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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
Volume 717, Page 96   View pdf image
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                         William Dorrington Late of the County of Dorchester in the province of Maryland
Maryland fs       Planter was Attached to Answer unto Walter Dunch of a plea of Trespass
                         on the Case &.ca

       And whereupon the said Walter Dunch by George Parker his Attorney Complayneth that
       whereas the said William Dorrington the Fourteenth day of february one thousand six hundred
       Seaventy eight Stood Indebted unto the said Walter Dunch in the full sume of one hundred and
       twenty pounds sterling money of England Being the Remaynder of three hundred pounds sterling
       money Contracted between the said W.m Dorrington and the said Walter Dunch as the portion of
       Mary Johnson Alis Dunch Late wife of the said Walter Dunch and Daughter of Anne
       Johnson the Late wife of the Said W.m Dorrington In Consideracon whereof the said W.m
       Dorrington did assume upon himselfe and to the said Walter Dunch did Faythfully promise
       when thereunto Required the said sume of one hundred and twenty pounds Sterling money would
       well and Truely Content satisfye and pay Notwithstanding the said W.m Dorrington his promise
       and assumption Little Regardinge but meaning and fraudulently Intending him the said Walter
       Dunch in this behalfe Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the said sume of one
       hundred and twenty pounds Sterling money Although often thereunto Required unto him the said Walter
       Dunch hath not payd nor satisfyed according to his promise and assumption aforesaid but the
       same to pay hath denyed and as as yet Doth deny to the greate damage of the said Walter
       Dunch whereupon he Saith he is Dampnified and hath Losse to the value of two hundred
       pounds Sterling money of England and thereupon he bringeth his Suite
                                                                                                              John Doe
                                                                                        pledges de ps Richd Roe
                                                                                              Geo Parker p quer

       And the said Will Dorrington By Robert Ridgley his Attorney Cometh and defendeth
       the force and Injury with &.c and Saith that as to the said sume of one hundred and
       twenty pounds Sterling money in the declaracon menconed he hath nothing to say in
       Barr of the action of his said Walter but that he should recover the same ag.t him whereupon
       the said Walter Remayneth ag.t the Said W.m as to the said sume of one hundred
       Twenty pounds Sterling money undefended therefore it is Cosidered of by the Court here this day
       to witt the seaventh day of March in the fourth yeare of the Dominion of Charles &.ca anoq Dom
       1678 that the said Walter Dunch doe Recover ag.t the said W.m Dorrington the said Debt of
       one hundred and twenty pounds Sterling money to ^560 Tobacco^ Costs of suite and the said W.m in mercy &.c
                                                                                                                Robert Ridgely p Def.t

Maryland fs         To M.r Robert Ridgely one of the Attorneys of his Lordsps provinciall Court for
                               the province of Maryland

       I pray appeare for me William Dorrington of the County of Dorchester in the province of Maryland
       and receive a declaracon att the suite of Walter Dunch Comander of the good ship Charles
       and Confesse Judgement thereupon for one hundred and twenty pounds Sterling money of England
       Soe that Judgement may forthwith passe ag.t me for the same sume and for your soe doeing this shall be
       your sufficient warrant given under my hand and Seale dated the Fifteenth day of February annoq
       Dom 1678                                                                               W.m Dorrington   Sealed
Signed Sealed and delivered
    in the presence of
       Thomas Tayller
       Geo Parker

       Memorandum that on the 4.th day of March in the 4.th yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord
       Baltemore &.ca anoq Dom 1678 Thomas Truman Richard Ladd and Charles Boteler gentl
       p.rsented unto the Court these papers following


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