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705 Command was Given to the sheerif of Kent County the 26.th day of November Anno Dom 1696 that he take William North if he should be found in his Bailiwick and him safe keepe soe that he have his Body before his Maj.ties Justices att the Next Court to be held for said County to answer unto Jonas Greenwood of a plea of Debt &c.a Att which Court viz the 26.th day of January Anno Dom 1696 the day of returne of the said Writt came Capt Edw Sweatnam high sheerif of said County and made returne of the said Writt in these Words viz Cepi Corpus Edw Sweatnam sheft
a plea of Debt And wherupon the said Jones by W.m Hemsley his Att.ry saith that wheras the said Jonas on the 15.th day of July Anno Dom 1698 was an Attorney sworne and admitted in this Court to practice as an Attorney and he said Jonas being admitted & Authorised so as aforesaid he the said Wm North viz on the same day and Yeare in consideracon and att the Especial Instance and request of him the said William North that if he the said Jonas Would be his Att.ry in said Court and sue and implead Michael Miller of sd County Gent in Three several Accons in said Court that then he the said William North would not ondly pay his Fees due but allsoe ^discharge &^ to the said Jonas all such other officers Fees as by the same Three Accons shall cause to become due And the said Jonas in fact saith that he trusting to the promise and Assumption aforesaid did prosecute the said Michael Miller in said Court in Three several Accons and did pay Offic.rs Fees for the same which Officers Fees did amount to the sume of Eighty four poundes of Tobaccoe soe that the Fees accrueing to the said Jonas in the said Three Accons Three hundred poundes of Tobaccoe which in all amounts to the sume of Three hundred Eighty and four poundes of Tobaccoe Yett Notwithstanding the sd Wm North his promise and assumption litle regarding but plotting contriveing and fraudulently intending him the said Jonas in this behalfe craftily and subtilly to deceive and defraud the said sume of 384.ll of Tob |
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