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790 And whereupon the sd Rennatus Smith by Richard Macklin his Attorney complaineth that whereas Jonathan Akins of sd County Planter stood justly indebted to the sd Rennatus the full and just sume of four hundred poundes of good sound M.rchantable Tobaccoe in cask and the sd Jonathan being indebted soe as aforesd the sd William to Witt the 10.th day of M.rch Anno Dom 1696 in sd County within the Jurisdicon of this Court in consideracon and att the Especial instance and request of him the sd William that if the sd Rennatus would discharge him the sd Jonathan of and from the sd Debt of 400.ll of Tobaccoe and take him the sd William for the sume of 400.ll of Tobaccoe as aforesd that then he the sd William upon himselfe assumed and to the sd Rennatus faithfully promised that he the sd William the sd sume of 400.ll of Tobaccoe unto the sd Rennatus would well and truely pay when therunto required And the sd Rennatus in fact saith that he trusting to the promise and assumption aforesd of him the sd William did discharge him him the sd Jonathan of and from the sd sume of Four hundred poundes of Tobaccoe as aforesd Yett Neverthelesse the sd W.m the sd sume of 400.ll of Tobaccoe according to his promise and Assumption aforesd unto the sd Rennatus he hath not paid but the same to pay he hath denied and refused and still doth deny and refuse to the damage of him the sd Rennatus 800.ll of Tobaccoe and therupon he brings this suit Macklin p q.r pledges &c.a Jn.o Doe Rich Roe To which the Defend.ts Attorney pleads Non sum informatus Wherupon the Plt by Richard Macklin his Attorney prayes he may have Judgm.t Awarded consen.t to his Declaracon which is Accordingly Granted Therfore it is considered by this Court that the Plt Rennatus Smith doe Recover from the Defend.t William Sigley as Well the sd sume of Four hundred poundes of Tobaccoe as allsoe the sume of Two hundred Thirty and Seaven poundes of Tobaccoe cost of suit Simon Wilmer Clk |
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