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Kent County Court Proceedings, 1676-1698
Volume 557, Page 901   View pdf image (33K)
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Command was given to the sheerif of Kent County the 23.th
day of March 1697/8 that he take Thomas Scotton 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 James Mittchel of old England
Ma.rin.r of a plea that he rend.r unto him 618.ll of Tobaccoe

Att which Court viz the 26.th day of April Anno Dom
1698 the day of returne of sd Writt came Cap.t Edward
Sweatnam high sheerif of sd County and made returne
of sd Writt in these words   Cepi p Edw Sweatnam sheft

And now here att this day the sd cause standing for Tryal
the Defend.t being served with a Coppy of the Declr according
to an Act of Assembly in that case made and provided &
the sd Plt by Richard Macklin his Att.ry declareth viz

Kent fs  Thomas Scotton otherwise called Thomas Scotton of sd
County Planter was summoned to Answer unto James
Mitchel of London of ould England Marin.r of a plea that
he render unto him the full and just sume of six hundred
and Eighteen poundes of Tobaccoe cleare of ^all manner of Trash &^ ground leaves
and seasoned caske which to him he Oweth and from him
he unjustly deteineth

And Whereupon the sd James Mitchell by Richard Macklin
his Att.ry saith that Whereas the sd Thomas Scotton on the
25.th day of March Anno Dom 1697 att Chester River in sd
County within the Jurisdicon of this Court by his certain
Bill or Writing obligatory sealed with his seale as his
Act and deed delivered and here into Court brought
whose date is the same day and Yeare ^did^ bind himselfe
his Heires Ex.rs Adm.rs and Assignes to pay or cause to be
well and truely paid unto the sd James Mitchel his Heires
Adm.rs or Assignes or to his Lawfull Att.ry the aforesd
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