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Who being Elected Trÿed & Sworne to Saÿ the truth in the prmisses and haveing heard the pleadings & allegations on both Sides, Doe Saÿ upon their oathes, we of the Jurÿ Doe find for the pltf Which being | bÿ the Court ) heard and understood tis bÿ them ~ Considered that the Said Charles ffloÿd plaintf recover against the Said John Worth Deft as well the Sume of seaven hundred and fourtÿ five pounds of tobo Damãges: as the Sume of pounds of tobo Cost of Suite & the Defendt in mercÿ &ca: GLumleÿ Clk
and Saÿeth that whereas on the 15th Daÿ of Julÿ annoq Dñi 1701 att Chestr Rivr: in Said Countÿ within the Jurisdiction of this Court he was Law= = fullÿ possessed of one Graÿ mare with a Switch taile branded wth these = Charractrs on the near Side WS but Somewhat blocked, price twelve ~ hundred pounds of tobo and being thereof possessed as aforesd the Said ~ mare out of his hands & possession Causually lost; which beast afterwards that is to Saÿ on the 10th Daÿ of August anno Dñi 1702 att Chestr Rivr ~ aforesaid to ye hands & possession of ye aforesaid Samuel | bÿ finding ) Came ~ notwithstanding ye Said Samuel well knowing ye mare aforesd to be ye prpr goods of him ye Said Isaac & to ye Said Isaac of right to appertaine and belong but Craftilÿ & fraudulentlÿ Deviceing & Intending him ye Said Isaac in that behalfe to Deceive & Defraud ye aforesaid mare unto ye Said Isaac alltho’ | often Demanded ) he hath not Delivered but ye aforesd mare thats to Saÿ on ye 20th Daÿ of Sepbr anno Dñi 1702 att Chester River aforesd to his one prpr use & Service hath Disposed and Converted to ye Damage of the Said Isaac 2400 Earle pr qr, Pledges &ca: Jn: Doe R: Roe And now here this twentÿ fifth Daÿ of November Comes the Said Defendt Bÿ Richd Macklin his attrÿ and praÿs leave to Imprle thereunto untill next Court which Granted him, & ye Same Daÿ is Given ye pltf allsoe, att which Said next Court to witt the twentÿ Sixth Daÿ of Jarÿ anno Dñi 1703/2 both prties appeared to Said action and thereupon it was Continued untill next Court att which Said next Court vizt on ye twentÿ third Daÿ of March in Do anno both prties haveing appeard againe and thereupon this Case was farther Continued untill next Court att att which next Court vizt one twentÿ Second Daÿ of anno Dni 1703 both prties haveing apeard this Cause was ~~ there |
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