Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0308 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

William Hollinsworth D^r: 8br y^e 15^th (1701

	ls tob^o \|		ls tob^o
To mending a Cutting knife	06 \|	To mending a Gun Lock	36
To mending a Gunlock	18 \|	to mending a brand Iron	12
To a Gun Rod	48 \|	To mend a Gun Lock	36
To 1 flesh forck	24 \|	To mending a Gun Lock	40
To 3 paire Spansalls [?]	270 \|	To 2 new Shooes	24
To 5 fishing hookes	18 \|
To a Gun Rod	72 \|	Due	604

      November y^e 16^th 1703 Then Came before us y^e Subscribers being two of her —
      majesties Justices of y^e peace for y^e Countÿ of Tallbott John Cramer & made
      oath upon y^e holÿ Evangelist y^t y^e above acc^t is Just & true    Ro: Ungle
                                                                                                M^r:S Ward ——
      And now the twentÿ Eight Daÿ of ~~afs^d~~ 7ber 1703 Comes y^e S^d Def^t by Edward
      Bonwick his att^rÿ & praÿs leafe to Imp^rle hereunto untill next Court & he hath
      the Same Daÿ is given the pltf allsoe att w^ch S^d next Court this accõn was Conti=
      nued untill Next, att w^ch S^d next Court to witt this 25^th Daÿ Ja^rÿ 1703 comes y^e S^d
      Def^t bÿ his afs^d att^rÿ & Defends y^e force & Injurÿ and Saÿeth —

Will^m: Hollinsworth	\| And y^e S^d Def^t bÿ Edwd Bonwick his att^rÿ comes & Defends y^e
a^t	\| force & Injurÿ when &c^a. and Saÿeth for y^e manifold Imp^rfections
John Hawkins ~	\| and uncertainties in y^e pltfs Declaⁿ & y^e matter herein Contained he this
	\| Def^t can not nor bÿ y^e Law of y^e Land is he bound to make answer
	thereunto and this he is readÿ to aver wherefore for want of a Sufficient

      Declaⁿ in this behalfe and Sufficient matter in y^e Same to be Contained he this Def^t praÿs
      Jugdm^t. & his Damãges to be adjudged &c^a                      Bonwick p^r Deft^e
                                                   Reasons in Dem^rr
      The pltf in his Declaⁿ Complaineth y^t whereas y^e S^d pltf y^e 20^th Daÿ of March an^o Dni 1703
      and att Divers Daÿs & times afterwards untill y^e 11^th daÿ of 8ber an^o Dñi 1701 &c^a att y^e Speciall
      Intance & request of y^e S^d Def^t & for y^e p^rpuse & behooffe of y^e S^d Def^t Should Deliv^r to y^e Def^t
      Sundrÿ goods warres & merchantdizes but Does not in anÿ p^t of his Declaⁿ Saÿ y^t he Either had or
      Did Deliver y^e S^d goods warres & merchantdizes w^ch is Soe great uncertainetÿ to w^ch noe answer
      can be made noe Court give Judg^t upon nor ~~Done~~ can there anÿ Issue thereupon
      be taken for what Should be Done maÿ never have been Done & for y^e reasons
      afs^d y^e Pltf afs^d praÿs Judg^t as Afs^d            Bonwick :
      And now here this Daÿ to witt y^e 25^th Daÿ of Ja^rÿ afs^d The pleadings and
    allegations on both Side being bÿ y^e Court heard & fullÿ understood It is bÿ y^e Justices
    here Considered y^t y^e S^d pltf recover ag^t y^e S^d Def^t as well y^e Sum^e of Six hundred
    pounds of tobacco y^e Debt in y^e Declaⁿ mentioned as y^e Sum^e of two hundred fourtÿ
    and Seaven pounds of tob^o & the Def^t in mercÿ &c^a

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