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And the ready and Approved ways and Means for the Admrtring of Medecines for the removall of Such distempers in the Month of March Anno Domi 1700 in Talbot County within the Jurisdiction of this Court At the Speciall instance and request of her the Said Mary (Who then languished under a violent distempter) that if the Sd Andrew would use his Skill and industry in Applying Such medecines as As to his the Said Andrew’s Skill and discretion Should Seem meet unto her the said Mary in order to cure her afd Malady that then And in consideration thereof the Said Mary upon herself assumed And unto the Said Andrew faithfully promised that She the Sd Mary would pay and Satisfy unto him the Said Andrew So much Good Tobacco as he Should reasonably deserve for his medecines & And trouble in order to prform the afd Cure. And the afd Andrew in fact Sayth that Trusting to the fare promise and Assumpcon of the afd Mary he the Afd Andrew did use the utmost of his Skill and Industry and did Apply good and wholsom Medecines unto her the Said Mary proper for the removing of her distempr: for which he the Said Andrew Sayth he Doth reasonably deserve the Sum of five hundred and fifteen pounds of tobacco As by An Account to this decln Annexed and here in Cort brought is Expressed; Yet Nevertheless the Said Mary her fare promises and Assumption before made not minding nor regarding but plotting Contriving and fraudulently intending him the Said Andrew Craftilly to deceive and in this behalf to Defraud the afd 515lb tobo. unto the Said Andrew She the Sd. Mary did not pay when Sole altho: often demanded, Neither hath the Said Henry or Mary or any of them Since the Celibration of their Nuptialls paid the Same Altho’ often thereunto required but the Same to pay they or ever of them have denyed and refu: :sed and Still doth deny and unjustly detaine to the damage of the Said Andrew 100olb of tobacco and thereupon he brings this Suit // Earle pr qr. Plegs. &ca. Jno Doe R Roe ===== Se the account fild at large in this Court And A Copy of this decln having been filed with the writt in this Accon in order for tryall This Court The Deft. by Richd. Macklin their Attry Come and defend the force And injury when &ca. And Says that for the Manifold uncertainties imperfections and insufficiencies in the plaintifs decln And the mattr in the Same Contained they the Said Defendts. are not bound nor by the Law of the Land are obliged to Answer thereunto All which they are ready to Averr whereupon for want of of A Sufficient decln of him the Said plaintf. And Sufficient Mater in the Same to be Contained they the Said Defts pray Judgt: And their damages ( Imprs |
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