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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705
Volume 740, Page 61   View pdf image
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                                         Aprill Court 1702
        to the Said Plaintf. for the Sume of Ten pounds Sterg as in Said plfs
        Decln is Set forth. But the Said Defendt. further by protestation Sayth
        that the Said Obligation was Sealed and delivered to Said plaintfs by
        Said Defdt Conditionally that is to Say if Said Plaintf. and Aaid deft
        Certain Joseph Crouch Met According to An Appointment made by
        Said Plaintf. And Said Defendt. At the house of Edward Fry on Chester
        River and there did by their Strength Skill and agility in wrestling
        or Endeavouring to throw or heave Each other and that it Should
        So happen that the Said Plaintf. Should oversett or throw Down farely
        the Said Crouch three times (according to the rules in Such Tryalls used)
        before the Said Crouch Should Serve the opposite prty in like Maner
        that then and in Consideration thereof the said Defendt. was to for=
        =feit and pay the Sume of ten pounds afd And further the Said
        Deft. in fact Sayth that they the Said Plaintf. and Said Crouch
        did not meet And Wrestle Neither did the Said plaintif ever heave
        or over Sett the Said Crouch three times according to the afd wager
        or appointment of meeting to wrestle And therefore the plaintf
        Against the Said Deft. this accon ought not to have or maintain
        All which he is ready to Aver, And of this he puts himself upon the
        Country ~            Earle pro dece
                And the Plaintif in Manner Macklin pr qr
        Whereupon Comand is given the Sherf of Kent County that he
        Immediately Cause to Come here twelve &ca. by whom &ca. who
        neither &ca. because as well &ca. of which Sd precept the Sherf
        Makes retn. that he has here ready twelve &ca. As by his precept
        he was Comanded to wit Thomas Covington Wm. Robinson ~
        Henr Hynson Jno. Haymer Jno. Tylliard Richard Mason Charles Hollins=
        worth Samuel Tovy Robert Parks Robert Peark Henr Willcocks
        Patrick Obryan Who being Elected Tryed and Sworn to Say ye.
        Truth in the prmises and being having heard the pleadings
        And Allegacons on both Sides do Say upon their oaths we of
        the Jury find for the Defendt. //
                Which being by the Court heard and understood It is by
        them Considered this Seventh day of Aprill afd That the Said Richd:
        Morris take Nothing by his bill afd but in Mercy for his false
        Clamour And that As to the Writt afd the Sd Alexander Graves go
        thereof without day. And it likewise Considered by the Justices here
        the Same day and year that the Said Alexander Graves Recover
        agt. the Said Richard Morris the Sume of Eight hundred and
        fifteen ~   ~   ~   pounds of tobacco for his Costs of Suit in
        this behalf layd out And Expended ~



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