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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
Volume 543, Page 47b   View pdf image
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                August Court                      1760                   47
WH    John Gale & John

   Ponsonby    Command was given to the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should Take Samuel Horsey 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
LW    Samll. Horsey    before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at Princes Ann Town in and for the County
afd. the third Tuesday of June Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty to Answer unto John Gale and John
Ponsonby of A plea of trespass upon the Case &c. And the Same day is given to the afd. Gale and Ponsonby here &c
   Att which day here Came the afd. John Gale and John Ponsonby by their Attorney afd. And the Sheriff to witt John Dennis
Gent. now here Returned that he had taken the afd. Samuel Horsey whose body here at this day he had Ready to Answer the afd.
Gale and Ponsonby of the afd. plea as to him it was Commanded
      Whereupon the afd. Samuel Horsey at the prayer of the afd. John Gale and John Ponsonby is Adjudged to give
Special Bail to the Action afd. Thereupon a Certain Stephen Horsey of Somerset County planter present here in Court
in his proper person undertook for the Said Samuel Horsey that if it Should happen that Judgment in the plea afd. Should
be Rendered for the Said Gale and Ponsonby Against the afd. Samuel Horsey or that he the Said Samuel Should be therein
Convict that then he the Said Samuel Should pay and Satisfie unto the afd. Gale and Ponsonby the Judgment of
the Court thereupon or Render his body in Execution of Such Judgment to the prison of the Sheriff of the County afd. in
Satisfaction thereof or that he the Said Stephen Horsey Will do the Same for him &c.
      Whereupon the Said Samuel Horsey puts in his place Levin Wilson Gent Attorney at Law Against the afd. Gale &
Ponsonby of the afd. plea
      And thereupon at the prayer of the parties afd. day is to them now here given untill next Court to be held at
Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of August then next following in the State that now Saveing to the parties afd. &c.
   Att which day here Came the parties afd. by their Attorneys afd. And hereupon the Said Gale and Ponsonby Complained
of the afd. Samuel Horsey in the plea afd. in form following    Somerset fst Samuel Horsey Late of Somerset County planter
was Attached to Answer unto John Gale and John Ponsonby of A plea of trespass upon the Case &.
      And Whereupon the Said Gale and Ponsonby by William Hayward their Attorney Complain that whereas the Said
Samuel the xiii day of October Anno Dom. MDCCLViii at Somerset County afd. was Indebted unto the Said Gale and
Ponsonby in the Sum of four pounds Eighteen Shillings and Six pence three farthings Currt. Money of Maryland for the Sundry
Articles and things in the Account hereto Annexed mentioned and So thereof Indebted being the Said Samuel in Consideration
thereof Afterwards to wit the Same day and Year afd. at the County afd. upon himself Assumed and to the Said Gale and
Ponsonby then and there faithfully promised that he the Said Samuel the Sum of Money afd. when he Should be thereto
Afterwards Required unto the afd. Gale and Ponsonby well and faithfully would pay and Content Nevertheless the Said
Samuel his promise and Assumption afd. in form afd. made Little Regarding but minding and fraudulently Intending
the Said Gale and Ponsonby in that part Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and Defraud the Sum of Money afd. unto the Said
Gale and Ponsonby hath not paid or them for the Sam in Any Sort Contented (Altho the Same to do the Same Samuel
Afterwards to wit the Same day and Year afd. and often Since at the County afd. by the Said Gale and Ponsonby was Required
but the Same to them to pay hitherto Altogether hath Refused and Still doth Refuse and unjustly Detain whereupon
the Said Gale and Ponsonby Say they are Worse and have Damage to the Value of fifty pounds Curt. Money of Maryland &
thereof they bring Suit &c.                                                               Pledges &c. J: Doe & R: Roe
1758   Samuel Horsey          Dr.    And the afd. Samuel Horsey by his Attorney afd. Comes and defends
July 19    To a pair brown thread Stockins 7/6 To a felt hat 1/8 ?0..9..2    the force and Injury when &c. And Saith that he Cannot deny the
   26    To a pair of plated shoe buckles      12..6    Action afd. of the afd. Gale and Ponsonby nor but that he did Assume
Octr. 4    To a pair best worsted Stockings      10..0    upon himself in Manner and form as the afd. Gale and Ponsonby
decr. 1    To Cr. John Scott      14..0    Above Against him have Complained and as to the Damage of the
      4th    To 1 3/4 yds White Shalloon 2/9       4..9 3/4    Same Gale and Ponsonby by him by Occasion of the premisses

    To a Stick fine twist 9d 1 1/2 doz Vest buttons 1/1       1..10 1/2    in that part Sustained the Same Samuel Saith and Acknowledgeth

    To 1/4 Oz thread 2d a bottle Snuff 3/ To 3/16 yds Velvet 5/7 1/2       8..9 1/2    that the afd. Gale and Ponsonby hath Sustained Damages by
      13    To 4 yds. Skiddaws 10/ a Sifter 1/8      11..8    Occasion of the premisses beyond their Costs and Charges by them

    To 1/2 yd Ribband 1/6           9    About their Suit in that part Apposed to four pound Eighteen
?3..13..6 3/4

   To Cr. John Scott pr as order    1..5..


?4..18..6 3/4
Shillings and Six pence three farthings Curt Money of Maryland and not More and because the afd. Gale and Ponsonby
deny not this but the Same Allegation Grant to be true pray Judgment for those Damages above Acknowledged together
with their Costs and Charges afd. to them to be Adjudged &c
      Therefore by Consent of the parties afd. it is Considered that the afd. Gale and Ponsonby Recover Against the afd.
Samuel Horsey their Damages afd. to the afd. four pound Eighteen Shillings and Six pence three farthings Curt Money by the

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