64 At a County Court held for the Rtt: honoble: Charles &a: the 16th: day of
August Anno 1688 Present Comrs: as aforesaid &a: ~ ~ ~
William Anderson plt:
Agt: declaration Read vizt:
Symon Perkins deft:
// Sumrsett County Ss Symon Perkins Senr: of this County was Attached to answer unto
mr: Wm: Anderson of Accomack County in Virga: in a plea of debt
And whereupon the plt: by James Sangster his Attourny comes & Sayes that the sd deft
Stands justly indebted unto the plt: 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 deft: did faithfully
promiss & Assume the plt: to Satisfie & pay but the said deft: fraudently & Craftly //
intending to deceive the plt: the Sha Same hath not paid & yet denyed to pay to the plts:
greate Losse & damage to the vallue of Two pound Nyne Shillings & eight pence like //
Money of England & hereupon brings his Suite Sangster pr Quer Jno: Doe
Accomack ffebry 1686/7 pledge de prois Richd: Roe
mr: Symon Perkins Senr: 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 pr: of Compasses at 8D & 2 galls: of Syder at lS:8D is 0: 2: 4:
Errors: Excepted pr Wm: Anderson 1: 19: 4D
This may certife that This day being the eight day of June 1688 mr: William
Andersen came before me & did declare upon the holly Evangelist that Symon Perkins
Senr: was indebted justly to him upon ball of Accot: 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 1lb. 4S: 10D is still due and was promiss to be paid in ready Mony Sterl
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand dated & vtsupll: Thomas Welburne (?)
And the said Symon Perkins Senr: came & defendeth the force & injury &a: & for his
plea saith That Wm: Anderson aforesaid hath not brought his Action agt: him in due
manner & forme according to an Act of Assembly held at The Citty of St: 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 Accots: with merchants & others for which thy Stand and
Remaine Only debitor: upon their books of Accots: the wch: 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 Debitor: to know where or to whome to pay the said Debts yet Severall of the said
Creditors: through a vexatious & Avaritious humor: doe daily Comence their Suites at
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