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Kent County Court Proceedings, 1676-1698
Volume 557, Page 861   View pdf image (33K)
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Command was given to the sheerif of Kent County y.e
Tenth day of September Anno Dom 1697 to take George
Hope 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 Answer unto John
Salter of a plea that he render unto him 1840.ll Tob w.ch
&c.a

Att which Court viz the 28.th day of September the day
of returne of sd Writt came Capt Edward Sweatnam
high sheerif of said County and made returne of sd Writt
in these words    Cepi Edw Sweatnam sheft

On which sd day the sd defend.t Michael Earle his
Attorney comes and appeares and prayes therof to Imparle
until the next Court

But the sd Plt by his said Attorney moves this Court
that the sd defend.t may put in Especial Bail w.ch being
argued and considered it is Therfore ordered that the sd
Defend.t George Hope doe find Especial Baile to the sd Accon
                                                            S Wilmer Clk

And the sd George Hope comes into Court w.th John
Blackiston his Baile who promiseth that y.e sd defd that
pay condemnation if cast or he will doe it for him and
the sd Defend.t by his sd Att.ry prayes therof to Imparle until
next Court w.ch was granted the same day is given to the plt
allsoe

Which said Cause being continued from Court to Court
until this day and Now standing for Tryal the sd plt by
his sd Attorney declares as followeth

Kent fs  George Hope als dict George Hope of sd County Sayer was summnd=
ned to answer unto John Palter of a plea that he render unto him
the full and just sume or quantitie of One Thousand Eight
Hundred and fforty pounds of good sound every way well condiconed
leaf Tobaccoe & Cask or the value therof in Inch planck att Three
hundred p Thousand wch to him he oweth & from him he unjustly detaineth


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