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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705
Volume 740, Page 273   View pdf image
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                                         November Court 1703
      Reasons }    The pltf ought in his Declan to have Sett forth the price of
      in Demr  }     the goods in his Declan alledged to be taken wth bÿ the Deft &ca   
                           Issue Joÿned                                                            —————
        Which Declan plea & Demr being read & heard bÿ the Court here
     wth all the pleadings and allegations and allegations on both Sides
     being bÿ them Duelÿ & maturelÿ Considered, The Demr of ye Sd
     pltf is approved off to be good in Law, And It is bÿ the Court
     here Considered, this Daÿ to witt ye 23th Daÿ of november anno Dn[i]
     1703 that ye Sd Thomas Cooke: take nothing bÿ his writt afsd but
     be in Mercÿ for his falce Clamour & yt ye Sd Edward Steaphenson goe
     thereof wthout Daÿ And it is likewise Considered here bÿ ye Court the
     Daÿ & year afsd that ye Sd Edward Steaphenson recover agt the Sd Tho:
     Cook as well ye Sume of fiftÿ pounds of tobo for a nonSuit as the Sume
     of two hundred twentÿ nine pounds of tobo [As?] Cost of Suit —
     laid out & Expended                                                                   GLumelÿ Clk

     Kent Countÿ } Ss
      in Marÿland  } Jerãamiah Miles admr of al & Singular the Goods & Chattells
                          rights & Creditts of Benjamin Dollen late of ye Kingdome of
                          Endland Deceased Stands attached to answer unto John ffaining
                          of a plea of trespass upon ye Case
      And whereupon the Sd John bÿ Michael Earle his Attrÿ Complaines & Saÿth
     that whereas in ye year of our Lord Christ 1700 the Sd John became Indebted
     unto him the Sd Benjamin in his life time ye Sume of Elleven hundred pounds
     of tobacco and being Soe Indebted, att ye Especiall Instance & request of ye Sd
     Jeremiah on the 15th Daÿ of Augt anno Dni 1702 in Sd Countÿ wthin the Ju=
     risdiction of this Court who then was admr &ca, that if he ye Sd John wo’ld
     Ever paÿ unto him the Sd Jeremiah the Sume of three hundred pounds of
     tobacco over and above the Sd Sume of 1100ls of tobo that then & in Conside=
     ration thereof the Sd Jera upon himselfe assumed & unto ye Sd John —
     faithfullÿ promised that he ye Sd Jerh ye Sd Sume of three hundred pds
     of tobo |wch apprs bÿ an acct to this Decln annexed & there in Court produced
     apprs) unto the Sd John he wold well & truelÿ paÿ when thereunto after=
     wards required and the Sd John in fact Saÿeth that trusting to the faire
     promisses & assumption afsd of him the Sd Jerh he Did over paÿ unto the
     Sd Jerh ye Sd Sume of 1300ls of tobo and allbeitt the Sd Jerh hath paid &
     Satisfÿed unto ye Sd John to paire of Gloves amnounting to ye Sume of
     Sixtÿ pds of tobo yett nevertheless as to ye residue of ye Sd 300ls of ~
     tobacco being two hundred & fourtÿ pds of tobacco according to his pro=
    :miss & assumption unto the Sd John he hath not paid although often
     Demanded but ye Same to paÿ he hath Denÿed & refused & Still
     Doth Denÿ & refuse & unjustlÿ Detaine to ye Damãge of ye Sd Jon
     480ls of tobo & thereupon he brings this Suit Earle pr &ca Ple &ca J:D:
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