Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0297 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Januarÿ Court 1703:4

John Hawkins S^r	\|
a^t	\| This being Ca: Sa: ag^t y^e S^d Elias Robinson for y^e Sum^e
Elias Ribinson	\| of four hundred Seaventÿ & one pounds of tobacco D^t
	and two hundred & thirtÿ nine pounds of tobacco Cost of
	Suit w^th additionall Cost The Sher^f made ret^r here of —
	Endorsed Cepi Corps p^r me Joⁿ Hawkins Sher^f

Elias King Gentⁿ	\|
ag^t	\| Comãnd was Given to y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ y^e 27^th
George Lumleÿ	\| Daÿ of Nob^r 1703 to take George Lumleÿ ( Ex^r &c^a of
Ex^r Edward ffreÿ	\| Edward ffreÿ) if to be found in his bailewicke & him
	\| Safe keep Soe y^t he maÿ have his bodÿ y^e Justices att this
	Court here to answer unto Elias King Gentⁿ in a plea of
	trespass upon y^e Case

        And now here this Daÿ to witt this 25^th Daÿ of Ja^rÿ 1703^\4 being y^e Daÿ of y^e
        ret^r of y^e Writt afs^d y^e Sher^f makes ret^r hereof Endorsed Cepi Corpus
                                                                            p^r me John Hawkins Sher^f
        Whereupon y^e S^d pltf here in Court produceth his acc^t |ag^t y^e S^d Ex^r in his
        S^d Capacitie as falloweth    viz^t
                          Edward ffreÿ his acc^t      D^r.

1702		ls tob^o		ls tob^o
Maÿ y^e 20^th	To 10 Ells Broⁿ Linnen	150 \|	To 10^ls Castile Sope ~	120
	To 6 Ells Dowlis — ~	180 \|	to ˝ Chester Cheese y^t 15^ls at 6^lsp	90
	to Earthen Warre — -	59 \|	To 6^ls Castile Sope ~ -	96
	To pestell & morto^r ~ -	80 \|
	to 3 pewter tankards ~ -	105 \|		880
		\|

Cash acc^t D^o ffrÿ D^r/

	ls s d
To 11 Ľ Gallons rum to 17 ˝ Gall^s D^o in all 28 Gallons & ľ att 6^s p^r Gallon	08: 12: 6
To A negroe woman Sold fo^r w^ch to have bills Exch^e for — ~	25: 00: 0
1703: 30: 9b^r Salva Err^rs Elias King —	Ł 33: 12: 6

      To w^ch accõn y^e S^d Def^t appears in his p^rp^r p^rson & Saÿeth y^t he cannot
      gainesaÿ y^e plantf in his accõn afs^d soe as afs^d brought, and is therefore
      willing y^t Judgm^t be Intred a^t him in S^d Capacitie, y^t is when assetts
        It is therefore Considered here bÿ y^e Court this 25^th Daÿ of Ja^rÿ Anno
      Dñi 1703⁴ That y^e S^d Elias King recover ag^t y^e S^d George Lumleÿ in his
      afs^d Capacitie as well y^e Sum^e of Eight hundred & Eightÿ pounds of tob^o
      and thirtÿ three pounds twelve Shillings & Six pence the Debt afs^d
      | That is when assetts as afs^d ) as y^e Sum^e of tob^o y^t y^e law alloweth in
      Such Cases for Cost of Suit when assetts as afs^d — And y^e Def^t
      in mercÿ &c^a

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