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June Court 1760 24 therein Convict that then he the said John Should pay and Satisfie unto ye. afd. Robert Brown the judgment of ye. Court thereupon or render his Body in Execution of Such judgment to ye. Prison of ye. Sherriffe of ye. County afd. in satisfaction thereof or that he the said Levin Ballard Will do ye. same for him &c. And ye afd. John Covington by Littleton Dennis his attorney Comes and Defends ye. force and Injury when &c. And prays Leave thereof to Imparle here untill next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town ye third Tuesday of June then next following and he hath it & ye. same day is given to ye. afd. Robert here also &c Att which day here Came as well ye. afd. Robert as ye. afd. John by their Attys afd. and hereupon ye. said John as before Defends ye force and Injury when &c. And Saith that he Cannot deny ye. action afd. of ye. afd. Robert nor but that the Writing obligatory afd. is ye Deed of him ye. said John Covington nor but that he owes ye Same Robert Brown ye. afd. Sum of ten pounds Current money in manner and form as ye afd. Robert above against him hath Declared nor Can he say but ye. Same Robert Ought to recover his Damages agt. him by Occasion of ye. Detention of that same Debt beyond his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in this part apposed to Eight shillings Current money and not More and whereupon ye. said Robert prays judgment for his Debt afd. And his Damages by Occasion of ye. Detention of that same Debt to him to be adjudged &c. Therefore it is Considered that the afd. Robert Brown Recover 311 against the afd. John Covington his Debt afd. and his Damages by Occasion of the detention of that Same debt to Eight Shillings Curt Money and Pounds of Tobacco to the Same Robert of his Assent by the Court here Adjudged and the afd. John in Mercy &c.
of Somerset to be held at Princes Ann Town ye. third Tuesday of March Anno Dom. One thousand Seven hundred & Sixty to Answer unto Henry Ward of a plea of trespass upon ye. Case &c. And ye. Same day is Given to ye. afd. Henry here And so forth Att which day here Came ye. afd. Henry Ward by William Hayward his attorney And the sherriffe to wit John Dennis Gent. now here returned that he had had taken ye. afd. John Covington whose Body here at this day he ^ ready to answer ye. afd. Henry Ward of ye. afd. Plea as to him it was Commanded Whereupon ye. said John Covington at ye. Prayer of ye. afd. Henry Ward is Adjudged to give Special Bail to ye. Action afd. Thereupon A Certain Levin Ballard of Somerset County Gentleman Present here in Court in his proper person undertook for ye. said John Covington that if it should happen that Judgment in ye. plea afd. Should be rendered for ye. said Henry agt. ye. afd. John or that he ye. said John should be therein Convict that then he ye. said John should pay and satisfie unto ye. afd. Henry ye Judgment of ye. Court thereupon or Render his Body in Execution of Such judgment to ye Prison of ye sherriffe Ballard of ye. County afd. in Satisfaction thereof or that the the said Levin ^ will do ye. same for him |
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