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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1700-1701
Volume 730, Page 177   View pdf image
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116                                               Novemr.    Court    1701
Att which next Court vizt. ye 25 day of Novemr. Annoq Domi. 1701 ye day of ye
returne of Said writt came Elias King high Sherf. of Said County & made returne thereof
thus endorsed vizt. ~~~    Cepi corpus    pr    Elias King Sherf.
But a Copie of ye Decln. being Sent along with ye writt & Served in due time according
to Act of Assembly in that Case Made & provided       The Said Defendt. Thomas Cooke by
Joshua Sweatnam his Attry appeares & ye Said Cause Standing for Tryall ye plaintfs Decln
Kent Ss    Thomas Cooke alius Dictus Thomas Cooke of Kent County planter was Sumoned
                to answer unto Edward Stevenson of A plea that he render him ye full &
                just Sume of Seaven hundred Eighty & Two pounds of good Sound Merchanta
                :ble leafe Tobo. & Casque to containe ye Same which to him he oweth & from
                him he unjustly detaineth
And whereupon ye Said Edward Stevenson by Richard Macklin his Attry Saith that
whereas ye Said Thomas Cooke ye fourth Day of June Anno Domi. 1701 at Kent County
within ye jurisdiction of this Court by his certaine bill or writeing obligatory Sealed with his
his Seale as his Act & deed delivered & here into Court brought whose date is ye Same day
& yeare Afsd. did bind himselfe his heires Exrs & Adrs. to pay of Cause to be paid to ye
Said Edward Stevenson his heires Exrs Adrs or Assignes ye Said Sume of Seaven
hundred eighty & Two pounds of Tobo. quallified as Afsd. upon ye Then Dwelling plantacon
of ye Said Thomas Cook yet nevertheless ye Said Thomas Cooke ye Afsd. Sume of 782lb Tobo
According to ye Tenr. of ye Same bill or writing obligatory unto ye Said Edward Stevenson
hath not paid altho offten demanded but ye Same to pay hath denyed and refused & Still
doth deny & refuse & unjustly Detaine to ye Damage of ye Said Edward Stevenson 1564lb of
like Tobo. and thereupon he brings this Suite    Macklin pr qr. pleadges &a. Jno Doe
                                                                                                               Richard Roe
The which Decln. being read & by ye Court heard ye Said Plaintf by his Said Attry
prayes that he might have Judgt. for his Debt & Cost of Suite and ye Said Defendt.
neither in his proper person nor by his Afsd. Attry Appearing Judgt. is given ast. him
by Default
Therefore it is Considered by ye Court here vizt. ye 28. day of Novemr. Annoq
Domi. 1701 That ye Said Plaintf Edward Stevenson doe recover from ye Said Defendt.
Thomas Cook as well ye Sume of Seaven hundred eighty & Two pounds of Tobo. Debt as
alsoe ye Sume Three hundred Seaventy & eight pounds of Tobo. Cost of Suite & ye Said
Thomas Cooke in Mercy ~~~                           Jno Dowdall Clk
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Jno Sweatnam    Comand was given to ye Coroner of Kent County ye 13 day of Febry
ast.    Annoq Domi. 1701 alsoe ye 28. day of March Annoq Domi. 1701
Elias King    That he Take Elias King King of Said County Gentn if found in
his bailiwick & him Safe keepe Soe that he have his body before his Majties Justices
at ye next Courts to be held for Said County to answer unto John Sweatnam of A plea of
Trespass upon ye Case
To ye first of Said writts ye Corroner made noe returne    Att which next Court vizt ye
23. day of June Annoq Domi. 1701 ye Day of ye returne of Said Second writt came Thomas
Smith Corroner of Said County & made returne thereof vizt. Cepi corpus pr
                                                                                                               Thomas Smith Corr.



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