GH The Same
vs	   Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take Ed-
LD Edward Bennett	   -ward Bennett Late of Somerset County planter if he should be found in his bailywick

& 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 Ann Town the third tuesday of June Anno Domini One thousand seven hundred
and sixty three to answer unto James Houston of a plea of trespass upon the case &^c & the same day is given to the af^d James here &^c
Att which day here came the afs^d: James Houston by George Hayward his Attorney & the sheriffe to witt Ephraim Wilson
now here returned that he had taken the afs^d Edward Bennett whose body here at this day he had ready to
answer the afs^d: James Houston of the afs^d: plea as to him it was commanded and So Forth
And hereupon the afs^d: James Houston complained against the afs^d: Edward Bennett in the plea afs^d: in form following
Somerset fs^t Edward Bennitt Late of Somerset County planter was attached to answer unto James Houston
of a plea of trespass upon the case & So Forth            And Whereupon the said James by Geo: Hayward
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his Att^y complains that whereas the said Edward the Twenty ^ day of October in the year of our Lord God one
thousand seven hundred sixty & Two at the county afs^d: was Indebted unto the said James in the
sum of Eighteen Pounds Eight Shillings and One penny halfpenny Current Money of Maryland for the articles & things in the
account hereto annexed mentioned and So thereof Indebted being the said Edward in consideration
thereof afterwards to wit the same day & year afs^d: at the county afs^d: upon the himself assumed & to the
said James then and there faithfully promised that he the said Edward the sum of Money afs^d: when
he should be thereto afterwards required unto the said James well and faithfully would pay & content Nevertheless
the said Edward his promise and assumption afs^d: in form afs^d: made Little Regarding but minding and fraudu-
-lently Intending the said James in this particular Craftily & Subtilly to deceive and defraud the sum of
money afs^d: unto the said James hath not paid or him for the same in any Sort Contented (altho the same
to do the same Edward afterwards to wit the same day & year afs^d: and often since at the county afs^d: by the said
James was required) but the same to him to pay hitherto altogether hath refused & still doth refuse & unjustly
deny whereupon the said James Says he is worse & hath damage to the Value of Twenty pounds Current
Money of Maryland & thereof he brings Suit & So forth         pledges &^c J Doe & R Roe
Whereupon at the prayer of the afs^d: James Houston the afs^d: Edward Bennett is adjudged to give special bail
to the action afs^d:            Thereupon a certain Christopher Piper of Somerset County present here in
Court in his proper person undertook for the said Edward Bennet & assumed upon himself that if it Should
happen that Judgement in the plea afs^d should be rendred for the Said James Houston against the afs^d: Edward
Bennett or that the said Edward should be therein convict that then he the said Edward should pay &
Satisfy unto the afs^d: James Houston the Judgement of the Court thereupon or render his body in Execution of such
Judgement to the prison of the sheriff of the County afs^d: in satisfaction thereof or that he the said Chris: Piper will do the same for him &^c
And hereupon the afs^d: Edward Bennett by Littleton Dennis his Attorney comes & defends the force & injury when &^c
and says that he cannot deny the action afs^d: James Houston nor but that he assumed upon himself in man
-ner & form as the afs^d: James Houston above against him hath complained and as to the damage of the
Same James by him by occasion of the premises in that part Sustained the Same Edward Bennett
saith and acknowledgeth that the afs^d James hath Sustained damages by occasion of the premises
beyond his Costs and charges by him about his Suit in that part opposed to Eighteen Pound Eight Shillings and One penny
half penny    Cur^t: Money and not more and because the afs^d: James Houston denies not this but the same
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allegation grants to be true prays Judge^nt for these damages above acknowledged together with his
cost & charges afs^d: to him to be adjudged &^c            Therefore by consent of the parties afs^d: it is considered
that the afs^d. James Houston recover against the af^d Edward Bennett his damages afs^d: To the afs^d: Eighteen pound
                halfpenny
Eight Shillings & One penny ^ Cur^t: Money by the afs^d: Edward in form af^d acknowledged as also

pounds