Archives of Maryland, Volume 0091, Page 0018 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

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At A Co^rt: helld the 12^th: day of Jan^ry: Annoq Do^m: 1687 Comm^rs: then present Capt^a: David Browne
m^r: William Brereton : m^r: Robert King: m^r: James Dashiell m^r: Roger Wolford: Capt^a: Stephen Luffe
John Strawbridge plte Poole pro plte
ag^t: issue Joyned to be tried by the Co^rt:
William Seamore def^t: Seamore in person
Decl^a: read vizt
Somerset County Ss William Seamore late of this County was attached to answ^r: unto John
Strawbridge in a plea of Debt &c. /
And whereupon the plte by his attorney Thomas Poole Comes & Saith y^t: he the S^d: Seamore
upon the fourth day of December last past became indebted unto the plte y full & Just
Summe of Six hundred Seaventy & five pounds of tobacco as will in Co^rt: more plainely
appeare as pr bill und^r: the hand & Seale of him the Said Seamore bearing date as afores^d:
& here in Co^rt: produced the which sume he the S^d: Seamore did faithfully promise pay
unto y plte according to the tenor of y Said bill but he the Said Seamore fraudulently
intending the plte to deceive of the aforesaid sume of 675^lb: of tobacco doth denie & Still
doth denie to pay the same although often thereunto required by the plte whereupon
the plte Saith he is Damnified & hath Damadge to the value of 1300^lb: of tobacco &
& thereupon brings this Sute / Jn^o: Doe
bill read vizt pledge de pross Ric^d:Roe
These presents Shall oblidge me William Seamore of Som^r:set County me my heires executo^rs:
or adm^rs: to pay unto John Strawbridge or his order upon demand the full & Just summe
of six hundred Seaventy five pounds of tobacco at some Convenient place in y County
aforesaid as witnes my hand & Seale this 4^th: day of December Annoq Do^m: 1686
Signed Sealed ~~&delivered~~ W^m: Seamore (Sealed)
in y presence of us Tho: Poole
Richard Chambers Edward Jones
This Co^rt: findes that no part of the S^d: 675^lb: of tob: is paid to y plte but Still due doe ord^r: that
W^m: Seamore doe pay unto John Strawbridge or his ord^r: the S^d: Six hundred Seaventy five pounds
of tobacco & Cost alias execucon ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The Same Day Comm^rs: as afore
John Strawbridge plte Poole pro plte
ag^t: }Joyne issue to be tryed by the Co^rt:
William Seamore def^t: Seamore in person
Decl^a: read vizt
Sommerset County Ss William Seamore late of this County was attached to answ^r:
unto John Strawbridge gent^l: of a plea of Debt &c
And whereupon the plte by Thomas Poole his attorney Comes & Saith that he the def^t:
upon the 4^th: day of December in the year of o^r: Lord 1686 became indebted unto the plte
the full & Just Sume of Six hundred Seaventy eight pounds of tobacco as pr bill here
in Co^rt: produced und^r: y hand & Seale of him the S^d: def^t: w^ch: he did faithfully promise to
pay according to y tenor of the afores^d: bill but the def^t: fraudulently intending the plte to
deceive of the Sume aforesaid of 678^lb: of tobacco Doth denie & Still doth denie to pay
although often thereunto required by the plte whereupon the plte saith he is Damnified
& hath Damadge to y value of 1300^lb: of tobacco & thereupon brings this Sute
Jn^o: Doe
Tho: Poole pro quer Ple: de Prossess Richard Roe
bill

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