Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0342 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Charles Hollinsworth	\|
a^t	\| And y^e S^d Charles for Replication Saÿeth y^t y^e plea of y^e afs^d ~
Peter Peterson	\| Def^t in man^r & form afs^d pleaded & y^e matter therein Contained is
	\| not Sufficient in law: to cause y^e S^d pltf to answ^r: thereunto & this
	he is readÿ to aver & thereupon praÿs Judg^t &c^a Macklin p^r q^r —

        reason in Dem^r:
      The Def^t in his plea alledges y^t y^e Debt in y^e obligation Mentioned on which y^e accõn
      is Grounded was not Demanded &c^a whereas Indeed bÿ y^e Law y^e pltf is not bound to ~
      make anÿ Demand before accon brought: ~~Thereon:~~ The Debt in y^e obligation –
      mentioned being Imediatelÿ Due upon Signeing y^e obligation &c^a
                                                   Dem^r Joÿned Bonwicke p^r Defce
      Which Declaⁿ, plea, replication & Dem^r: being bÿ y^e Court heard as allsoe y^e
      proceedings pleadings, and allegations on both Sides being bÿ them mature
    : lÿ Deliberated & fullÿ understood, It is bÿ y^e Justices here Considered y^t y^e
      afs^d plea of y^e afs^d Def^t is not Sufficient in Law, and y^e Dem^r afs^d
      of y^e afs^d pltf to y^e afs^d plea is good and Sufficient in Law to award
      Judg^t fo^r y^e Debt & Cost for y^e afs^d pltf, It is Allsoe Considered here bÿ y^e
      S^d Court y^e: 28^th Daÿ of March anno Dni 1704 y^t y^e S^d pltf recover a^t
      y^e S^d Def^t as well y^e Sum^e of fourteen hundred pounds of tob^o y^e Debt
      afs^d as y^e Sum^e of two hundred Eightÿ & nine pounds of tobacco Cost of
      Suit & y^e Def^t in Mercÿ &c^a

Ditto	\|
a^t	\| Kent Ss)
Ditto	\| Peter Peterson of Kent Countÿ Stands attached to answer Charles ~
	of a plea of trespass upon y^e Case for y^e Sum^e of two hundred
	Eighty & Seaven pounds of ballance of acc^t Due to y^e S^d Charles from
	S^d Peter as p^r Declⁿ: & acc^t filed in this Court bÿ Richard Macklin
	The S^d pltfs att^rÿ y^e Same appears, and now in this accon y^e Same
	p^rceedings are as in y^e accon above, & y^e pleading & allegations being
	bÿ y^e Court heard it is bÿ them Considered here this 28^th Daÿ of
	March Anno Dni 1704 y^t y^e S^d pltf recover ag^t y^e S^d Def^t as -
	well y^e Sum^e of two hundred Eightÿ & Seaven y^e ballance —
	afs^d as y^e Sum^e of two hundred Ninetÿ and three pounds of tob^o
	Cost of Suit & y^e Def^t in mercÿ &c^a

The Same	\| Comãnd was was Given to y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ the 30^th Daÿ
a^t	\| of 7ber 1703 take Peter Peterson &c^a if to be found in his
The Same	\| baile & him Safe keep &c^a to Answer unto Charles Holl:

= insworth of a plea y^t he red^r him &c^a Six hund & fiftÿ pds of tob^o
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