Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0405 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

      Which being bÿ y^e Court heard & understood It is bÿ them Considered that y^e S^d
      pltf recover ag^t y^e S^d Def^t as well y^e Sum^e of one tho^usand pounds of tob^o
      and four & twentÿ Shill^gs Currant moneÿ y^e Damages afs^d assessed bÿ y^e Jurÿ —
      as y^e Sum^e of three hundred Sixtÿ & four pounds of tob^o Cost of Suit & y^e Def^t~
      in Mercÿ &c^a    —

	\| Kent Countÿ	\| Ss)
John Courseÿ	\| in Marÿland	\| John Jordan of S^d Countÿ Gentⁿ Stands attached to Answer

a^t	\| unto John Courseÿ of Tallbott Countÿ Gentⁿ of a plea of trespass upon
John Jordan	\| the Case

      And whereupon y^e S^d John Courseÿ bÿ Michael Earle his att^rÿ cõmplains & Saith y^t whereas
      the S^d John Courseÿ att Tallbott Countÿ afs^d w^thin y^e Jurisdiction of this Court on y^e 15^th
      Daÿ of September an^o Dñi 1703 at y^e Speciall Instance & request of y^e S^d Joⁿ Jordan Sold & Delrd unto y^e S^d
      Jn^o Jordⁿ: Seaventÿ pds of wooll att 9^d p^r ^ls as bÿ an acc^t thereof to this Declaⁿ anexed & here in Court brought app^rs
      amounting in y^e whole to y^e sum^e of two pounds twelve Shills Six pence Ster^g In Condrãon thereof
      y^e S^d John Jordan upon himselfe assumed and unto y^e S^d Joⁿ Courseÿ faithfullÿ p^rmissed
      y^t he y^e S^d Joⁿ Jordan y^e afs^d Sum^e of 2^ls:12^s:6^d unto y^e S^d Joⁿ Courseÿ he wõld well & trulÿ paÿ
      when thereunto afterwards required yett notw^thstanding y^e S^d Joⁿ Jordⁿ: y^e S^d Sum^e of 2^ls:12^s:6^d
      unto y^e S^d John Courseÿ according to his afs^d promiss & assumption he hath not paid —
      alltho^h often Demanded butt y^e Same to paÿ he hath Denÿed & refused & Still Doth Denÿ
7^ber & refuse & unjustlÿ Detaine to y^e Damage of y^e S^d Jn^o Courseÿ y^e Sum^e of 5^ls:5^s: Ster^g
6 1703 And thereupon he brings this Suit Earle p^r q^r Pleds &c^a Joⁿ Doe Richard Roe
Joⁿ Jordan D^r To 70^ls wooll att 9^d p^{r ls} 2^ls:12^s:6^d Err^rs Excepted p^r me Jn^o Courseÿ
          And the S^d Def^t appear’d & bÿ Benjⁿ Becke his att^rÿ praid leave to Imp^rle
      untill next Court which was Granted him y^e Same Daÿ was Given y^e pltf allsoe
          att w^ch S^d next Court to witt this 22^th Daÿ of Aug^t 1704 When Comes y^e S^d plt^f
      bÿ his att^rÿ afs^d as allsoe y^e S^d Def^t bÿ his S^d att^rÿ who further Defends y^e force
      & Injurÿ when &c^a And for plea Saÿeth y^t he Did not assume in that man^r & form
      as y^e S^d pltf has Declared in his S^d Declaⁿ ag^t this Def^t and of this y^e S^d Def^t
      putts himselfe upon y^e Countrÿ Becke p^r Defc^e
          Thereupon Comãnd is Given to y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ y^t he Imediatelÿ
      Cause to Come here twelve &c^a bÿ whom &c^a who Neither &c^a to recognize —
      because as well &c^a and y^e S^d Sher^f Saÿeth y^t he hath here readÿ twelve &c^a
      as he was Comãnded to witt William Swettnam and y^e rest of y^e Juro^rs in y^e —
      precedent accon Specifÿed who being Elected trÿed And Sworn to Saÿ y^e truth
      in y^e p^rmisses Daÿ Saÿ upon their oathes we of y^e Jurÿ Doe find fo^r y^e Def^t
      & Doe assess fiftÿ pounds of tob^o fo^r his Damages & his Cost of Suit —
      Which being bÿ y^e Court heard and understood It is bÿ them Considered here this
      22^th Daÿ of Aug^t An^o Dñi 1704 y^t y^e S^d John Courseÿ take nothing bÿ his writt
      afs^d but be in mercÿ for his falce Clam^r and y^t y^e S^d John Jordan goe thereof
      w^thout Daÿ It is allsoe Considered bÿ y^e S^d y^e same Daÿ & year y^t y^e S^d Joⁿ Jordan
      recover ag^t y^e S^d Joⁿ Courseÿ as well y^e Sum^e of fiftÿ pds of tob^o y^e Damãge
      assessed bÿ Jurÿ as y^e Sum^e of two hundred nine & Six pounds of tob^o
      for his Cost & Charges laid out & Expended according to y^e form of y^e Statute

	\|
Edward Scott	\| Thomas Joce of Kent Countÿ Stands attached to answer unto —
a^t	\| Edward Scott of a plea of trespass upon y^e Case
Tho: Joce ~	\|

And whereupon the S^d Edward bÿ Richard Macklin his att^rÿ Complaines
that whereas y^e S^d Edward the Second Daÿ of November verte

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