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Kent County Court Proceedings, 1676-1698
Volume 557, Page 697   View pdf image (33K)
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Att which Court viz on the 24.th day of November Anno Dom
1696 the day of returne of the writt aforesaid came Capt
Edward Sweatnam high sheerif of said County and made returne
of the said Writt in these Words viz Cepi Corpus Edw Sweatnam
                                                                                    sheft

Thomas Steevens
       ag.t
Stephen Whetston ett
Uxor Ex.rs of W.m Dean
 plt

defd.t

Kent fs Stephen Whetston and Sarah his
Wife Ex.rs of the last will and Testament
of W.m Deane late of said County decead stands Attached to answer
to Thomas Steevens of a plea of Trespasse upon the case

And wherupon the said Thomas by William Hemsley his Att.ry
complaines that whereas the said William in his life time viz
on the 10.th day of March Anno Dom 1693 in said County within
the Jurisdicon of this Court stood justly indebted unto the said
Thomas the full and just sume of seaven hundred and
Thirty poundes of Tob In consideracon therof the said W.m
in his life time upon himselfe assumed and to the said Tho
Thomas faithfully promised that he the said Thomas ^he^ would
well and truely pay when therunto required Yett Neverthelesse
the said W.m In his life time the said sume of 730.ll of Tobaccoe
according to his promise and assumption aforesd unto the sd
Thomas he did not pay nor the said Sarah when sole and nor the
said Stephen and Sarah in ther capacities since their intermarriage
and since the death of the said William nor any of
the same to pay he hath denied and refused to the damage
of the said Thomas Twelve hundred poundes of Tobaccoe &
therupon he brings this suit
                                    Hemsley p q.r pledg &c.a Jn.o Doe Ri Roe

And the said Stephen Whetston in his proper person comes and prays
liberty therof to Imparle until nex Court which is granted & to y.e Plt &c.a
And now att this day came the said Thomas by W.m Hemsley his Att.r
and the said Stephen in his proper person but makeing no reasonable
objection to the same Judgment is Awarded for the sume
of six hundred and sixty poundes of Tobaccoe and cost of
suit


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