Archives of Maryland, Volume 0730, Page 0008 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1700-1701

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1700-1701

November Court 1700 [19]
Brought up [491]

		Tob^o	Sep^r. 13	To 2 q^rts Syd^r.	10
	Brought up	396	8^r. y^e 12.	To 1 q^rt Syd^r.	5
27	To 1 Lodg 1 horse paster 1 q^rt. Syd^r. 1 dy^t 4 q^rts. Syd^r.	45	Jan^ry 16.	To 1 pint of Wine	9
28	To 2 q^rts Syd^r. Lodg & horse paster	20	To one pair	of fine Shoes	80
	To 2 q^rts Syder 1 dy^t. 2 q^rts. Syder	30"	20. To one	Shilling Six pence in Money	18
	Carried up	491	To one other	paire of Shoes at	80
			Er^rs.	Excepted p^r Summa	693

Walter Lodge	Ralph Steavenson
a^st	And y^e Said Defend^t. by Richard Macklin his Attorney comes & defends the force & injury wh[en]
Ralph Stevenson	&^a. And for plea Sayes that y^e plaint. his Action against y^e Said Defendant he ought not to
	have & mentaine because that y^e Said Defendant Sayes that y^e plaint. Stands justly

Indebted to y^e Said Defendant in A far Larger Sume then in y^e plaint. Declaration menconed Viz^t. in y^e Sume of
one thousand & fifty pounds of Tob^o as by an Acc^t. thereof hereunto Annexed appeares Six hundred Ninety
three pounds of Tob^o. of which Sume of one thousand & fifty pounds of Tob^o. the Defend^t. prayes this Court ma[y]
be Discounted out of y^e Debt in y^e plaint. Declⁿ. menconed & thereupon prayes Judgement if Action

Walter Lodge	Macklin p^r Defendant
ad^s.	And y^e Said plaint. by his Afs^d: Att^ry for replication Saith that he y^e Said plaint. doth
Ralph Stevenson	not Stand indebted unto y^e Said Defend^t. y^e Said Sume of one thousand & fifty pounds of
	Tob^o. as in y^e Said Defendants plea is Alleadged and therefore from his Action Afs^d. y^e

Afs^d. plaint. ought not to be barred and this he prayes may be enquired of by y^e Court
                                                                                      Earle p^r Quer^r
                                                   Issue Joyned    Macklin p^r Defendant

      But y^e Said Defendant Walter Lodge comes into Court & proves an Acc^t. a^st. y^e Said plai[nt.]
Ralph Stevenson for y^e Sume of one thousand & fifty pounds of Tob^o. And y^e Said Defend^t. by his
Said Att^ry prayes y^e Court for a Non Suite which was Accordingly Granted unto him
Therefore it is Considered by y^e Court here Viz^t. y^e 28. day of Novem^r. Annoq Domⁱ 1700 that y[^e]
Said Walter Lodge Defendant as to y^e Said Action goe thereof without day And it is likewise
Considered that y^e Said Defend^t. Doe recover from y^e Said plaint. Ralph Stevenson as well y[^e]
Sume of fifty pounds for a Non Suit as also y^e Sume of Two hundred forty and nine pounds of
Tob^o. Cost of Suit & y^e Said Ralph Stevenson in mercy       Jn^o Dowdall Clk

Comand was given to y^e Sher^f. of Kent County y^e 26. day of June Anno Domⁱ. 1700 that he take
John Lee of Said County if found in his bailiwick and him Safe keep so that he have his body before
his maj^ties Justices at y^e next Court to Answer unto William Harris of A plea of Trespass upon y^e Case
Att which next Court Viz^t. y^e 27 day of Aug^t. Anno Domⁱ. 1700 y^e Day of y^e returne of Said Writt ca[me]
Elias King high Sher^f. of Said County & made returne thereof in these words Viz^t.
                                                                                           cepi corpus p^r Elias King
The which cause being Cont. from Court to Court untill this p^rSent Court & y^e Said Cause now
Standing for Tryall & Plaint. Declares Viz^t

Kent Ss	John Lee of Said County Stands Attached to Answer unto William Harris of A plea of Tresp[ass]
	upon the Case

And whereupon y^e Said William Harris by Richard Macklin his Attorney Complaines that whereas [y^e]
Said William in y^e Yeare of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred Ninety & nine at Worten Creek within
y^e jurisdiction of this Court at y^e Speciall instance & request of y^e Said Jo[hn did S]ell & deliver unto y^e [s^d]
John divers goods wares & Merchandizes Amounting in y^e whole to y^e Sume [of one thousa]nd one hundred
fifty & Six pounds of Tob^o. as appeares by an Acc^t. thereof to this Declⁿ. [annexed &] here into Court
brought In consideracon thereof y^e Said John Lee upon himselfe Assumed [& unto] y^e Said William
then & there faithfully promised that he y^e Said John y^e Afs^d. Sume of one Thousand one hundred
fifty & Six pounds of Tob^o when he Should be thereunto Afterwards required unto y^e Said William h[e]
would well & truly pay & altho y^e Said John hath paid unto y^e Said William foure hundred and Eight
pounds of Tob^o. in part of y^e Said Sume of one thousand one hundred fifty and Six pounds of Tob^o. Yet
as to y^e Residue being Seven hundred forty & eight pounds of Tob^o. y^e Said John his promise and
Assumpt[ion]

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