Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0155 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

                                         Nov^r. Court 1702
        Rich^d: Macklin Att^ry of the plaint^f May Appear~
           And the Said Thomas Scottin in his proper p^rson Comes —
        into Court And Sayth y^t. he Cannot gainsay the plaint^f his accõn
        or debt upon Acc^o. afd and is therefore willing y^t. Judg^t: be
        Entered ag^t. him for the Same & Cost of Suit .
                Which being by the Court heard and understood it
        Is by them Considered That the Said Peter Allaby this 25^th:
        day of Nov^r: anno Domⁱ 1702 // Recover against the S^d
        Thomas Scotten as well the Sume of Twelve hundred
        and Sixty pounds of Tobacco the Debt upon Account
        Afd As the Sume of two hundred and fifty Seven———
        pounds of Tobacco cost of Suit and the Def^t. in mercy &c^a:
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	Michael Earle	\| Edward Fry and Edward Stevenson als dict^s
	a^t	\| Edward Fry and Edward Stevenson both of
	Edw^d. Fry & Stevenson	\| Kent County inholders was Sumoned to answer
		unto Michael Earle one of the Att^ry of Said =

      Court According to the liberties and Privilidges Accustomed of
      A plea that they render unto him the full and Just Sume of
      three thousand one hundred forty Two pounds of Tobacco in
      casq good Sound and Merchantable which to him they
      Oweth and from him unjustly detaines ~
           And Whereupon the Said Michael Earle in his own p^rp^r
      p^rson in prosecution of the afd Action Saith that Where
      :as the Said Edward Fry and Edward Stevenson on the twenty
      first day of feb^ry Annoq Dmⁱ 1701 in Said County within
      the Jurisdiction of This Court by their certaine bill or writing
      Obligatory Sealed with the Seales of them the Said Defend^ts: as their
      Act and deed delivered and here in Court brought whose date is
      the day and year afd did bind themselves their heires Ex^rs and Ad=
      :m^rs. Joyntly and Srãlly to pay or Cause to be paid unto the Said
                                                                                                     s^d
      Michael his heires Ex^rs Adm^rs. Certaine Att^ry or Assignes the ^ Sume
      of 3141^lb tob^o. qualifyed as afd convenient in Chester river in S^d -
      County upon demand after the date of the Said Bill Yet Nothwith
      :standing the Said Defend^ts: nor either of them the S^d Sume of
      3142^lb of tobacco according to the ten^r. of the Same bill unto the Same
      Michael they have not paid altho often demanded but the Same
      to pay they and evry of them have denyed and refused And Still —
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