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And Whereupon the afd Plaintifs in their afd Capacities by Richd. Macklin their Attry Complaine that Whereas the Said Robert Norrest in his life time to wit to wit the twenty Sixth day of March Anno Dom 1698 At Chester river in Kent County within the Jurisdiction of this Court was possessed of a certaine young Mare of the price of nine hundred pounds of tobacco as of his own Mare And being thereof So posses’d the Said Robert Norrest lost the Said Mare out of his hands and possion which Said Mare afterwards that is to Say the thirtyeth day of May then next following At Chester afd by finding Came to the hands and possion of the Said Thomas Hawkins Yet the Said Thomas knowing yt. Mare to be the prpr Mare of him the Said Robert Norrest and to him in his life time to prtaine and to them the Said Plaintfs. after the death of the Said Robert Norrest as Exrs of the last will and testament of the Said Robert Norrest of right to belong And prtaine And devising and fraudulently intending craftilly and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the Said Robert Norrest in his lifetime and them the Sd. Exrs after the death of the Said Robert Norrest the Same Mare to the Said Robert Norrest in his life time or to the Exrs after the death of the Said Robert Norrest Altho: the Sd. Thomas Hawkins by them the Said Exrs was often required to do the Same after the death of the Sd. Robert Norrest hath not delivered but that Mare afterwards that is to Say ye. 29th. day of July Anno: Dmi. 1701 at Chester river afd within the Jurisdiction afd hath Converted and disposed to his own use to the damage of them Said plfs in their Said Capacities 1800lb tobo: and thereupon they bring this Suit and into Court they bring their letters testary Whereby &ca. Macklin pr qr. pledges &ca: Jno. Doe Ri Roe ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And the Sd Defendt. by M Earle his Attry Comes and Appeares & prays leave to Imparle hereunto untill next Court which is granted him the Same day is given the plaintf also ~ At Which Said next Cort to wit ye. 23d. day of June 1701 the Sd. prties Appearing this Cause was Contd. untill next Court At which Said Next Court to wit this twenty fifth day of August 1702 Comes the Sd. Plaintfs. by their Attry afd And prays Judgt. for yt. that the Sd. Defendt. hath not filed his plea according to the rules of this Court in Such cases provided ~ Which being the Court Enquired of and found to be true It is by the Justices here Considered ye. Same day and year yt. the Said Plaints Admrs. as Afd recover agt. the Said Thos. Hawkins Deft. as well the Saide Mare of the price afd and Damages by occasion of the Conversion afd as |
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