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The dft in the Same Condicon she was into when She broke away from (the shore) and the
Said plt the Said Boat have (now)refused of the owner did demand of the Said - - -
dft tendring him Satisfacion for the taking up of the Said Boat with her furniture
which Said Boat was of the value with her furniture of Six thousand pounds of tobacco
but the said Defend^t Craftily & Cunningly intending to deceive & defraud y^e plt of the
Said boat did pretend he Should be fully Satisfied if the plt would lend him y^e sd dft
the Said boat for a small time then between them agreed And did upon himself assume
& to the plt faithfully promise, to bring the Said boat to the plts landing in y^e Same
Estate & Condition, as the deft first had her. Yett the Said deft litle regarding y^e promise
& assumption hath not brought the said Boat, but hath utterly defrauded & Cousined
the plt thereof.  Therefore the plt Sayes he is damnified, & hath losse to the value of
eight thousand pounds of tobacco & hereupon brings this Suite &ca ___  - - - -  ____
       Ja: Sangster. p^r Q^re.  pled p^rsois //  { Jn^o. Doe
            Rich. Roe }
 
The Decl. being read accon was dismis- p^r Curia ___________________
 
      The Court adjourned till tomorrow at
eight a Clock . - - - -   _____   - - - -
 
            At a Court held for the County of Somerset in the Province of Maryland
by their Maties Justices of the Peace for the 12^th. day of November 1692
Com^rs: Present  m^r ffrancis:Jenckins: m^r James:Dashiels. m^r Samuel: Hopkins
in Court were}  m^r. Thomas: Jones: Cap^t. John: King. _____   - - - - -   _____
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M^r. Henry: Lynch. Plt.          Somerset County Sc.
     Contra                        }      Hough: Porter of this County was attached to answer unto
Heugh: Porter Dft                             Henry Lynch Merc^ht in a Plea of trespas on the Case &ca.
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