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June Court 1761 89 our Lord God one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty One Before Isaac Handy Esqr. and his Associates the Said Lord Propry his Justices of the Same County Court and for the Same Lord Propry doth Give the Same Justices here to understand and be informed that Wm. Geddes Late of Somerset Parish in the County afd. Gent on the Tenth day of Aprill in the Year afd. with force and Arms at the Parish afd. in the County afd. in and upon a Certain Arnold Horner in the peace of God & the Said Lord Propry then and there being an Assault did Make and him the Said Arnold then and there did beat Wound and ill treat so that of his Life it was Much dispaired and other Wrongs to the Said Arnold and Against the peace of the Said Lord Propry his good Rule and Government And Whereupon the Same Attorney of the Same Lord Propry for the Same Lord Propry Prays Advice of the Court here in the Premisses and that due process of Law may in this part be made Against the Said Wm. to Answer of and upon the premisses and So forth Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should Take the Said William Geddes if &c. to Answer &c. And now to witt at a Court of his Lordship held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June and Year afd. before the Justices thereof Came the afd. William Geddes in his Proper person According to a Certain Recognizance by him afd. Siath that he Expences about the Premisses Submit himself at fine with his Said Lordship and put himself upon favour of the Court Whereupon all and Singular the premisses being Seen and by the Court fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that the afd. William Geddes for the Premisses and Offence afd. in the Information afd. Above Specified be taken which Said William Geddes present here in Court as afd. is fined for the Premisses and Offence afd. the Sum of five Shillings Curt Money which he paid here in Court to the Sheriff for the use of his Lordship &c
Might have his body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of March Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty One to Answer unto Sampson Wheatly of A plea that he Render him Eighteen pounds Six Shillings and Nine pence Curt Lawfull Money of Maryland which to him he Owes and unjustly detains and So forth and the Same day is Given to the afd. Sampson here &c And hereupon the Said Sampson Wheatly declared Against the afd. Samuel Horsey in the Plea afd. in form following Somerset County to wit Samuel Horsey Late of Somerset County Planter Otherwise Called I Samuel Horsey of Somerset County and Province of Maryland was Summoned to Answer unto Sampson Wheatly of A plea that he Render him Eighteen pounds Six Shillings and Nine pence Curt Lawfull money of the Province of Maryland which to him he Owes and unjustly Detains &c. And Whereupon the Said Sampson Wheatly by Littleton Dennis his Attorney Says that Whereas the Said Samuel the Eighteenth day of August Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty at the County by his Certain Writing Obligatory which the Said Sampson Sealed with the Seal of the Said Samuel here in Court produces whose date is the day and Year afd. did Acknowledge himself to be held and firmly bound unto the Said Sampson in the afd. Sum of Eighteen pounds Six Shillings and Nine pence Curt Money afd. to be paid unto the Said Sampson when he the Said Samuel Should be thereto afterwards Required Nevertheless the Said Samuel altho often Required the afd. Sum of Money to the Said Sampson he hath not Rendred but the Same to him to Render hath denyed and Still doth deny and unjustly detain to the Damage of the Said Sampson Twenty Pounds Curt Money and thereof he brings Suit &c. Pledges &c J. Doe & R. Roe A Copy of the foregoing Declaration was made and Sent to be Served on the deft. in order for Speedy tryall Att which day here Came the afd. Sampson Wheatly by his 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. Sampson Wheatly of the afd. plea as to him it was Commanded And further the Same Sheriff Returned that he had Served the afd. Samuel Horsey with a Copy of the foregoing declaration According to Act of Assembly in Such Case |
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