Archives of Maryland, Volume 0091, Page 0064 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

64 At a County Court held for the R^tt: hono^ble: Charles &^a: the 16^th: day of
August Anno 1688 Present Com^rs: as aforesaid &^a: ~ ~ ~
William Anderson pl^t:
Ag^t: declaration Read viz^t:
Symon Perkins def^t:
// Sum^rsett County Ss Symon Perkins Sen^r: of this County was Attached to answer unto
m^r: W^m: Anderson of Accomack County in Virg^a: in a plea of debt
And whereupon the pl^t: by James Sangster his Attourny comes & Sayes that the s^d def^t
Stands justly indebted unto the pl^t: in the full & just Sume of One pound four shillings & Ten
pence Sterl. money being the ballance of An Account for a greater Sume & is here in Court prduced
which said Sume of One pound ffoure shillings & Ten pence sterl: the said def^t: did faithfully
promiss & Assume the pl^t: to Satisfie & pay but the said def^t: fraudently & Craftly //
intending to deceive the pl^t: the ~~Sha~~ Same hath not paid & yet denyed to pay to the pl^ts:
greate Losse & damage to the vallue of Two pound Nyne Shillings & eight pence like //
Money of England & hereupon brings his Suite Sangster pr Quer Jn^o: Doe
Accomack ffeb^ry 1686/7 pledge de prois Rich^d: Roe
m^r: Symon Perkins Sen^r: Debitor for Smiths Worke lb S D
To Steeling one broade & one Narrow Axes - - - - 0: 4: 8:
To one Tiller & Key for a Whipsaw - - - - - - - 0: 2: 6:
To One plow Iron & plate - - - - - - - - - - - 0: 1: 0:
To a pike for a Turning Layth - - - - - - - - - 0: 1: 4:
To making 2 wedges of your Iron - - - - - - - - 0: 2: 8:
To one Coopers Ax - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0: 5: 0:
To 4 large Turning Chessells at - - - - - - - - - 0: 6: 6:
To 4 Turning Gouges at - - - - - - - - - - - - 0: 4: 6:
To 4 forme Chessells at - - - - - - - - - - - - 0: 2: 10:
To 1 drawing knife at - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0: 2: 6
To 1 Round Shaw - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0: 2: 2:
To 1 Spoake Saw at - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0: 1: 4:
To 1 p^r: of Compasses at 8^D & 2 gall^s: of Syder at l^S:8^D is 0: 2: 4:
Erro^rs: Excepted pr W^m: Anderson 1: 19: 4^D
This may certife that This day being the eight day of June 1688 m^r: William
Andersen came before me & did declare upon the holly Evangelist that Symon Perkins
Sen^r: was indebted justly to him upon ball of Acco^t: the Sume of One pound foure Shillings
and Ten pence Sterl: and that the said Anderson has not reced Any Satisfaction and
That the Said Sume of 1^lb. 4^S: 10^D is still due and was promiss to be paid in ready Mony Sterl
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand dated & vtsup^ll: Thomas Welburne (?)
And the said Symon Perkins Sen^r: came & defendeth the force & injury &^a: & for his
plea saith That W^m: Anderson aforesaid hath not brought his Action ag^t: him in due
manner & forme according to an Act of Assembly held at The Citty of S^t: Marys the 1-
day of August Anno 1681 entitled an Act for preventing Unnecessary & vexatious
Suites at Law Wherein it Sheweth that whereas divers & Sundry persons within this
province contracting debts by Acco^ts: with merchants & others for which thy Stand and
Remaine Only debito^r: upon their books of Acco^ts: the w^ch: tho thy be honnestly & well
disposed to pay the same upon demand first had & required of the said debt by the said Creditor
or other Lawfully Authorized to receive the Same without which it is impossible for the
Said Debito^r: to know where or to whome to pay the said Debts yet Severall of the said
Credito^rs: through a vexatious & Avaritious humo^r: doe daily Comence their Suites at

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