Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0295 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

                                         Januarÿ Court 1703::4:
      Which is Granted him the Same Daÿ is Given y^e pltf allsoe
   ——    —

John Hawkins Sen^r:	\| This being an accõn of trespass upon y^e Case
a^t	\| the Sher^f makes return hereof Cepi Corpus Joⁿ: Hawkins
Richard Joanes Jun^r	\| Sher^f
	\| Butt for as much as he produceth not y^e bodÿ to y^e Co^rt:

      nor the S^d Richard |alltho’ Called) Did appear the S^d Sher^f |in open Court)
      assignes over to y^e pltf his Baile bond to be Sued &c^a;
      after y^t Comes y^e S^d Def^t & bÿ Michael Earle his att^rÿ praÿs leave
      to Imparle untill next Court which is Granted him y^e Same Daÿ is Given
      the pltf allsoe
        Memorandu^m That on y^e 27^th Daÿ of 9ber in y^e Second year of her
      majesties Reigne annoq 1703, her S^d majestÿes Writt of attach^t Iussued

Edward Steaphenson	\| Anne &c^a To y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ Greetting wee Comãnd y^w
a^t	\| y^t y^w: attach of y^e Goods &c^a of Joshua Sweatnam if to be
Jossÿa Sweatnam	\| found in yo^r Bailewick to y^e vallue of Seaven thousand pounds
	\| of tobacco & when y^w: have Same Soe &c^a y^e Same in yo^r Coustodÿ

      keep Soe y^t y^w: have them before y^e Justices of next Countÿ Court to be held for S^d
      Countÿ &c^a to Satisfie unto Edward Steaphenson as well y^e Sum^e of one thousand
      two hundred fourtÿ & Six pounds of tobacco a Certaine Debt obtained a^t y^e S^d Joshua
      Sweatnam y^e 23^th Daÿ of 9ber last whereof he is Convict as y^e Sum^e of three hundred
      & fiftÿ pounds of tobacco Cost of Suit and y^t bÿ good & Lawfull men of yo^r —
      Bailewick y^w: make knowne &c^a as maÿ more att Large appear bÿ y^e S^d attm^t
      here in Court to be p^rused, The Sher^f made ret^r hereof Endorsed viz^t
           I Doe herebÿ Certifie to y^e Justices w^thin mentioned y^t I have attached of goods and
      Chattells of y^e w^thin mentioned Joshua Sweatnam one horse 4 year old in y^e hands of Charles Holl=
    =insworth Jun^r: vallue Seaven hundred pounds of tob^o to Satisfie to y^e w^thin named Edward Stea=
     :phenson p^t of y^e D^t & Cost w^thin Specified before James Smith & Tho: Carman good & Lawfull men of
      mÿ Bailewick as this writt Exacteth & requireth p^r John Hawkins Sher^f
                                                   and thus
           These are to Certifie to y^e Justices w^thin mentioned y^t I have attached of y^e goods &c^a of
      Joshua Sweatnam in y^e hands of John Sweatnam 2140^ls of tob^o Debt as alsoe y^e Sum^e
      of 350^ls of tob^o Cost to Satisfie unto y^e w^thin named Edward Steaphenson y^e D^t & Cost w^thin
      mentioned before John Hughes & Isaac Hollinsworth good & Lawfull men
      of mÿ Bailewick as this writt Exacteth and requireth —
       p^r me      John Hawkins Sher^f

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