Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0425 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Elias King Gentⁿ	\|
a^t	\| Her majestÿes of ffiore facias Issued a^t y^e S^d
The Ex^rs John Worth	\| Def^t in these words fallowing viz^t

    Anne &c^a To y^e Sher^f. of Kent Countÿ Greetting we Comãnd y^w: y^t bÿ good & —
             Lawfull men of yo^r Bailewicke y^w: make knowne unto W^m. Sigleÿ
             and Sarah his wife Ex^rs: of John Worth late of Kent Countÿ
             Deceased if to be found in yo^r Bailewick y^t he be and appear before
             our Justices att our Court now Imediatelÿ Setting to Shew Cause if
             anÿ theÿ have wheÿ Execution Should not Issue ag^t them for
             the Sum^e of Eight hundred and Eigtÿ three pounds of tob^o being
             Due to Elias King Gentⁿ when heigh Sher^f of Kent Countÿ fo^r
             Leavÿ Due in an^o 1699: 1700: & 1701 and two hundred & Sixtÿ pds
             of tob^o Cost of Suit hereof faile not &c^a and 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 in y^e third year of our Reigne anno
             Dñi 1704                           Ealre p^r q^r—                                GLumleÿ Clk
      And y^e S^d Sher^f makes retⁿ hereof Endorsed as falloweth    viz^t
           made knowne before Henerÿ Jackson and Matthew Collier good &
         Lawfull men of mÿ Bailewicke as this writt Exacthe & requireth
                                                                  p^r me John Hawkins Sher^f

Robert Grundÿ	\|
a^t	\| Comãnd was Given to y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ the 26^th
Andrew Tanãrd	\| Daÿ of aug^t anno Dñi 1704 to take Andrew Tenãrd
	\| of Kent Countÿ Ship Carpenter, and him Safe keep Soe
	that he maÿ have his bodÿ before y^e Justices here

           att this Court to answer unto Robert Grundÿ of a plea y^t he rend^r
           unto him y^e full & Just Sum^e of Six hundred twentÿ and four —
           pounds of tob^o & Cask &c^a
             And now here this Daÿ to witt this 26^th Daÿ of 7ber anno Dñi —
          1704 being y^e Daÿ of y^e retⁿ of y^e writt afs^d y^e S^d Sher^f makes ret^r
          hereof Endorsed Cepi Corpus p^r me John Hawkins Sher^f
              Whereupon y^e S^d Def^t Comes in his prop^r p^rson and Saÿeth
          That he Cannot Gainsaÿ y^e plt^f in his accõn afs^d Soe as afs^d
          brought and is therefore willing y^t Judg^t be Intr^d a^t him fo^r y^e
          Debt afs^d and Cost of Suit
             Which being bÿ y^e Court heard It is bÿ y^e Justices here Considred
          that y^e S^d Rob^t. Grundÿ recover ag^t y^e S^d Andrew Tannard as well
        The Sum^e of Six hundred twentÿ and four pounds of tob^o as
        The Sum^e of one hundred ninetÿ & nine pounds of tob^o Cost of —
        Suit and The Def^t In mercÿ &c^a    ==== =
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