Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0423 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

September Court 1704

William Swettnam	\|
a^t	\| This being an accõn of Debt for y^e Sum^e of five
Edward Neellson	\| hundred and fiftÿ pounds of tob^o The Sher^f makes ret^r
	hereof Endosed Cepi Corpus p^r me John Hawkins Sher^f

But in as farr as he p^roduceth not y^e bodÿ before this Court, as
he was Comãnded, he |y^e S^d Sher^f) is amerced according to Lawe ——

John Reed	\|
a^t	\| This being an accõn of tresspass upon y^e Case and being y^e Second
William West	\| Writt Issued ag^t y^e S^d Def^t, att y^e request of y^e S^d plt^f, The —
	Sher^f of Kent Countÿ makes ret^r hereof Endorsed as falloweth
	non Est invintus
	viz^t, ~~Cepi Corpus~~ p^r me John Hawkins Sher^f

        Whereupon y^e S^d plt^f Comes bÿ Michael Earle his att^rÿ and avereth to this
        Court, That theÿ have Complÿed w^th y^e act of assemblÿ in ord^r for an attachm^t
        and praÿeth y^t one maÿ |unto him ) be Graⁿted
           Which being bÿ y^e Court heard and found to be true It is |therefore )—
        Considered here bÿ y^e Court this 26^th Daÿ of 7ber anno Dñi 1704 y^t y^e S^d plt^f
        have an attachm^t ag^t y^e good Chattells & Creditts &c^a of y^e S^d Defend^t as ~~S^d~~
        well fo^r y^e Debt afs^d as y^e Cost of Suit accrewing y^e S^d plt^f Giving Secur-
      : ÿtie according to Law —
    — ~

John Smith	\|
a^t	\| This being an attachm^t fo^r y^e Sum^e of Seaven hundred thirtÿ
John Ponder	\| and two pounds of tob^o Debt and two hundred fourtÿ and Six
Jun^r	\| pounds of tob^o Cost of S^d Suit The Sher^f makes noe ret^r of
	of this writt — — ——

Edw^d Steaphenson	\|
a^t	\|
Nicho^s Marseÿ	\| Memorandu^m

      Hre majestÿes writt of Execution Issue^d ag^t y^e S^d Def^t |att y^e request of y^e
      S^d pltf ) in the these words falloweing viz^t
   Anne &c^a To y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ Greeting wee Comãnd y^w: y^t y^w: take Nicho^s Marseÿ
                if to be found in yo^r Bailewick and him Safe keep Soe y^t y^w have his
                bodÿ before y^e Justices of our Countÿ Court to be held att y^e Court house
                on Chester River on y^e fourth Tuesdaÿ in 7ber next to Satisfÿe unto
                Edward Steaphenson as well y^e Sum^e of one thousand one hundred and —
                Seaventÿ^Sixpounds pounds of tob^o a Certaine Debt whereof he is Convict
                as y^e Sum^e of two hundred fourtÿ and nine pounds of tob^o Cost of Suit upon
                a Judg^t obtained bÿ y^e S^d plt^f ag^t y^e S^d Def^t on y^e 25^th Daÿ of Ja^rÿ an^o Dñi
                1703 in our Crt Hereof faile not att yo^r p^rill & have y^w: then there
                This writt Wittness Elias King Gentⁿ Cheife Justice of our S^d Court this
                26^th Daÿ of aug^t &c^a                                Earle p^r q^r
                     And now this 26^th Daÿ of 7ber anno Dñi 1704 being y^e Daÿ
                of y^e ret^r of y^e writt the Sher^f makes ret^r hereof Endorsed Cepi
                p^r me John Hawkins Sher^f

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