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40 March Court 1701 Therefore It is Considered by ye Court here that ye Said Defendt. Charles Hollinsworth Junr. as to ye Said Action goe thereof without Day It is likewise Considered that ye Said Defendant doe recover from ye Said Plaintf. Joshua Sweatnam as well ye Sume of fifty pounds of Tobo. for A Nonsuite According to Act of Assembly &a. as alsoe ye Sume of one hundred Sixty & Two pounds of Tobo. cost of Suite & ye Said Joshua in mercy Jno Dowdall Clk Comand was given to ye Sherf. of Kent County ye Twenty Ninth day of Novemr. Anno Domi. 1699 as alsoe ye Twenty fourth day of Janry following That he Take Richard Watts of Kent County Planter if found in his bailiwick & him Safe keepe Soe that he have his body att ye next Court to Answer unto Nathanll. Hynson of A plea of Trespass upon ye Case Att which next Courts vizt. ye Twenty Third day of Janry anno Domi. 1699 and ye 26 day of March Anno Domi. 1700 ye days of ye returnes of Said writts came Elias King high Sherf. of Said County & made returne of them in these words vizt. Non East Inventus pr Elias King Sherf Comand was likewise given to ye Sherf. of Kent County ye 28 day of March Annoq Domi> 1700 that he Take Richard Watts of Kent County Planter if found in his bailwick and him Safe Keepe Soe that he have his body before our Justices at ye next Court to be held for Said County at our Court house upon Chester River ye fourth Tuesday of June next to Answer unto Nathanll. Hynson of A plea of Trespass upon ye Case Att which next Court vizt. ye 25. day of June Annoq Domi. 1700 ye day of ye returne of Said writt came Elias King high Sherf. of Said County & made returne thereof in these words vizt. Cepi Corpus pr me Elias King Sherf But ye Said Plaintf. Nathanll. Hynson by Richard Macklin his Attry moves ye Court that ye Said Defendant Richard Watts being A Single man & having noe Certaine place of Abode might give Espll. baile to Said Action which was by ye Court Granted Ordered Therefore that ye Said Defendt. Richard Watts be by ye Sherf. of this County taken into his Custody & there to remaine untill he find Espll. baile to Said Action which was accordingly done Jno Dowdall Clk Which Defendt. Richard Watts being in ye Sherf. Custody for want of baile untill last Febry court Then came into Court Together wth. Robert Smith Esqr. his Security & ye Said Robert Smith doth oblidge himselfe that ye Said Defendt. Richd. Watts Shall pay Condemnacon if Cast or Else he will doe it for him The which Cause was Continued untill next Court being this prsent Court And now here at this day ye Said Cause Standing for Tryall ye Plaintf. Decln. vizt
whereas ye Said Nathanll. Anno Domi. 1696 at Chester River within ye jurisdiction of this Court at ye Spll. instance and request of ye Said Richard Watts had Sold and delivered to ye |
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