^m: Scott: Thomas Horssman: ffrancis Martin: the Jury having rec^d
theire Chardge & W^m Browne Sworn on part of the plte before the Co^rt & Jury: goe forth on the Cause
depending and this day to witt y 5^th: day of ffebruary Annoq Do^m: 1683 Came John Cropper by
his attorney Thomas Poole as well Oliver Berre def^t by his Attorney James Langster And the Jurors
to witt Robert Glessell Thomas Bird: W^m:ffenton: Henry Lynch Edward Day: John Evans: W^m: Piper
George Goddard: Henry Hayman: W^m: Scott: Thomas Horssman & ffrancis Martin who to Say the truth
being Summoned Impanelled & Sworne upon there oaths Say they finde for the plt Two thousand one
hundred & Seaventy pounds of tobacco with Cost of Sute provided the plte indempnifie y defend^t
from all Cost & Charges y^t Shall or may attend upon the S^d defend^t according to Composicon upon
the Def^t being Charged with a Chilld begott upon the body of Joan Garrett Servant to the plaintiff
Robert Glessell foreman
This Court ord^rs the verdict to be entered & that the def^t: Oliver Berre pay the s^d: Two thousand one
hundred & seaventy pounds of tobacco with Cost accordingly to y plte John Cropper alias execucon
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The Same Day Comm^rs as afore
To y worp^ll his Lopp^s Justices of y peace for the County of Som^rsett The humble Peticon of James Newall
Humbly Sheweth
That on the Second day of Jan^ry 1683 Lawrence Brindle & Hans Larson Came to yo^r Petic^r n^r:
& did take up and Cary away each of them a Certain parcell of goods as doth appear by theire
Severall acc^ots & here in Co^rt produced That is the S^d:: Lawrence Brindle to y value of one thousand
& Sixty pounds of tobacco & the Said Hans Larsone to y value of one Thousand three hundred & Sixty four
pounds of tobacco & the Said person having Soe rec^d: the goods of yo^r: pet^r: are fled out of y County now in
respect yo^r: pet^r: is a Stranger & now dealing in the Country & know not how Soone yo^r pet^r: may Sayle
yo^r pet^r: Craves ord^r for an attachm^t ag^t: the goods & Chattles of y fores^d: parties yo^r: pet^r: giving in Security
according to law & yo^r petic^r: Shall in Duty pray James Newall
feb^ry 5^th 1683/4
The Deposicon of John Browne before the S^d worp^ll the Justices of the peace of Som^rsett County at A Court
held y 5^th: of ffebruary 1683/ Saith y^t on the 26^th Jan^ry: last y^t he being at the house of James Newill
in Company of James Newall y^t the S^d: James Newell did declare y^t the day before Lawrence Brindle
left his house and this County y^t he desired that the aforesaid Newill would Strip & packe what tobacco
was then in his tobacco house & pay to James Newell one Thousand & Sixty pounds of ~~tobacco~~ y S^d tobacco
and Satisfie himself for his trouble in witness hereof I have hereunto Set my hand this 5^th feb^ry 1683
the Same day to witt y 5^th feb^ry made oath in Co^rt: to y S^d writing James Brown
The Peticon being Considered by this Co^rt orders y^t John Brown take into his Custody the Tobacco of Lawrence
Brindle that was in his Tobacco house not rec^d and pay James Newall one Thousand & Sixty pounds
of tobacco and Caske and take receipt for the Same ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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