Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0317 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

                                         Ja^rÿ Court 1703:4
        Shipped bÿ y^e Grace of god, in good ord^r: & well Condiontioned, bÿ^meThomas Godin
        upon mÿ owne p^rper acc^t & Risque in and upon y^e Good Ship Called y^e Anne of London
        whereof is master for this p^rsent voÿage Benjⁿ Dollen and now rideing att anchor in
        in South River and bound for London to Saÿ one hhd of Marÿland leafe tobacco, being
T:C marked & numbered as p^r margin, and are to be Delivered in y^e like good ord^r: & well
n^o.1^: Conditioned att y^e afs^d Port of London (The Danger of y^e Seas Excepted) unto Robert
        Ruddle & Benjⁿ. Dollen merchts in London or to their assignes theÿ paÿ fraight
        for y^e S^d good after y^e rate of Six pd^s p^r tun w^th Marÿland Duties w^th primage &
        avarage accustomed, in wittness whereof y^e Master or purser of y^e S^d Ship hath
        affirmed to three bills of Lading all of this Ten^r & Date y^e one of w^ch three bills
        being accomplished, y^e other two & Stand voÿd. And soe god Send y^e Ship to her
      Desired Port in Safetÿ, Dated in South River y^e 24^th Daÿ of Aprill 1700
                                                                                                Benjⁿ Dollen —

Dollins adm^r	\|
ad^s	\| non assumpsit p^r patriam Bonwicke p^r Def^ce
Tho: Godin	\| And y^e pltf in like manner Macklin p^r q^r—

      Thereupon Comãnd is Given to y^e Sher^ff of Kent Countÿ y^t he Imediatelÿ Cause
      to come here twelve &c^a bÿ whome &c^a. who neither &c^a to recognize because
      as well &c^a who makes retⁿ thereof Imediatelÿ & Sayeth y^e he hath here—
      readÿ twelve &c^a as bÿ his S^d p^rcept he was Comãnded to witt Rob^t. Dunn —
       William Sparkes Jun^r:, George Powell, Nath^ll: Cleve, Renats Smith, ——
        Henerÿ Jackson, John Rickord, Rob^t Parkes, Richard Mason
        Sam^ll Toveÿ, Henrÿ Morgan: Richard ffillingham —     ——      ——
         who being Elected, Trÿed, & Sworn to Saÿ y^e truth in y^e p^rmisses Daÿ Saÿ upon their
         oathes we of y^e Jurÿ Doe find for y^e pltf in Damãges fourteen pounds Ster^g
             Which being bÿ y^e Court heard, & fullÿ understood It is bÿ them Considered
         here this 25^th Daÿ of Ja^rÿ ann^o Dñi 1703 y^t y^e S^d pltf recover ag^t y^e S^d Def^t
         in his S^d Capacitie, as well y^e Sum^e of fourteen pounds Ster^g y^e Damãges afs^d
          ascessed as y^e Sum^e of four hundred fourtÿ & Eight pounds of tob^o Cost of
          Suit & y^e Def^t in mercÿ &c^a——

James Wroth	\|
a^s	\| Comãnd was Given to y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ the 25^th Daÿ of —
~~The Ex^rs~~	\| mercht anno Dni 1703 to take James Dunaha if to be found in
James Dunaha:	\| his Bailewick & him Safe keep Soe y^t he have his bodÿ before
	\| the Justices of Kent Countÿ (att next Court )to be holden for S^d
	Countÿ, then following, and when y^e Daÿ of y^e return of y^e writt
	Came y^e Sher^f made return hereof Cepi Corps p^r John —
	Hawkins Sher^f

      Whereupon y^e S^d Defendant appear’d and bÿ Michael Earle his Att^rÿ praÿ^d
      ~~leafe~~ leave to Imparle thereunto untill Next Court which was Granted him
      y^e Same Day was Given y^e pltf, att which S^d Next Court this accon was
      Continued untill next, and was Continued from Court to Court from y^e fourth
      Tuesdaÿ in Aug^t 1703 untill this fourth Tuesdaÿ of this p^rsent Januarÿ
      being y^e 25^th Daÿ of y^e Same month when Comes as well y^e S^d Def^t
      bÿ his att^rÿ afs^d as y^e S^d pltf p^r R^d Macklin his att^rÿ & y^e S^d pltf’s
             Declaⁿ was read as falloweth    —————

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