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Kent fs Thomas Collins otherwise called Thomas Collins late of Talbot Gent was summoned to Answer to Jn.o Chaires of a plea that he render to him the full and just sume of sixteen hundred fifty and Eight and a halfe poundes of Tobaccoe which to him he oweth and from him he unjustly deteineth And Whereupon the said John by W.m Hemsley his Attorney saith that Whereas the sd Thomas y.e 29.th day of Apll Anno Dom 1693 in sd County within the Jurisdicon of this Court by his certain bill or Writing obligatory sealed with his seal as his Act and deed delivered and here in Court brought whose date is the same day and Yeare did bind himselfe his Heires Ex.rs and Adm.rs to pay unto the sd John his Heires or Assignes the One halfe of what charges shall Justly appeare by a bill of cost of what charges he the said John by the Tenth day of October then Next Ensueing the date of the same bill And the sd Jn.o in fact saith that he the sd John did Expend in y.e sd pvintial Court in the said Accon on his part the sd sume of 1658 1/2.ll of Tobacco the perticulers by the Bill of cost signed by the clerk of y.e said Court is here in Court brought Yett Notwithstanding y.e sd Thomas the sd sume of 1658 1/2.ll of Tobaccoe the halfe of the charges in the sd Provintial Court by the said John on his part in the sd Accon Expended According to the Ten.r of the same bill unto the sd Jn.o he hath not paid alltho often demanded but the same to pay he hath denied and refused to the damage of the sd Jn.o Three Thowsand poundes of Tobaccoe and thrupon he brings this suit Hemsley p q.r pledges &c.a Jn.o Doe Ri Roe Collins ads Chaires Demur And the Defend.t by Nic.o Cloudes his Attorney demurs in Law and for cause of Demurrer saith 1.st That there is variance betweene the obligacon and Declaracon for which cause it ought to Abate 2.dly By the Law Debt will not ly upon the obligacon in the Plt declaracon mentioned because it is uncertaine what should be paid & therfore comes Owe 1658 1/2.ll of Tobaccoe as it therin sett forth Covenant would well ly |
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