Archives of Maryland, Volume 0543, Page 0188 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

November Court              1762              188
hereupon the said William Waters complained against the af^d. William Tompson in the plea af^d. in
                                                   William Tompson
form following            Somerset fs^t ^ Late of somerset county planter was attached to answer unto
William Waters of a plea of trespass upon the case &^c.       And Whereupon the said William Waters
by Litt Dennis his Att^y complains that whereas the said William Tompson the twenty fifth day of
December Anno Dom. one thousand seven hundred and sixty at the county af^d. Was indebted unto the
said William Waters in the sum of fifteen pounds current money for one pair of Water Grist mill stones
by the said William Waters to the said William Tompson before that time sold and delivered as by the account
thereof here into Court Brought doth appear and so thereof Indebted being in consideration thereof after
wards to wit the day and year af^d. at the county upon himself did assume & to the said William Waters
then & there faithfully promise that he the said William Tompson the af^d. sum of money to the said William
Waters when he should be thereto afterwards required he would pay and content Nevertheless the said William
Tompson his promise and assumption af^d. in form af^d. made not regarding the af^d. sum of money unto the af^d.
William Waters he hath not paid but he same to him to pay hath refused and still doth refuse altho
the same to do afterwards to wit the thirtieth day of December in the Year af^d. at the county af^d. and often since that
time by the said William Waters required to the damage of the said William Waters thirty pounds current money
and thereof he brings Suit &^c.                                     J Doe, R Roe    pledges &^c
December 25^th 1760 William Tomsson                   D^r
                                    To one p^r of Water mill stones @       15..0..0    W^m. Waters Sen^r
And the af^d. William Tompson by his Attorney af^d. comes and defends the force & Injury when &^c and prays
leave thereof to Imparle here until next court to be held at princess Ann Town the third tuesday of June
then next following and he hath it and the same day is given to the af^d. William Waters here also &^c
           Att which day here came as well the af^d. William Waters as the af^d. William Tomson by their
Attorneys af^d. and hereupon the said William Tompson prays further leave thereof to Imparle here untill
next court to be held at princess Ann Town the third tuesday of August then next following and he
hath it and the same day is given to the af^d. William Waters here also &^c.
           Att which day here came as well the af^d. William Waters as the af^d. William Tompson by their
Attorneys af^d. and hereupon the said William Tompson prays further leave thereof to Imparle here until
next court to be held at princess Ann Town the third tuesday of November then next following and he hath
it and the same day is given to the af^d. William Waters here also &^c
           Att which day here came as well the af^d. William Waters as the af^d. William Tompson by their
Attorneys af^d. and hereupon the said William Tompson as before defends the force and Injury when &^c.
And Saith that he cannot deny the action af^d. of the af^d. William Waters nor but that he did assume upon
himself in manner as the af^d. William Waters above against him hath complained and as to the damage
of the same William Waters by him by occasion of the premisses in that part sustained the same William
Tompson saith and acknowledgeth that the af^d. William Waters hath sustained damages by occasion of the
premisses beyond his costs and charges by him about his suit in that part opposed to fifteen pounds Cur^t money
and not more and because the said William Waters denies not this but the same Allegation grants to be true
prays Judgement for these Damages above acknowledged together with his costs and charges af^d. to him to be
adjudged &^c.              Therefore by consent of the parties af^d. it is considered that the af^d. William Waters
Recover against the af^d. William Tompson his Damages af^d. to the af^d. Fifteen pounds by the af^d. William Tompson
528    in form af^d. acknowledged as also                                               pounds of Tobacco for his costs and charges
af^d. to the same William Waters at his request by the court now here of the Assent of the parties af^d. Adjudged
which certain Damages in the whole amount to fifteen pounds Cur^t Money and
528         pounds of Tobacco and the af^d. William Tompson in Mercy &^c

JP    James Mills & John Eden

@    Command was given unto the sheriff of somerset county that he should take Stephen

SW    Stephen Lank    Lank Late of somerset county planter if he should be found in his Bailywick and him should

safe keep so that he might have his body before the Justices of his Lordships county court of somerset to be held at

princess

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